Post Office Mural – Onawa IA

City:
Onawa, IA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Completed:
1938

Artist:
Lee Allen

Description

The Section of Fine Arts sponsored a mural to be painted for the new Onawa, Iowa post office.  The work, entitled “Soil Erosion and Control,” was painted by Lee Allen and installed in the post office in 1938.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/iowa.htm https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/7331187088/

Location Info

1017 Iowa Ave.
Onawa, IA 51040

Coordinates: 42.0267239, -96.09753

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