Post Office Mural – Painted Post NY

City:
Painted Post, NY

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1939

Artist:
Amy Jones

Description

The interior features a 1939 Section of Fine Arts oil-on-canvas mural by Amy Jones titled “Recording the Victory.” Depicting a Revolutionary War scene, it is viewable in the Painted Post post office lobby.

Source notes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_%28Painted_Post,_New_York%29 https://www.wpamurals.org/newyork.htm https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info


135 N. Hamilton St.
Painted Post, NY 14870
Steuben County

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 42.158565, -77.09280

At this Location:

Site Details

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One comment on “Post Office Mural – Painted Post NY

  1. Kirk House

    At right is a depiction of the original “painted post.” The painting (and the post office) were restored after being damaged in the 1972 “Hurricane Agnes” flood.

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  1. Kirk House

    At right is a depiction of the original “painted post.” The painting (and the post office) were restored after being damaged in the 1972 “Hurricane Agnes” flood.

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