- City:
- Paw Paw, MI
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artist:
- Carlos Lopez
Description
The historic Paw Paw post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1940 Section of Fine Arts tempera mural by Carlos Lopez entitled “Bounty.”
Source notes
Personal visit on 7/11/2012, and 11/09/2013 by David, Post Office FansDemocratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal [Hardcover, by Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
https://www.wpamurals.org/michigan.htm
Site originally submitted by David W. Gates Jr. on December 17, 2013.
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randy schallau
Just moved to Paw Paw and went to the P.O. and saw the mural. Asked the postal clerk
if it was an original or a repop. She didn’t have a clue. Supposedly the courthouse across
the street has a mural too. I will take a look and get a photo if it looks original.