- City:
- Picayune, MS
- Site Type:
- Murals, Art Works
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artist:
- Donald H. Roberston
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
“Lumber Region of Mississippi” was painted by Donald H. Robertson in 1940 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural was painted over in the 1970s.
Source notes
Davis, M. C. (2012). "Picayune's Disappeared Mural: Donald Hall Robertson and the Lumber Region of Mississippi." Pearl River County Historical Society. Retrieved from https://misspreservation.com/2012/10/11/18674/
Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on March 8, 2014.
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Gary Mis
The mural was painted over sometime in the 1970s. Hopefully locals will raise funds to restore it some day.