Post Office Mural – Portland CT

City:
Portland, CT

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Started:
1942

Completed:
1942

Artist:
Austin Mecklem

Description

This oil-on-canvas Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Shade Grown Tobacco” was painted in 1942 by Austin Mecklem.

Shade grown tobacco was an important Connecticut crop in the first part of the twentieth century, most often used as binding wrapper for high quality cigars. “The Connecticut River valley between Portland, CT, and Brattleboro, VT, became known as “Tobacco Valley” in the early 1900’s, when as much as 38,000 acres were under cultivation. Today, about 2,500 acres of tobacco are grown and harvested in the state.”

(North Central News)

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/Connecticut.html https://connecticutnewdealart.weebly.com/location.html https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/285219219/in/set-72157623125332955/ https://thenorthcentralnews.com/issues/Oct07.pdf Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info


320 Main Street
Portland, CT 06480

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 41.577686, -72.63702

At this Location:

Site Details

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