- 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/At this Location:
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