- City:
- Poteau, OK
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artist:
- Joan Cunningham
Description
The post office contains a 1940 Treasury Section mural “Cotton” painted by Joan Cunningham. The image is a multi-scene view of cotton production that shows a large number of people involved in various aspects of production and shipping, the emphasis is on cotton, reputedly also about the domination of man on the land.
Little is known about Joan Cunningham.
Source notes
Park and Markowitz, Democratic Vistas, Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal, 1984. https://www.wpamurals.org/oklahoma.htmSite originally submitted by Charles Swaney on May 5, 2014.
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I have many pictures of this mural. Joan Cunningham was my mother.
Nick,
Thanks for writing. Please send us some scans of the photos and we’ll post them on our website.
Richard A Walker