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Located at Post Office - Petersburg VA (3 Projects)

Post Office: Lewis Mural – Petersburg VA

"Riding to Hounds"

"Riding to Hounds"

"Riding to Hounds"

Photo: Jimmy Emerson, DVM Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.

"Riding to Hounds"

"Riding to Hounds"

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
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Description

“Riding to Hounds” is one of two murals created for the Petersburg post office under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work, which depicts Virginia fox hunting, was painted in 1937 by Edwin S. Lewis.

Source notes

http://www.wpamurals.com/petersVA.htm
http://www.allgetaways.com/view_destination.asp?destinationid=XGP552-011
http://www.newdealartregistry.org/

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Location Info

29 Franklin Street
Petersburg, VA 23803

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 37.228699, -77.402677

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