Post Office Mural – Smithfield VA

City:
Smithfield, VA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
William Abbott Cheever

Description

The oil-on-canvas mural “Captain John Smith Trading With the Indians” was painted by William Abbot Cheever in 1941. The mural, which hangs in the lobby of the Smithfield, Virginia post office, was restored in 2009.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info


234 Main St.
Smithfield, VA 23430

Coordinates: 36.981229, -76.63351

At this Location:

Site Details

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