Post Office Mural – Strasburg VA

City:
Strasburg, VA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
Sarah Blakeslee

Description

Strasburg, Virginia’s historic post office houses a New Deal mural titled “Apple Orchard.” Painted by Sarah Blakeslee in 1938, the work was commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Source notes

New Deal Art Registry, https://www.newdealartregistry.org/map/AppleOrchard/StrasburgPostOffice/Strasburg/VA/, accessed October 23, 2012.

Site originally submitted by Harold & Gail McKee on October 27, 2012.

Location Info


152 West King St.
Strasburg, VA 22657

Coordinates: 38.989619, -78.36264

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