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Located at Old Post Office - Sylvester GA (2 Projects)

Post Office Mural – Sylvester GA

"Cantaloupe Industry"

"Cantaloupe Industry"

"Cantaloupe Industry"

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

"Cantaloupe Industry"

"Cantaloupe Industry"

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

Chester Tingler painted this oil-on-canvas work, entitled “Cantaloupe Industry,” with Section funding, for the then-new Sylvester post office in 1939. The work has since been relocated; it now resides in the lobby of the new post office east of downtown.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.com/georgia.htm
https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 15, 2017.

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Location Info

404 Hardy St.
Sylvester, GA 31791

Location notes: Lobby of "new" post office

Coordinates: 31.528353, -83.822572

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