- City:
- Venice, CA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1941
- Artist:
- Edward Biberman
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
The former Post Office in Venice, now privatized, contains a surreal, 10′ x 20′ mural, entitled “The Story of Venice,” was painted by Edward Biberman under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural was done with oil-wax emulsion on canvas. It depicts a collage of city scenes from the early 20th century, including oil rigs and the old Venice pier.
Source notes
https://www.newdealartregistry.org/renderartworks/VenicePostOffice/Venice/CA/
More photos by Jordan McAlister:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99491151@N00/4232235957/in/photostream/
Site originally submitted by New Deal Art Registry on February 21, 2010.
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