Picture of F. Thornton Martin's They Came as Wadsworth’s First Settlers after the War of 1812
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
Artists: F. Thornton Martin
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Description
Wadsworth, Ohio’s City Hall houses one of many examples of New Deal artwork commissioned for northeastern Ohio post offices. The mural “They Came as Wadsworth’s First Settlers after the War of 1812,” by F. Thornton Martin, was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts for what was then the Wadsworth post office. The painting is currently on the ground floor of the City Hall chambers.
Source notes
Sharon E. Dean and Karal Ann Marling, Covering History: Revisiting Federal Art in Cleveland, 1933-43. The Cleveland Public Library and the Cleveland Artists Foundation, 2006. (Quote: pp. 24-25).
Project originally submitted by Joey Harrison on June 19, 2013.
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The painting is in the City Hall chambers on the ground floor. You may have to get permission to get into the room.
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