Post Office Mural – Walsenburg CO

City:
Walsenburg, CO

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1937

Artist:
E. L. Blumenschein

Description

The historic post office building in Walsenburg, Colorado houses an example of New Deal artwork: “The Spanish Peaks,” an oil-on-canvas mural painted by Earl Blumenschein in 1937.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/colorado.htm https://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/1078955649/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 1, 2016.

Location Info


204 East 6th Street
Walsenburg, CO 81089
Huerfano County

Coordinates: 37.624286, -104.779098

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One comment on “Post Office Mural – Walsenburg CO

  1. James Heckbert

    The artist’s name is Ernest L. Blumenschein. Not Earl.

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    The artist’s name is Ernest L. Blumenschein. Not Earl.

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