Post Office Mural – Waverly OH

City:
Waverly, OH

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
Roy Best

Description

The historic post office in Waverly, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Arrival of the Packet,” a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned mural by Roy Best. The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1942.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info


125 E. 2nd Street
Waverly, OH 45690

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 39.226811, -83.26931

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3 comments on “Post Office Mural – Waverly OH

  1. Victoria Best Howard

    The artist, Roy Best, is my paternal grandfather. I’ve heard about this mural for years but have never had a chance to see it until now.

  2. Stephan Guth

    Roy Best, Is my Great, Great Uncle. I have a photo of him as a private in the army.
    This is in the Pike County “ War Book”

  3. Mike Patterson

    Stephan Guth,
    I am the President of the Board of Trustees of the Pike Heritage Museum in Waverly, Ohio, and I was wondering if you would be willing to share anelectronic copy of your Great, Great Uncle’s photo of him in the army from The Pike County “War Book”?

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3 comments on “Post Office Mural – Waverly OH

  1. Victoria Best Howard

    The artist, Roy Best, is my paternal grandfather. I’ve heard about this mural for years but have never had a chance to see it until now.

  2. Stephan Guth

    Roy Best, Is my Great, Great Uncle. I have a photo of him as a private in the army.
    This is in the Pike County “ War Book”

  3. Mike Patterson

    Stephan Guth,
    I am the President of the Board of Trustees of the Pike Heritage Museum in Waverly, Ohio, and I was wondering if you would be willing to share anelectronic copy of your Great, Great Uncle’s photo of him in the army from The Pike County “War Book”?

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