- City:
- Willoughby, OH
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1938
- Artist:
- Sterling B. Smeltzer
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
The historic former post office building in Willoughby, Ohio housed an example of New Deal artwork: “White Man’s First Sight of Lake Erie” by Sterling B. Smeltzer. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts and completed in 1938. Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the mural are presently unknown.
Source notes
https://www.wpamurals.org/ohio.htm
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 15, 2015.
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