"Iron Industry in Lehigh Valley"
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Section of Fine Arts
Started: 1937
Completed: 1938
Artists: Gifford Reynolds Beal
View Project in a Separate Window
Description
The interior of the Allentown post office is a ten-panel series of murals produced in 1937-1938 by New York artist Gifford Reynolds Beal (1879-1956). Each deals with a theme from Allentown history. The murals are respectively titled:
- Cement Industry
- Departure of the Jordan Rifles
- Iron Industry in Lehigh Valley
- Kimmett’s Lock
- Lehigh County Barn Signs
- Liberty Bell
- Pennsylvania-German Riflemen
- The Walking Purchase
- Transportation
- Trout Hall
-
-
"Trout Hall"
-
-
"The Walking Purchase"
-
-
"Liberty Bell"
-
-
"Pennsylvania-German Riflemen"
-
-
"Departure of the Jordan Rifles"
-
-
"Lehigh County Barn Signs"
-
-
"Transportation"
-
-
"Kimmett's Lock"
-
-
"Cement Industry"
Source notes
http://www.allentownpa.gov/Play/History/Historical-Allentown
http://www.newdealartregistry.org/
We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal project site.
SUBMIT MORE INFORMATION OR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THIS SITE
The Allentown Post Office was put up for sale in mid-2018.
oh no! I hope the murals remain intact