- City:
- Hempstead, NY
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP)
- Artist:
- Peppino Mangravite
Description
These two murals by Peppino Mangravite were funded by TRAP in 1937. They depict, respectively, a scene of the settlement of Hempstead and the arrival of British dirigible R.34 with the first air mail in 1919.
Source notes
https://www.wpamurals.org/newyork.htmSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 7, 2012.
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Bill Conn
I grew up in Hempstead and thought all post offices had granite lobbies, art deco exteriors and murals. Surprised when everywhere else had 2×4 drop in tiles. There are also depression era murals in the fire house on Baldwin Rd. I was shown the and snapped some photos Thanks for this site