- City:
- Hyde Park, NY
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Started:
- 1941
- Completed:
- 1941
- Artist:
- Olin Dows
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Hyde Park NY post office has murals covering all four walls painted by Olin Dows in 1941. Dows called the group of 19 panels, “Professions and Industries of Hyde Park.” He provided a guide to his murals in booklet form (shown below). The project was paid for by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Source notes
https://www.wpamurals.org/newyork.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_%28Hyde_Park,_New_York%29
Olin Dows, "Murals in the Hyde Park, New York Post Office" found at the site.
Site originally submitted by Shaina Potts on November 18, 2012.
Additional contributions by Maureen Budetti, Gray Brechin.
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