- City:
- Rockville Centre, NY
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1939
- Artist:
- Victor White
Description
The historic New Deal post office in Rockville Centre, New York contains four oil-on-canvas murals by Victor White. The murals are made with cut-out shapes, and are approximately 9 ft. x 7 ft. 10 in. They depict, respectively: a farmer with livestock; a fisherman and wife; harvesting wheat; and carpenters framing a house. They were funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1939.
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I no longer live in Rockville Centre. But I recall as a child being endlessly fascinated by those murals. I thought that Post Office was just the coolest place. Thank you for this article.
If I remember correctly this was formerly one large mural. Unfortunately, sometime in the seventies, parts were painted over to produce the separate “cut-out” shapes. Not sure what the current status is but if they remain as shown in these photos, hopefully some day the whole mural will be restored.