- City:
- Farmington, ME
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Artist:
- Hetty Beatty
Description
The historic post office in Farmington, Maine houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned wooden relief entitled “Lillian Nordica.” Created by Hetty Beatty, the work was installed in the post office lobby in 1938.
“Nordica was born in Farmington in 1857. She became a foremost soprano Opera signer in the late 19th, early 20th centuries.”
Source notes
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