Post Office Relief (destroyed) – Westwood NJ

City:
Westwood, NJ

Site Type:
Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Completed:
1937

Artist:
Hunt Diederich

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

The historic post office in Westwood, New Jersey housed an example of New Deal artwork: “Pegasus with Messenger,” a metal relief created by Hunt Diederich in 1937. Commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the work has unfortunately since been destroyed.

Source notes

www.wpamurals.org/newjersy.htm

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 19, 2015.

Location Info

216 Westwood Ave.
Westwood, NJ 07675

Coordinates: 40.992803, -74.030564

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