- City:
- Wyomissing, PA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
The historic former post office in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania housed an example of New Deal artwork: a terra cotta relief entitled “Industry.” The work, which had been commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, was created by Cesare Stea in 1941. Unfortunately, both the post office and the relief were destroyed by a natural gas explosion in 1979.
Source notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_CXRxwB3Ug https://www.wpamurals.org/pennsylv.htm Photo: https://sites.temple.edu/endangeredmurals/murals/pennsylvania/pa-wyomissing-stea0001/Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 19, 2015.
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