Post Office Relief (destroyed) – Wyomissing PA

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.

Location Info


Penn Ave. and Bern Rd.
Wyomissing, PA 15145

Coordinates: 40.33498, -75.96013

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