Post Office Reliefs (missing) – Jenkins KY

City:
Jenkins, KY

Site Type:
Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief

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

Completed:
1943

Artist:
F. Jean Thalinger

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

The historic post office in Jenkins, Kentucky housed New Deal artwork: terra cotta reliefs by F. Jean Thalinger entitled “Miner” and “Daughter.” The works are reputedly missing since a 1970s post office renovation.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/Jenkins.htm

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 12, 2015.

Location Info

9382 Highway 805
Jenkins, KY 41537

Coordinates: 37.170417, -82.637183

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