- City:
- Pompton Lakes, NJ
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1939
- Artist:
- A. Stirling Calder
Description
The historic post office in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey houses an example of New Deal artwork: a cast stone sculpture entitled “Benjamin Franklin.” The work, created by A. Stirling Calder, was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Source notes
www.wpamurals.org/newjersy.htmSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 18, 2015.
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