Post Office Sculpture – Pompton Lakes NJ

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.htm

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 18, 2015.

Location Info


47 Lakeside Ave.
Pompton Lakes , NJ 07442

Coordinates: 41.00523, -74.28960

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