Post Office Wood Carving – Oakville CT

City:
Oakville, CT

Site Type:
Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief

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

Artist:
Theodore C. Barbarossa

Description

The historic post office building in Oakville, Connecticut houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts wood relief entitled “The Picknickers,” created by Theodore C. Barbarossa in 1941.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/ https://www.wpamurals.org/Connecticut.html https://connecticutnewdealart.weebly.com/location.html

Location Info

322 Main Street
Oakville, CT 06779

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 41.588872, -73.08706

At this Location:

Site Details

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