U.S. Post Office and Courthouse: Cook Mural – Pittsburgh PA

City:
Pittsburgh, PA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1936

Artist:
Howard Norton Cook

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The fresco “Steel Industry” by Howard Norton Cook is located in Pittsburgh’s historic U.S. Courthouse and Post Office. It was sponsored by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts. The work was installed in the building in 1936. Its size is 10’6″ x 17’5″.

Location Info


700 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Allegheny County

Coordinates: 40.442708, -79.99440

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