- City:
- Columbia, TN
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals, Sculptures
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Treasury Department
- Completed:
- 1942
- Artists:
- Henry Billings, Sidney Waugh
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The United States Courthouse in Columbia, TN, formerly the post office, is home to Sidney Waugh’s 1941 limestone sculpture, entitled “American Eagle,” and Henry Billings’s 1942 oil on canvas mural, entitled “Maury County Landscape.” Both were completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/ Personal visit on 7/27/2013 and12/22/2014 by David, Post Office Fans Tennessee Post Office Mural Guidebook, Tennessee Post Office Murals (www.postofficefans.com) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz Tennessee Post Office Murals: Howard HullAt this Location:
Site Details
NDAR [email protected] created on 2008-06-28 11:03:43 -0700
NDAR [email protected] last modified on 2010-12-13 17:08:54 -0800
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