- City:
- Hamburg, IA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Treasury Department
- Completed:
- 1941
- Artist:
- William E. L. Bunn
Description
William E. L. Bunn painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled “Peony Festival at Hamburg,” in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. “The original mural was destroyed during renovations in the 70s. In 1999, Tony Rajer’s art class at the University of Wisconsin painted a replica for the new post office.” (newdealartregistry.org) It is viewable in the lobby.
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/At this Location:
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Tom McLaughlin
Gabriel Milner
The photo on this page is not of the Hamburg Post Office – this is the 1917 Carnegie Library. I don’t have a photo to share but Google’s street view pretty much confirms this.
Fantastic site though – lots of excellent information. Short of personally visiting each location, I’m sure an occasional error creeps in. Thanks for all your hard work.
Thank you for passing this info along! (And for understanding our occasional lapses.) I’ve removed the image and we’ll look for the correct one.