Post Office Mural – Forest MS

City:
Forest, MS

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
Julien Binford

Description

The historic post office in Forest, Mississippi houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned mural entitled “Forest Loggers.” The work was completed in 1941.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/forestMS.pdf Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info


313 E. 2nd Street
Forest, MS 39074

Coordinates: 32.362938, -89.472116

At this Location:

Site Details

NDAR [email protected] created on 2008-02-14 16:26:56 -0800 NDAR barbara.[email protected] last modified on 2008-02-22 19:05:39 -0800

Contribute to this Site

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal site.

Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site

Join the Conversation

Please note:

  • We are not involved in the management of New Deal sites and have no information about visits, hours or rentals.
  • This page shows all the information we have for this site; if you have new information or photos to share, click the button above.

Your email address will not be published, shared, or sold.

Contribute to this Site

We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal project site.

Submit More Information or Photographs for this New Deal Site

Join the Conversation

Please note:

  • We are not involved in the management of New Deal sites and have no information about visits, hours or rentals.
  • This page shows all the information we have for this site; if you have new information or photos to share, click the button above.

Your email address will not be published, shared, or sold.