Post Office Mural – Gunnison CO

City:
Gunnison, CO

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1940

Artist:
Ila Turner McAfee

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

This Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural, entitled “The Wealth of the West,” was painted for the Gunnison post office by Ila Turner McAfee in 1940.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/ WPA Murals, Colorado https://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/4969315711/

Location Info


200 North Wisconsin Street
Gunnison, CO 81230
Gunnison County

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 38.545506, -106.92818

At this Location:

Site Details

created on last modified on 2011-11-09 21:19:42 -0800

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