- City:
- Manheim, PA
- Site Type:
- Murals, Art Works
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Arts Programs
- Completed:
- 1936
- Artist:
- Theresa Bernstein
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic Manheim post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: the 1938 Section of Fine Arts-funded oil painting titled “The First Orchestra in America” was painted by Theresa Bernstein.
The artist can be seen in a 1993 video discussing the mural at the CUNY.edu link in the Source Notes below.
Source notes
https://www.wpamurals.org/pennsylv.htm
Video of artist discussing the mural:
https://theresabernstein.newmedialab.cuny.edu/?page_id=1019 (accessed Jul. 2023)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 13, 2014.
Additional contributions by Peter Tannen.
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