Post Office (former) Mural – Morrisville PA

City:
Morrisville, PA

Site Type:
Murals, Art Works

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

Completed:
1939

Artist:
Yngve Soderberg

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The historic former post office building in Morrisville, Pennsylvania houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Canal Era,” a mural by Yngve Soderberg. The work was completed and installed in 1939.

Source notes

http://www.wpamurals.org/pennsylv.htm (accessed Jul. 2023)

https://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/pa-heritage/rediscovering-peoples-art-new-deal-murals-pennsylvania-post-offices.html

Site originally submitted by Fred Kerner and Evan Kalish on July 15, 2023.

Location Info

30 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Morrisville, PA 19067

Coordinates: 40.20901, -74.77573

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