Post Office Mural – Picayune MS

City:
Picayune, MS

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1940

Artist:
Donald H. Roberston

Description

“Lumber Region of Mississippi” was painted by Donald H. Robertson in 1940 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Although the mural was painted over in the 1970s, it is in the process of being restored.

Source notes

Davis, M. C. (2012). "Picayune's Disappeared Mural: Donald Hall Robertson and the Lumber Region of Mississippi." Pearl River County Historical Society. Retrieved from https://misspreservation.com/2012/10/11/18674/

Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on March 8, 2014.

Location Info


120 N. Harvey Avenue
Picayune, MS 39466

Coordinates: 30.5327085, -89.678468

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