- City:
- Allentown, PA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1938
- Artist:
- Gifford Reynolds Beal
Description
The interior of the Allentown post office is a ten-panel series of murals produced in 1937-1938 by New York artist Gifford Reynolds Beal (1879-1956). Each deals with a theme from Allentown history. The murals are respectively titled:
- Cement Industry
- Departure of the Jordan Rifles
- Iron Industry in Lehigh Valley
- Kimmett’s Lock
- Lehigh County Barn Signs
- Liberty Bell
- Pennsylvania-German Riflemen
- The Walking Purchase
- Transportation
- Trout Hall
Source notes
https://www.allentownpa.gov/Play/History/Historical-Allentown
https://www.newdealartregistry.org/
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NDAR barbara.[email protected] last modified on 2010-10-19 15:54:19 -0700
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