Post Office Relief – Ford City PA

City:
Ford City, PA

Site Type:
Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Federal & Military Operations

Completed:
1941

Artist:
Josephine Mather

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Post Office in Ford City houses a New Deal artwork titled “Glass Making” by Josephine Mather. The ivory colored bas relief was made using Carrara structural glass.

Source notes

http://www.wpamurals.org/pennsylv.htm

https://newdealartregistry.org/map/FordCity/PA/

https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/post-office-ford-city-pa/

Site originally submitted by Andrew Gallentine on April 30, 2023.

Location Info


824 4th Ave. Ford City, PA 16226
Ford City, PA 16226
Armstrong County

Coordinates: 40.76899, -79.53266

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