- City:
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1937
- Artist:
- William Atkinson
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
These six sunken plaster bas-reliefs depicting “The Transportation of the Mail” were installed in the Santa Barbara Main Post Office in 1937 by William Atkinson under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Source notes
Photos by Seth Gaines:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sethgaines/with/2659588460/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/santabarbarian/862257423/
More photos by Jordan McAlister at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99491151@N00/4256130446/in/photostream/
On William Atkinson, see Kamerling, Bruce. 1989. "Early Sculpture and Sculptors in San Diego," The Journal of San Diego History: 35(3).
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