- City:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1942
- Artist:
- Alan Thompson
Description
The post office contains a 1942 Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “History of Squirrel Hill.” The oil on canvas mural was painted by Alan Thompson.
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/At this Location:
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JOAN Virginia BONDIRA
Hi,
Did you know if this article about the mural? I just found it today. I have lived in my house for 35 years, and live practically around the corner from the cemetery mentioned in the article. All this time, and had no idea of the history behind the cemetery, or of its link to the mural! The article is in two separate docs, hence the two links:
https://squirrelhillhistory.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/the-mural-in-the-squirrel-hill-post-office-part-1-june-6-2010.pdf
https://squirrelhillhistory.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/the-mural-in-the-squirrel-hill-post-office-part-2-august-8-2010-1-1.pdf
Cheers,
Joan Bondira