1939 paintings in the united states

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Indian Resting Spot 1690 Gerald Foster

Indian Resting Spot 1690 Gerald Foster

Photograph of Indian Resting Spot, 1690, mural by Gerald Foster for the United States Post Office in Poughkeepsie, New York

Albion, Nebraska post office interior 1

Albion, Nebraska post office interior 1

Interior of post office in Albion, Nebraska. Camera is facing east; wooden booth-like structure at right is lobby enclosing main entrance, on south side of building. On east wall is mural "Winter in Nebraska".

Albion, Nebraska post office interior 2

Albion, Nebraska post office interior 2

Interior of post office in Albion, Nebraska. Camera is facing east; wooden booth-like structure at right is lobby enclosing main entrance, on south side of building. On east wall is mural "Winter in Nebraska".

Advance Guard of the West (mural study, New Rockford, North Dakota Post Office)

Advance Guard of the West (mural study, New Rockford, North Dakota Pos...

Eduard Buk Ulreich, Advance Guard of the West (mural study, New Rockford, North Dakota Post Office), ca. 1939-1940, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of ... More

Arrival of the Post, 1780, by Alexander B. Clayton, 1940

Arrival of the Post, 1780, by Alexander B. Clayton, 1940

Arrival of the Post, 1780, by Alexander B. Clayton, 1940; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Back Home, April 1865, by Tom Lea, Pleasant Hill Post Office Mural

Back Home, April 1865, by Tom Lea, Pleasant Hill Post Office Mural

Back Home, April 1865, by Tom Lea, Pleasant Hill, Mo., Post Office Mural; comissioned under Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA); Tom Lea captured the devastation brought down upon the Missouri countryside by t... More

Black River Falls WI Post Office Mural

Black River Falls WI Post Office Mural

Black River Falls WI Post Office Mural, Lumbering - Black River Falls

Bentura Post Office (interior with postal boxes and murals)
California Landscape, by Milford Zornes, 1937

California Landscape, by Milford Zornes, 1937

California Landscape, by Milford Zornes, 1937; Treasury Relief Art Project

Chief Tuscumbia Greets Dickson Family (mural study, Tuscumbia, Alabama Post Office) 1974.28.29 1a
Brady tx post office mural

Brady tx post office mural

Brady, Texas Post Office Mural Texas Immigrant by Gordon K. Grant in 1939

Boat Repairs SAAM-1974.28.274 1

Boat Repairs SAAM-1974.28.274 1

Direct capture, 2013-241

Chillicothe, Il Post Office mural, "Rail Roading" by Arthur H. Lidov

Chillicothe, Il Post Office mural, "Rail Roading" by Arthur H. Lidov

Arthur H. Lidov, "Rail Roading", 1939, oil on canvas. At the United States Post Office, Chillicothe, Illinois

Chillicothe, Il Post Office mural, "Rail Roading" by Arthur H. Lidov (cropped)

Chillicothe, Il Post Office mural, "Rail Roading" by Arthur H. Lidov (...

Arthur H. Lidov, "Rail Roading", 1939, oil on canvas. At the United States Post Office, Chillicothe, Illinois; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Cookfresco 4

Cookfresco 4

Close-up of Howard Cook's fresco "San Antonio's Importance in Texas History" in the lobby of the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building, San Antonio, Texas. The 16-panel fresco was commissioned by the Treasury De... More

Cookfresco 1

Cookfresco 1

Close-up of Howard Cook's fresco "The Importance of San Antonio in Texas History" in the lobby of the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building, San Antonio, Texas. The 750 square foot fresco was painted between 193... More

Cotton, by J. Kelly Fitzpatrick, 1939

Cotton, by J. Kelly Fitzpatrick, 1939

Cotton, by Kelly Fitzpatrick, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Cowboys Receiving the Mail (mural study, Giddings, Texas Post Office) SAAM-1965.18.65 1
Cooper tx post office mural

Cooper tx post office mural

“Before the Fencing of Delta County.” The oil-on-canvas work was completed by Lloyd Goff in 1939. It hangs in the post office in Cooper, Texas, United States

Early Settlers of Osceola, Arkansas, by Orville Carrol, 1939 (cropped)

Early Settlers of Osceola, Arkansas, by Orville Carrol, 1939 (cropped)

Early Settlers of Osceola, Arkansas, by Orville Carrol, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture More information

El Campo Post Office Mural

El Campo Post Office Mural

Depression era mural in the El Campo, Texas Post Office

Early Days and the First Post Office in Pocahontas, by H. Louis Freund, 1939 (cropped)

Early Days and the First Post Office in Pocahontas, by H. Louis Freund...

Early Days and the First Post Office in Pocahontas, by H. Louis Freund, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Deer, by Helen Katharine Forbes, 1939 (cropped)

Deer, by Helen Katharine Forbes, 1939 (cropped)

Deer, by Helen Katharine Forbes, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Early Settlers of Osceola, Arkansas, by Orville Carrol, 1939

Early Settlers of Osceola, Arkansas, by Orville Carrol, 1939

Early Settlers of Osceola, Arkansas, by Orville Carrol, 1939

Early Days and the First Post Office in Pocahontas, by H. Louis Freund, 1939

Early Days and the First Post Office in Pocahontas, by H. Louis Freund...

Early Days and the First Post Office in Pocahontas, by H. Louis Freund, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Dardanelle, AR Post Office Mural (interior)

Dardanelle, AR Post Office Mural (interior)

Dardanelle Agriculture and Post Office This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 98000919.

Fruit Season, Vacaville, by Emrich Nicholson, 1939 (cropped)

Fruit Season, Vacaville, by Emrich Nicholson, 1939 (cropped)

Fruit Season, Vacaville, by Emrich Nicholson, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Fruit Season, Vacaville, by Emrich Nicholson, 1939

Fruit Season, Vacaville, by Emrich Nicholson, 1939

Fruit Season, Vacaville, by Emrich Nicholson, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Gas City–Boom Days (mural study, Gas City, Indiana Post Office) SAAM-1974.28.103 1
Deer, by Helen Katharine Forbes, 1939

Deer, by Helen Katharine Forbes, 1939

Deer, by Helen Katharine Forbes, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Garcia Federal Building Fresco

Garcia Federal Building Fresco

Part of Howard Cook's fresco "San Antonio's Importance in Texas History" in the lobby of the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building, San Antonio, Texas. The 16-panel fresco installed between 1937 and 1939 was com... More

Hebron, Nebraska post office interior

Hebron, Nebraska post office interior

Interior of U.S. Post Office in Hebron, Nebraska; camera faces north. The Moderne building was constructed in 1937. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The wooden vestibule at right le... More

Harvesting, by Arthur Leroy Bairnsfather, 1939

Harvesting, by Arthur Leroy Bairnsfather, 1939

Harvesting, by Arthur Leroy Bairnsfather, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Harvest (mural study, Alma, Michigan Post Office) SAAM-1974.28.55 1 (cropped)
Industry, by George Samerjan, 1939 (cropped)

Industry, by George Samerjan, 1939 (cropped)

Industry, by George Samerjan, 1939, #121-CMS-1C-25; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

La Salle's Search for Tonti, 1680

La Salle's Search for Tonti, 1680

J. Theodore Johnson WPA Mural Oak Park Illinois Post Office 1939

Industry, by George Samerjan, 1939

Industry, by George Samerjan, 1939

Industry, by George Samerjan, 1939, #121-CMS-1C-25

Logging, by John Von Wicht, 1939

Logging, by John Von Wicht, 1939

Logging, by John Von Wicht, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Local Agriculture–A.A.A 1939, by Aldis Browne, 1939

Local Agriculture–A.A.A 1939, by Aldis Browne, 1939

Local Agriculture–A.A.A 1939, by Aldis Browne, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Men at Rest, by Richard Sargent, 1939

Men at Rest, by Richard Sargent, 1939

Men at Rest, by Richard Sargent, 1939

Men at Rest, by Richard Sargent, 1939 (cropped)

Men at Rest, by Richard Sargent, 1939 (cropped)

Men at Rest, by Richard Sargent, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Mural in Monett, MO

Mural in Monett, MO

Post office mural in Monett, MO

Peach Growing, by John Robertson, 1939 (cropped)

Peach Growing, by John Robertson, 1939 (cropped)

Peach Growing, by John Robertson, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Peach Growing, by John Robertson, 1939

Peach Growing, by John Robertson, 1939

Peach Growing, by John Robertson, 1939

Removal of the County Seat from Daphne to Mobile, by Hilton Leech, 1939

Removal of the County Seat from Daphne to Mobile, by Hilton Leech, 193...

Removal of the County Seat from Daphne to Mobile, by Hilton Leech, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Rural Arkansas (mural study, Paris, Arkansas Post Office)

Rural Arkansas (mural study, Paris, Arkansas Post Office)

Joseph Vorst, Rural Arkansas (mural study, Paris, Arkansas Post Office), ca. 1939-1940, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Serv... More

San Pedro Post Office Mural

San Pedro Post Office Mural

"Mural of Mail Carriers" — inside the San Pedro Post Office, San Pedro, California. Español: Oficina de Correos de San Pedro - Mural de los carteros

Scene near Poughkeepsie, 1690 (mural study, Poughkeepsie, New York Post Office) 1965.18.70 1a
Scene in Poughkeepsie, 1850 (mural study, Poughkeepsie, New York Post Office) SAAM-1965.18.1 1
Sheboygan Indian Life
Sheboygan The Pioneer
Sheboygan Agriculture
Sheboygan Present City
Sheboygan The Lake
The Ploughman (mural study)

The Ploughman (mural study)

Elizabeth Terrell, The Ploughman (mural study), ca. 1939-1943, tempera on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.29

The Osceola – The First Shipment of Wheat from Chicago, 1839

The Osceola – The First Shipment of Wheat from Chicago, 1839

J. Theodore Johnson WPA Mural Oak Park Illinois Post Office 1939

The Pioneer of 1848 first train west of Chicago to Oak Park

The Pioneer of 1848 first train west of Chicago to Oak Park

J. Theodore Johnson WPA Mural Oak Park Illinois Post Office 1939

The Road to Eldorado, by Edith Hamlin Maynard Dixon, 1939

The Road to Eldorado, by Edith Hamlin Maynard Dixon, 1939

The Road to Eldorado, by Edith Hamlin Maynard Dixon, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

The Road to Eldorado, by Edith Hamlin Maynard Dixon, 1939 (cropped)

The Road to Eldorado, by Edith Hamlin Maynard Dixon, 1939 (cropped)

The Road to Eldorado, by Edith Hamlin Maynard Dixon, 1939; Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture

Vicksburg Henriette A. Oberteuffer

Vicksburg Henriette A. Oberteuffer

Vicksburg, Its Character and Industries, mural by Henriette A. Oberteuffer for the United States Post Office and Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Dimensions are 13'9" wide x 12'2" high. More information

USPO Rockville Centre, New York; Murals and Post Boxes-2

USPO Rockville Centre, New York; Murals and Post Boxes-2

Second shot of the murals and a series of post boxes inside the NRHP-listed Rockville Centre Post Office, in Rockville Centre, New York. In this case, I couldn't get as many post boxes within the shot. Th... More

Tobacco Auction (mural study, Louisburg, North Carolina Post Office)

Tobacco Auction (mural study, Louisburg, North Carolina Post Office)

Richard Hay Kenah, Tobacco Auction (mural study, Louisburg, North Carolina Post Office), ca. 1939, watercolor, tempera, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Gener... More

The Last Halt- Stop of Hooker’s Band in East Hartford before Crossing River (Study for East Hartford, Connecticut Postal Station Mural)

The Last Halt- Stop of Hooker’s Band in East Hartford before Crossing ...

Alton Tobey, The Last Halt: Stop of Hooker's Band in East Hartford before Crossing River (Study for East Hartford, Connecticut Postal Station Mural), 1939, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, T... More

The First Settlers (mural study, Shawano, Wisconsin Post Office) SAAM-1974.28.96 1
The Founding of Fort Crevecoeur

The Founding of Fort Crevecoeur

J. Theodore Johnson WPA Mural Oak Park Illinois Post Office 1939

1939Bellviewnycdesignarchive02

1939Bellviewnycdesignarchive02

Ryah Ludins, Recreational Grounds of New York City, 1939, fresco in the men's recreation room of Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan, 632 square feet on one wall

Mural design, United States Federal Building, 1939 New York World's Fair
Untitled mural study, Cultural Activities of the WPA, WPA Building, New York World's Fair SAAM-1979.45.8 1
Edward A. Darby, Mahogany Desk, c. 1939, NGA 17152

Edward A. Darby, Mahogany Desk, c. 1939, NGA 17152

The Index of American Design program of the Federal Art Project produced a pictorial survey of the crafts and decorative arts of the United States from the early colonial period to 1900.

Lampasas city hall mural

Lampasas city hall mural

The 1939 mural “Afternoon on a Texas Ranch” by Ethel Edwards was originally located in the old Lampasas post office, but was moved to the city hall when the post office moved to a new location.

Return From School After the Storm

Return From School After the Storm

Return From School After the Storm by Chaïm Soutine, on display in The Phillips Collection