New Deal/WPA Art in Oklahoma
Post Office New Deal Artwork
Most of the Post Office works of art were funded through commissions under the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture (later known as The Section of Fine Arts) and not the WPA.
"Often mistaken for WPA art, post office murals were actually executed by artists working for the Section of Fine Arts. Commonly known as "the Section," it was established in 1934 and administered by the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department. Headed by Edward Bruce, a former lawyer, businessman, and artist, the Section's main function was to select art of high quality to decorate public buildings if the funding was available. By providing decoration in public buildings, the art was made accessible to all people." from "Articles from EnRoute : Off The Wall: New Deal Post Office Murals" by Patricia Raynor
Unless indicated, works of art are located in the US Post Office building.
|
Location |
Artist |
Title |
Date |
Medium |
|
Anadarko |
Stephan Mopope |
scenes of Indian life |
1937 |
tempera |
|
|
Randall Davey |
"Will Rogers" |
1939 |
tempera |
|
Clinton |
Loren Mozley |
"Race for Land" |
1938 |
oil on canvas |
|
Coalgate |
Acee Blue Eagle |
Indian Family at routine tasks |
1942 |
acrylic |
|
|
Ila Turner McAfee |
"The Scene Changes" |
1938 |
oil on canvas |
|
Drumright |
Frank Long |
"Oklahoma Land Rush" |
1941 |
oil on canvas |
|
Edmond |
Ila Turner McAfee |
"Pre-Settlement Days" |
1939 |
oil on canvas |
|
Guyman |
Jay Risling |
"Harvest" |
1939 (?) |
mural |
|
Hollis |
Lloyd Goff |
"Planning the route" |
1941 |
oil and egg tempera |
|
Hugo |
Joseph A. Fleck |
"Chocktaw Indians See the First Mail Coach" |
1938 |
oil on canvas |
|
Idabel |
H. Louis Freund |
"The Last Home of the Choctaw Nation" |
1940 |
oil on canvas |
|
Madill |
Ethel Magafan |
"Prairie Fire" |
1941 |
tempera |
|
|
Solomon McCombs |
"Chicksaw Indian Family Making Pah Sho Fah" |
no date |
oil on canvas |
|
Marlow |
Lew E. Davis |
"Cattle Days" |
1942 |
oil on canvas |
|
Nowata |
Woodrow Crumbo |
"Rainbow Trail" |
1943 |
tempera |
|
|
Walter Richard (Dick) West |
"Grand Council of 1842" |
1941 |
tempera |
|
Pawhuska |
Olive Rush |
"Osage Treaties" |
1938 |
oil on canvas |
|
Perry |
Thomas M. Stell, Jr. |
"Range Branding Down by the Big Tank" |
1941 |
oil on canvas |
|
Poteau |
Joan Cunningham |
"Cotton" |
1940 |
oil on canvas |
|
Purcell |
Fred Conway |
"The Roundup" |
1940 |
oil on canvas |
|
Sayre |
Vance Kirkland |
"The Opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Country" |
1940 |
oil on canvas |
|
Seminole |
Acee Blue Eagle |
"Seminole Indian Village Scene" |
1939 |
oil on canvas |
|
Stillwater |
Grace L. Hamilton |
"Early Days in Payne County" |
no date |
oil on canvas |
|
Stilwell |
Olga Mohr |
"Cherokee Indian Farming and Animal Husbandry" |
1942 |
oil on canvas |
|
Sulphur |
Albert T. Reid |
"Romance of the Mail" |
1939 |
oil on canvas |
|
Tahlequah |
Manual A. Bromberg |
"Choctaw Ball-Play 1840" |
1939 |
oil on canvas |
|
Vinita, |
Randall Davey |
"History of the Cherokee Nation" |
1941 |
tempera |
|
Watonga |
Edith Mahier |
"Roman Nose Canyon" |
1941 |
oil on canvas |
|
Waurika |
Theodore Van Soelen |
"Wild Geese" |
1939 |
oil on canvas |
|
Weatherford |
Oscar E. Berninghaus |
"Terminus of the Railroad, 1898-1901" |
1939 |
oil on canvas |
|
Wewoka |
Marjorie Clarke |
"Historical Background of Wewoka" |
1941 |
oil on canvas |
|
Yukon |
Dahlov Ipcar |
"The Run, april 22, 1889, Taking the Lead" |
1941 |
oil on canvas |
All mural images depicted
on this site are used with permission
of the United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Source:
Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
by Marlene Park & Gerald E. Markowitz
*location information courtesy of Sharon Fields McKeever
© 2006 Nancy Lorance
All Rights Reserved.