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.

Source:
Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
by Marlene Park & Gerald E. Markowitz

Morgantown - There is a Robert Lewis Lepper murals installed in Room M-21 of White Hall ( the "Geology Building") on the campus of West Virginia University. Across the front of the room is a mural of workers in industries in and around the Monongahela, Ohio, Allegheny rivers (coal mining, steel production, and brick making). The mural is dated 1941-42 by the artist Robert L. Lepper from Pittsburgh. information contributed by Bob Behling.

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