THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT commissioned over 1,100 murals for the embellishment of post offices nationwide. Wisconsin received 35 of these murals. After nearly 85 years, the story of their existence is elusive and often overlooked. Gates’s research of the correspondence between the artists and government tells of how the murals were developed and eventually installed […]
Mural Books
The mural books showcase the actual murals that were commissioned, along with the history and buildings they were originally installed. If you are looking for images of the art, this is the book are you after.