U.S. Post Office in Farmersville TX
A nation-wide public relief project to provide work for unemployed artists
was set up as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs.
Artists were contracted to create murals throughout federal builings across
the United States. In Texas, artists created 106 artworks for 69 post
offices and federal buildings. Nine have been destroyed or lost but most
are still available for public viewing. Painted by well-known artists of
the 1930s, these artworks depict history, folklore, and regional landscapes
of Texas. All photos taken by Webmaster.
COLLEGE STATION
"Good Technique - Good Harvest" (1938) - missing
EASTLAND (U.S. Post Office)
"Indian Buffalo Hunt" (1939)
EDINBURG
"Harvest of the Rio Grande Valley" (1940) - painted over
FARMERSVILLE (U.S. Post Office)
"Soil Conservation in Collin County" (1941)
GIDDINGS (U.S. Post Office)
"Cowboys Receiving the Mail" (1939) - oil on canvas
HENDERSON
"Local Industries" (1937) - destroyed
KAUFMAN
"Driving the Steers" (1939) - covered over
LA GRANCE (U.S. Post Office)
"Horses" (1939) - oil on canvas
LINDEN (U.S. Post Office)
"Cotton Pickers" (1939)
MCKINNEY (Old Post Office Museum)
"Confederate Company Leaving McKinney" (1934)
MINEOLA (Post Office)
"New and Old Methods of Transportation" (1938)
Old post office closed for future museum site.
Present location of mural is unknown.
RANGER (U.S. Post Office)
"The Crossroads Town" (1939)
ROSENBERG
"La Salle's Last Expedition" (1941) - destroyed
SAN ANTONIO (S.A. Federal Courhouse)
"S.A. Importance in Texas History" (1939) - fresco
TEAGUE (U.S. Post Office)
"Cattle Roundup" (1940)