U.S.P.O. in Farmersville
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)