Aquarius (1938) by Samuel Cashwan for the John F. Dye Water Conditioning Plant in Lansing, Mich.
List of New Deal sculpture is a list of sculpture found in the United States and its territories, including free standing, relief and architectural sculpture that was funded by the federal government during the New Deal era.
Unless otherwise noted, sources are from Park and Markowitz[1] or American Art Annual, 1941.[2] "USPO" refers to a United States Post Office building, the term "relief" refers to relief sculpture.
^Park, Marlene; Markowitz, Gerald E. (1984). Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp. 201–235. ISBN 0-87722-348-3. OCLC 10877506.
^American Art Annual, Geographical Dictionary Of Murals and Sculptures commissioned by Section of Fine Arts, Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency. The American Federation of Arts, 1941 pp. 623–658
^"Post Office Reliefs – Scottsboro AL". The Living New Deal. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^Berningham, Peter, The New Deal in the Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico, The University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson p.3
^Berningham, Peter, The New Deal in the Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico, The University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson
pp. 14–15
^Berningham, p.13
^Berningham, p. 14
^Millier, Arthur. "Art Withstands Scrutiny of Hard-Boiled Politicians: Planetarium Obelisk, Park Fountain, Other, Massive Works Continue Under F.E.R.A." Los Angeles Times, Jun 03, 1934, pp. 2.
^ a b c d e f"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) Sites". The Living New Deal. Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^Park, Marlene and Gerald E. Markowitz, Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal, Temple University Press, Philadelphia 1984 p. 203
^ a bLech, Steve (February 13, 2020). "BACK IN THE DAY: Word of De Anza's journey led to statue". The Press Enterprise.
^ a bThe WPA projects: PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. (1994, Nov 13). Los Angeles Times.
^"Post Office Wood Carving – San Mateo CA". The Living New Deal. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
^"Urho Saari Swim Stadium - El Segundo CA". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
^Four W.P.A. jobs approved. (1940, Nov 27). Los Angeles Times.
^News of the art world. (1936, Aug 23). Los Angeles Times
^Gurney, George, Sculpture and the Federal Triangle, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1985 p. 100
^"Boundary County Courthouse Friezes - Bonners Ferry ID". Living New Deal. UC Berkeley Dept. of Geography. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
^"Peoria sanitarium helped rid the city of tuberculosis during its 54 years in operation".
^James E. Jacobsen. "Christian Petersen Courtyard Sculptures, and Dairy Industry Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
^Park, Marlene and Gerald E. Markowitz, Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal, Temple University Press, Philadelphia 1984 p. 211
^ a b"Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office Statue – Newark NJ". The Living New Deal. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
^Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, with Thomas J Holleman, Art In Detroit Public Places, Wayne State University Press, Detroit 1980 pp. 68–69
^Hendry, Lansing, pp.106–107
^ a bRuby, Christine M. Nelson, "Art for the People: Art in Michigan Sponsored by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, 1934 to 1943", Ph. D. dissertation, University of Michigan, 1986 p. 234
^Hendry, L Fay, Outdoor Sculpture in Lansing, photographs by Balthazar Korab, iota Press, Okemos, Michigan, 1980 pp. 48–49
^Hendry, Lansing p. 142
^Ruby, Christine M. Nelson, Art for the People: Art in Michigan Sponsored by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, 1934 to 1943, Ph. D. dissertation, University of Michigan, 1986 p. 234
^"New Jersey". sites.temple.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31.
^York, Hildreth; White, Stuart (1980-03-23). "Stalking the Post Office Mural: An Artful Odyssey". The New York Times. p. NJ1.
^Chris Fenton (February 16, 2004). "WPA art conserved, reinstalled on Tingley hospital first floor". Campus News. University of New Mexico. Vol. 39, No. 12. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
^courthouselover (2012-03-24), Post Office 58054 (Lisbon, North Dakota), retrieved 2022-10-05
^Camden, Richard N., Outdoor Sculpture of Ohio, Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980p.46–48
^ a b c d"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Park, Marlene and Gerald E. Markowitz, Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal, Temple University Press, Philadelphia 1984 p. 226
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ a b"West Virginia". sites.temple.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31.
^Gates, David W. Jr (April 9, 2012). "Janesville Wisconsin Post Office". Post Office Fans. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
External links
Media related to United States post office sculptures at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to United States post office sculptures at Wikimedia Commons