New Deal/WPA Art in Wyoming
Post Office Artwork in Wyoming - 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.
Location | Artist | Title | Date | Medium |
Casper (formerly in Worland, WY) |
Louise Harrington Emerson Ronnebeck* | “The Fertile Land Remembers” | 1938 | oil on canvas |
Greybull | Manuel A. Bromberg | “Chuck Wagon Serenade” | 1940 | tempera |
Kemmerer | Eugene Kingman | “Cretaceous Landscape,” “Tertiary Aquatic Life,” and “Excavation” | 1938 | oil on canvas |
Powell | Verona Burkhard | “Powell’s Agriculture Resulting from the Shoshone Irrigation Project” | 1938 | oil on canvas |
Riverton | George Vander Sluis | “Farm Scene” | 1942 | oil on canvas |
Yellowstone Park | Gladys Caldwell Fisher | “Young Grizzly Bears” | 1941 | stone (2 sculptures) |
All mural images depicted on this site are used with permission of the United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
*Please see Casper, WY page for erratum note