Madison Post Office Mural - "Gathering Seaweed from the Sound"

The large (~16' x 5'6") mural on the west wall inside the Madison, CT US Post Office. "Gathering Seaweed from the Sound" was painted by William Abbott Cheever in 1940. "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" (quote from 'Off the Wall: New Deal Post Office Murals' by Patricia Rayner -https://postalmuseum.si.edu/off-the-wall-new-deal-post-office-murals).
Obj ID A2023.postoffice mural.001.
For additional artwork at the museum see flic.kr/s/aHsm7AFocg
(Photo credit Bob Gundersen www.flickr.com/photos/bobphoto51/albums)

Taken in: United States / Connecticut / Madison / Madison (show map)

Taken on: July 12, 2023

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