WPA Mural - Post Office, East Hartford, CT
Posted by: CraigInCT
N 41° 46.117 W 072° 38.637
18T E 695834 N 4626769
"The Stop of Hooker's Band in East Hartford before Crossing the River"
Alton S. Tobey, 1940
Waymark Code: WM48R8
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2008
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Also known as "The Founders of Hartford," this mural is inside the post office building at 850 Main St.
While studying at Yale University, Alton S. Tobey won a Public Works Administration national competition. Painted in Egg Tempura, the mural measures 5 feet by 13 feet.
This has been my Post office since 1992. I never noticed this mural until last year. Located on a south wall, it never gets any direct sunlight. It was restored in 1993 and appears to be in good condition. I found a web page that said that it was damaged and only half of it remained. Maybe the 1993 restoration corrected this?
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