East Texas Oil Museum Murals - Kilgore, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 23.125 W 094° 52.601
15S E 323468 N 3584706
While the Living New Deal website lists them as "East Texas Oil Museum Murals", it should be noted that they have been returned to the former post office building they originally were painted for.
Waymark Code: WM125AF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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Living New Deal

"The museum contains four murals by Xavier Gonzalez: “Pioneer Saga,” “Music of the Plains,” “Contemporary Youth” and “Drilling for Oil.” They were painted with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1941 and moved from the post office to the East Texas Oil Museum in 1999.

Save the Post Office

"The four works of art — two sprawling paintings and two smaller, companion pieces — will soon be back on display on the walls of what is now the Kilgore History & Arts Center. The volunteers of Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation have been working to renovate the Old Post Office, making it a suitable venue once again for the murals, each almost 80 years old."

Project type: Mural/Painting

Date built or created: 1941

Location: Kilgore, TX Murals

City: Kilgore

Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear

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