Industry in Rockdale - Rockdale, TX
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N 30° 39.410 W 097° 00.038
14R E 691570 N 3393276
A Treasury Section of Fine Arts-commissioned oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Industry in Rockdale.” Painted by Maxwell Starr.
Waymark Code: WMR3X5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2016
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Oil on canvas painting on the post office wall.
Miners wielding pick and shovels dominated the center of interest on the mural. (This was a mistake by Starr, a New York City native. Lignite isn't dug from the ground with a pick and shovel.)
Behind them are four females dressed in stiff white dresses and bonnets gathering cotton from a field.
A prominent male cotton picker struggles to lift a basket of cotton to his shoulders.
The background of the mural indicates a pecan orchard, a field of corn, a small farm house and a barn rounding out the economic prosperity of this area.
City: Rockdale
Location Name: US Post Office (inside)
Artist: Maxwell Starr
Date: Unknown
Media: Oil on Canvas
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