Strays - Canyon, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 34° 58.784 W 101° 55.842
14S E 232462 N 3874720
This is a WPA Post Office mural. The post office area where it is located is open Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Waymark Code: WM135F7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2020
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Living New Deal"The Canyon, Texas post office mural “Strays,” painted by Francis Ankrom, was sponsored by the Section of Fine Arts. The mural, which was completed and installed in 1938, went through multiple iterations of subject matter proposals and sketches before “Strays” was finalized.
Project folders at the National Archives in College Park, MD show that Ankrom had sketched the following alternative ideas for the Canyon post office mural: “In Defense of the Mail,” “Rout in Palo Duro,” and “Onward Texas.” These alternative visions are presented below."