Agriculture and Industry at Rusk - Rusk, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 31° 47.691 W 095° 09.062
15R E 296350 N 3519710
New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, titled “Agriculture and Industry at Rusk,” completed in 1939.
Waymark Code: WMWDZV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2017
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East Texas History
A Bernard Baruch Zakheim mural titled “Agriculture and Industry at Rusk.” Completed in 1939, Zakheim’s powerful mural illustrates Rusk’s rough agrarian and industrial history from multiple perspectives. In vivid colors, the artist captures how Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo American residents of the area viewed development and change over time.