The Texas Post Office Murals: Art for the People (Joe and Betty Moore Texas Art Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (815 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585442313 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Program, Arkansas State University. Milner II, Director, Heritage Studies Ph.D. This great public art came out of the Great Depression. But Parisi accounts for all of them and tells numerous fascinating stories about their creation.”--Clyde A. Some are lost; others, destroyed. “The themes, images, and artists of the Texas Post Office murals now have a masterful reference work thanks to Philip Parisi
Murals depicted cowboys and stampedes, folk heroes from Sam Bass to Davy Crockett, revered Indian chief Quanah Parker, and community symbols such as Eastland’s lizard mascot, Ol’ Rip.In this beautiful volume Philip Parisi has gathered 115 photographs of these stunning and historic works of art36 in full color. Walk into any of sixty post offices or federal buildings in the state of Texas and you may be greeted by a surprising sight: magnificent mural art on the lobby walls.In the midst of the Great Depression, a program was born that would not only give work to artists but also create beauty and optimism for a people worn down by hardship and discouragement. In Texas alone, artists painted ninety-seven artworks for sixty-nine post offices and
Great book on unusual art Jimmy Parsons Gave this as a gift, and it was well received. Recommend it for anyone who grew up in Texas, particularly smaller towns where they would be more likely to recognize the art in their local Post Office.. Wonderful art Dale P. Johnson The mural in the Liberty, Texas was painted in 1940. I was born in that year. I went to the post office daily with my family or by myself for 18 years. The mural was of fishermen on a river. The artist had been inspired by the fact that Liberty is on the Trinity River east of Houston, Texas. But the rendition is a great embelishment of normal life ---that makes it interesting. As a 4 or 5 year old, I thought the mural to be Biblical ("Scenes by the Wayside" in Galilee). Only in this book did I learn of the artist's real in. Morris C. Matson said The Post Office Art Gallery. Read this book. Enjoy the beautiful images. Laugh at the local bureaucrats who didn't understand the value of decorating their Post Office with visual images of our history. Remember the Post Office when it was efficient and relevant.