Abstract and modern art styles were discouraged. : 62–63Īrtists were asked to paint in an "American scene" style, depicting ordinary citizens in a realistic manner. Assistants were then chosen by the artist from the rolls of the WPA Federal Art Project.
The Section supervised the creative output of TRAP, and selected a master artist for each project. TRAP was established with funds from the Works Progress Administration. The Treasury Relief Art Project (1935–1938), which provided artistic decoration for existing Federal buildings, produced a smaller number of post office murals. Almost 850 artists were commissioned to paint 1371 murals, most of which were installed in post offices 162 of the artists were women and three were African American.
Murals were commissioned through competitions open to all artists in the United States. Murals produced through the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture (1934–1943) were funded as a part of the cost of the construction of new post offices, with 1% of the cost set aside for artistic enhancements. The murals were intended to boost the morale of the American people suffering from the effects of the Depression by depicting uplifting subjects the people knew and loved. The principal objective of the United States post office murals was to secure artwork that met high artistic standards for public buildings, where it was accessible to all people. This is a list of United States post office murals, produced in the United States from 1934 to 1943 through commissions from the Procurement Division of the United States Department of the Treasury. post office building, wood carvings, bas relief decorations, or free-standing sculptures, see List of New Deal murals and List of New Deal sculpture.
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