[caption id="attachment_17617" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/03/Lsbg-Post-Office-mural.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-17617" alt="Next time you’re waiting in line at the Lewisburg Post Office, look up. There, above the Postmaster’s Office door, is an important relic. A mural, titled “Old Time Camp Meeting,” was painted by New Deal muralist Robert Gates. “These murals appear across the U.S. in post offices and other federal buildings,” says Nora Sutton, a WVU public history graduate student studying New Deal arts programs and their appearance along Rt. 219. I think the murals reflect one of those rare times that the government recognized that art was just as important as industry and business,” says Sutton. “It was a way of bringing art to the masses. Anyone can walk into the post office.” And, you can too. Next time, just remember to look up. (Sarah Mansheim photo and text) " src="https://mountainmedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/03/Lsbg-Post-Office-mural-300x103.jpg" width="300" height="103" /></a> Next time you’re waiting in line at the Lewisburg Post Office, look up. There, above the Postmaster’s Office door, is an important relic. A mural, titled “Old Time Camp Meeting,” was painted by New Deal muralist Robert Gates. “These murals appear across the U.S. in post offices and other federal buildings,” says Nora Sutton, a WVU public history graduate student studying New Deal arts programs and their appearance along Rt. 219. I think the murals reflect one of those rare times that the government recognized that art was just as important as industry and business,” says Sutton. “It was a way of bringing art to the masses. Anyone can walk into the post office.” And, you can too. Next time, just remember to look up. (Sarah Mansheim photo and text)[/caption]
