Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) workers constructed an athletic field at the former Danvers Agricultural School in Danvers, Massachusetts. From a W.P.A. Bulletin: Students, townspeople, and particularly young children will be benefited on completion of a six acre WPA Athletic Field… read more
The post office in Danvers, Massachusetts was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed between 1935 and 1937, and houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic Danvers post office contains an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-funded oil painting titled, “Return of Timothy Pickering to Reside at Danvers,” which can be seen in the lobby. It was painted by Dunbar… read more
These three murals “…and 14 others were originally created as public art specifically for Danvers Town Hall. The project began in 1934 under the joint auspices of the Works Progress Administration Artist and Writers Project and the then solidly Republican… read more