List of Native American-themed murals
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Of the four hundred New Deal murals depicting American Indian themes in the Sections program, only 24 were actually painted by American Indian artists.[1]
1937[edit]
- The Story of Natural Drugs, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, Thomas Jefferson League, oil on Masonite, 5 panels. The panels illustrate the use of indigenous Native American remedies derived from natural sources, by Spanish explorers in the New World.[2]
- Legends of Fernandino and Gabrileno Indians (1937), North Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, California, Fletcher Martin
Date needed[edit]
- The Jicarilla Apache Trading Post, Carlsbad, New Mexico, La Verne Nelson Black (1887–1938)
- Native Americans, University of New Mexico, Zimmerman Library, Kenneth Adams
- Father LeMoyne Trying to Convert the Indians on Pathfinders Island, Fulton, New York, Caroline S. Rohland
Alabama[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPO Tuscumbia |
Chief Tuscumbia Greets the Dickson Family | Jack McMillen | 1939 |
Alaska[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Arizona[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Post Office, Phoenix, Arizona | Progress of the Pioneer, the Arrival of the U.S. Mail Coach | 
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La Verne Nelson Black | 1937 | 83002993[3] | |
| Spanish Explorers and American Indians | 
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Oscar Berninghaus | 1939 |
Arkansas[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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California[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Colorado[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Connecticut[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Delaware[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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District of Columbia[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building Washington, D.C. |
Dangers of the Mail | 
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Frank Mechau | 1937 | 66000865[4] | |
| University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago |
The Story of Natural Drugs | Thomas Jefferson League | 1937 | The panels illustrate the use of indigenous Native American remedies derived from natural sources, by Spanish explorers in the New World.[5] | ||
| Federal Building (formerly Main Post Office Department building) |
Covered Wagon Attacked by Indians | William C. Palmer | 1937 |
Florida[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Georgia[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Hawaii[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Idaho[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Illinois[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legler Library, Chicago | Father Marquette's Winter in Chicago | Richard Fayerweather Babcock (1887 - 1954) |
1934 | [6] | ||
| Cliff Dwellers Club Chicago |
Navaha | John W. Norton | 1909-1910 | oil on canvas | ||
| The Rookery Building, Chicago | La Salle, 1680 | Gordon Stevenson | 1910 | oil on canvas | ||
| Traders Building | Indians and Settlers at Fort Dearborn | Edgar Spier Cameron (1862-1944) |
1913-1914 | oil on canvas restored in 1986[7] |
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| Calumet Park Fieldhouse, Chicago | Indian Ceremony | Thomas C. Lea III | 1927-1929 | NRHP 03000788 | ||
| Father Marquette with Traders and Indians | ||||||
| Hunting Party Returns to Village | ||||||
| Indians and Fur Traders | ||||||
| Legler Library, Chicago | Father Marquette's Winter in Chicago | Richard Fayerweather Babcock | 1934 | murals is 11' by 18' | 86003169[8] | |
| Morgan Park Station post office, Chicago | Father Jacques Marquette, 1674 | Theodore Johnson | 1937 | |||
| Loop Station Post Office, Chicago | Great Indian Council-1833 | Gustaf Dalstrom | 1938 | |||
| USPO Gibson City, |
Hiawatha Returning with Minnehaha | Frances Foy | 1940 | |||
| USPO Herrin |
George Rogers Clark Conferring With Indians Near Herrin | Gustaf Dalstrom | 1940 |
Indiana[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Iowa[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Kansas[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Kentucky[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Louisiana[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Maine[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Maryland[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Massachusetts[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | The Reverend John Elliot Preaching to the Indians | William Abbott Cheever | 1941 |
Michigan[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Minnesota[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Mississippi[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Missouri[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPO Columbia |
Indians Watching Stagecoach in the Distance | Edward Buk Ulreich | 1937 | |||
| St. Joseph | Indian Boat Race | Gustaf Dalstrom | 1941 | |||
| USPO St. Louis |
Cycle of history of the region | Edward Millman and Mitchell Siporin |
1942 |
Montana[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Nebraska[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Nevada[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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New Hampshire[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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New Jersey[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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New Mexico[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup, New Mexico McKinley County Courthouse, |
The Zuni Potters | La Verne Nelson Black | 1937 | |||
| Rogers Hall New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas |
Dissemination of Education on New Mexico | 
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Lloyd Moylan | 1937 | the mural is a fresco | NRHP[9] |
| USPO Truth or Consequences |
Indian Bear Dance | Boris Deutsch | 1938 | originally installed in Geronimo Springs post office |
New York[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeoye Falls | The Life of the Senecas | Stuart Edie | 1942 | |||
| Scotia | The Glen Family Spared by French and Indians – 1690 | Amy Jones | 1941 |
North Carolina[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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North Dakota[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langdon | Indians Demanding Wagon Toll | Leo Beaulaurier | 1939 |
Ohio[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Oklahoma[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalgate | Indian Family at Routine Tasks | Acee Blue Eagle | 1942 | |||
| USPO Hugo |
The Red Man of Oklahoma Sees the First Stage Coach | Joseph Amedeus Fleck | 1937 | |||
| USPO Seminole |
Seminole Indian Scene | Acee Blue Eagle | 1939 |
Oregon[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Pennsylvania[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Puerto Rico[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Rhode Island[edit]
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South Carolina[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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South Dakota[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Tennessee[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Texas[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell | Indians Moving | Suzanne Scheuer | 1939 |
Utah[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Vermont[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Virgin Islands[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Virginia[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPO Arlington |
Captain John Smith Meets the Massawomek Indians | Auriel Bessemer | 1940 | |||
| USPO Hopewell |
Captain Francis Eppes Making Friends with the Appomattox Indians | Edmund Archer | 1939 | oil on canvas | ||
| USPO Richmond |
Pocahontas Saving the Life of Captain John Smith | Paul Cadmus | 1939 | |||
| Smithfield | Captain John Smith Trading with the Indians | William Abbott Cheever | 1941 |
Washington[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Wisconsin[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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Wyoming[edit]
| Location | Mural title | Image | Artist | Date | Notes | NRHP listed |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Flathead War Party: The Story Behind the Hamilton, Montana Post Office Mural" (PDF).
- ^ Gray, Mary Lackritz, A Guide to Chicago’s Murals, foreword by Franz Schulze, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002 pp.112-113
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Gray, Mary Lackritz, A Guide to Chicago’s Murals, foreword by Franz Schulze, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002 pp.112-113
- ^ Gray, Mary Lackritz, A Guide to Chicago’s Murals, foreword by Franz Schulze, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002 pp.108-109
- ^ Gray, Mary Lackritz, A Guide to Chicago’s Murals, foreword by Franz Schulze, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002 pp.24-25
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Flynn, Kathryn A., Treasures on New Mexico Trails: Discover New Deal Art and Architecture , Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1995 p.61