Beckham, Sue Bridwell

Depression Post Office Murals and Southern Culture: A Gentle Reconstruction

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Univ Press, First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket.

The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear.  Some age spots onthe textblock edges. 8vo; 9.25 inches tall;  338 pages with an appendix and index; Illustrated in-text throughout with b/w reproductions.

Very Good / Very Good. Item #15816

In the years between 1936 and 1943, some 300 murals (also sculptures and stone reliefs) were installed in federal buildings throughout the South.

This examination, done with humor, perseption and a storyteller's sensibility offer a commentary on southern society.

Price: $45.00