Wall to Wall America: Post Office Murals in the Great Depression

Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1983. 2nd Printing. Softcover. VG-. Minor shelf wear/soiling to covers. Clean and tight contents.. Grey wraps with color illustration, white lettering on spine. xiv; 348 pp. Numerous BW plates. An interesting book with nice illustrations of murals all across the country. From the back cover of the 4th printing of this book, quoted in part:"The America Karal Ann Marling (the author) refers to is small-town America during the depression era; in particular those communities that were portrayed in the 1000-odd murals that appeared in post offices around the country under the auspices of the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts. She goes far beyond an investigation of the murals as art, and 'Wall to Wall America' becomes an intelligent, often irreverent, discussion of popular taste and culture during the depression decade.