William E. L. Bunn
William E. L. Bunn (1910-2009)[1] was an American artist.
He was born in 1910 in Muscatine, Iowa.[2] He studied with Grant Wood, and received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Iowa.[1] During the 1930s, he received commissions for post office murals throughout the Midwest, awarded by the Section of Painting and Sculpture.[1][3]
Works include:
- Mural at the Minden United States Post Office (NRHP-listed) completed in 1939.[3]
- Mural at United States Post Office and Courthouse (Dubuque, Iowa) (NRHP-listed contributing building)[3]
- Mural at the Hickman, Kentucky, post office, NRHP-listed contributing building in Old Hickman Historic District, Hickman, Kentucky[3]
- Mural at the Hamburg, Iowa post office[3][4]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "A Finding Aid to the William E. L. Bunn papers, 1863-2009". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "William Bunn- to paint mural in KY. Lives in Muscatine, 852 Newell Ave". The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune. 25 October 1939. p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e "New Deal Projects". Living New Deal.
- ^ "Post Office Mural - Hamburg IA".
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