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Rincon Center Postal Annex

by Ingrid Taylar
for About.com

Location: Rincon Center - 101 Spear Street
Rincon Center Postal Annex

Rincon Center - Postal Annex

© Ingrid Taylar

Lobby of the Rincon Center Postal Annex. The restored WPA 27-panel mural was painted by Russian artist Anton Refregier. The murals were controversial with social conservatives, because of their portrayals of the waterfront strike and Sand Lot Riots (anti-Chinese uprisings). Ultimately, citizens and artists defeated critics who wanted the murals taken down.

You can find additional collections of WPA murals at Coit Tower, the Beach Chalet.

Read about the Living New Deal Project, an effort to document the huge landscape of New Deal works around San Francisco and California.

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