WPA Murals of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

📜 Magnificent New Deal murals by Reginald Marsh depicting New York Harbor scenes and great navigators.
🔍 Located in the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, a historic Beaux-Arts building in Lower Manhattan. Commissioned by the Treasury Relief Art Project as part of the New Deal, funded by the Works Progress Administration program.

Why Go

🎨 Admire vast, detailed frescoes.
🏛️ Explore a stunning Beaux-Arts architectural masterpiece.
🚢 Depicts the golden age of New York's harbor history. 🇺🇸 Discover a significant example of WPA art from the Great Depression era.

Tips

💡 Murals are inside the National Museum of the American Indian.

Cost

💰 Free admission.

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