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Cotton Textiles by Arthur Bairnsfather
Photo CreditGSA\Dale Starns
Cotton Textiles
Photo CreditGSA\Dale Starns

Cotton Textiles

Artist
Year1940
Classification painting
Dimensions12' x 21'
Credits Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, 1934 - 1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • The mural shows a factory scene where three workmen are engaged in producing rolls of cotton fabric.  The pair of murals were commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts on October 2, 1939, and installed August 26, 1940.