Following is a list of United States post office murals created in Oklahoma between 1934 and 1943.American Art Annual, Geographical Dictionary Of Murals and Sculptures commissioned by Section of Fine Arts, Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency. The American Federation of Arts, 1941 pp 623 – 658 A number of Oklahoma post offices were listed on the National Register as part of the "Oklahoma Post Offices with Section Art Multiple Property Submission", including those in Coalgate, Hollis, Madill, Nowata, and Watonga. LocationMural titleImageArtistDateNotesNRHP listedAnadarkoStephen Mopope1938oil on canvas; sixteen panels on Indian life; mural featured on 2019 Post Office Murals stamp setClaremoreWill RogersRandall Davey1939tempera on canvas, moved to new post officeClintonRace for LandLoren Mozley1938oil on canvas, movedUnited States Post Office Coalgate, in CoalgateWomen Making Pishafa (aka Indian Family at Routine Tasks)Acee Blue Eagle1942acrylic and tempera; mural was restored by Fred Beaver in 1965Lester, Patrick D., The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters, SIR Publications, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 9780806199369, page 48, First edition, 19952009CordellThe Scene ChangesIla Turner McAfee1938oil on canvasDrumrightOklahoma Land RushFrank Weathers Long1941oil on canvasEdmondPre-Settlement DaysIla Turner McAfee1939oil on canvasGuymonHarvestJay Risling1939 ?Mural was destroyedUnited States Post Office Hollis, in HollisPlanning the RouteLloyd Goff1941oil and egg tempera2009HugoThe Red Man of Oklahoma Sees the First Stage CoachJoseph Fleck1937oil on canvas; the original post office is now the Hugo School System Administration BuildingIdabelThe Last Home of the Chocktaw NationsH. Louis Freund1940oil on canvasUnited States Post Office Madill, in MadillPrairie FireEthel Magafan1941tempera2009MariettaChickasaw Indian Family Making Pah Sho FahSolomon McCombsoil on canvas Solomon McCombs, the artist, was Muscogee Creek. The mural was restored by Fred BeaverMarlowCattle DaysLew E. Davis1942oil on canvasUnited States Post Office Nowata, in NowataRainbow TrailWoodrow Crumbo1943tempera. Artist was Citizen Potawatomi.2009OkemahGrand Council of 1842Walter Richard West1941tempera. Artist was Southern Cheyenne.PawhuskaOsage TreatiesOlive Rush1938oil on canvasPerryRange Branding Downby the Big TankThomas Stell1941oil on canvas Mural was damaged and relocated to the Perry Historical MuseumPoteauCottonJoan Cunningham1940oil on canvasPurcellThe RoundupFred Conway1940oil on canvas Winner of the 48-State Mural CompetitionSayreThe Opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho CountryVance Kirkland1940oil on canvasSeminoleSeminole Indian Village SceneAcee Blue Eagle1939oil on canvasStillwaterEarly Days in Payne CountyGrace L. Hamilton1963oil on canvasStilwellCherokee Farming and Animal HusbandryOlga Mohr1942oil on canvasSulphurRomance of the MailAlbert Reid1939oil on canvasTahlequahChoctaw Ball-Play, 1840Manuel Bromberg1939oil on canvasVinitaHistory of the Cherokee NationRandall Davey1941temperaUnited States Post Office Watonga, in WatongaRoman Nose CanyonEdith Mahier1941Oil on canvas; controversial in its depiction of Native Americans when it was completed, this is the best-known of Oklahoma post office murals. Shows Cheyenne Chief Henry Roman Nose with his family in confrontation with white settlers. With .2009WaurikaWild GeeseTheodore Van Soelen1939oil on canvasWeatherfordTerminus of the Railroad, 1898–1901Oscar Berninghaus1939oil on canvasWewokaHistorical Background of WewokaMarjorie Rowland Clarke1941oil on canvasYukonThe Run – April 22, 1889, Taking the LeadDahlov Ipcar1941oil on canvas
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