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Of the four hundred New Deal murals depicting American Indian themes in the Sections program, only 24 were actually painted by American Indian artists.

1937

• The Story of Natural Drugs, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, Thomas Jefferson League, oil on Masonite, 5 panels. The panels illustrate the use of indigenous Native American remedies derived from natural sources, by Spanish explorers in the New World.
• Legends of Fernandino and Gabrileno Indians (1937), North Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, California, Fletcher Martin

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• The Jicarilla Apache Trading Post, Carlsbad, New Mexico, La Verne Nelson Black (1887–1938)
• Native Americans, University of New Mexico, Zimmerman Library, Kenneth Adams
• Father LeMoyne Trying to Convert the Indians on Pathfinders Island, Fulton, New York, Caroline S. Rohland

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Location	Mural title	Image	Artist	Date	Notes	NRHP listed
United States Post Office, Phoenix, Arizona	Progress of the Pioneer, the Arrival of the U.S. Mail Coach		La Verne Nelson Black	1937		83002993
	Spanish Explorers and American Indians		Oscar Berninghaus	1939

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Location	Mural title	Image	Artist	Date	Notes	NRHP listed
William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building Washington, D.C.	Dangers of the Mail		Frank Mechau	1937		66000865
University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago	The Story of Natural Drugs		Thomas Jefferson League	1937	The panels illustrate the use of indigenous Native American remedies derived from natural sources, by Spanish explorers in the New World.
Federal Building (formerly Main Post Office Department building)	Covered Wagon Attacked by Indians		William C. Palmer	1937

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

Location	Mural title	Image	Artist	Date	Notes	NRHP listed
Gallup, New Mexico McKinley County Courthouse,	The Zuni Potters		La Verne Nelson Black	1937
Rogers Hall New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas	Dissemination of Education on New Mexico		Lloyd Moylan	1937	the mural is a fresco	NRHP
USPO Truth or Consequences	Indian Bear Dance		Boris Deutsch	1938	originally installed in Geronimo Springs post office

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virgin Islands

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Wyoming

References

1. "Flathead War Party: The Story Behind the Hamilton, Montana Post Office Mural" (PDF).
2. Gray, Mary Lackritz, A Guide to Chicago’s Murals, foreword by Franz Schulze, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002 pp.112-113
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
5. Gray, Mary Lackritz, A Guide to Chicago’s Murals, foreword by Franz Schulze, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002 pp.112-113
6. Gray, Mary Lackritz, A Guide to Chicago’s Murals, foreword by Franz Schulze, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002 pp.108-109
7. Gray, Mary Lackritz, A Guide to Chicago’s Murals, foreword by Franz Schulze, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2002 pp.24-25
8. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
9. Flynn, Kathryn A., Treasures on New Mexico Trails: Discover New Deal Art and Architecture , Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1995 p.61

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