Mildred W. Pelzer Lynch (October 9th 1889-April 24th 1985) Oil on board impressionist painting. A large painting with sight measuring 26 inches wide by 33 1/4 inches long.The frame measures 31 inches wide by 38 1/4 inches long. Signed lower left.Her work was known nationally, having appeared on the cover of the July 1934 issue of Better Homes and Gardens. She also exhibited in Kansas City, Minneapolis and Philadelphia, as well as throughout Iowa and was chosen for a painting by the Packard Motor Company. Pelzer's mural for the Iowa City Press-Citizen Building took two years to prepare.for Further info on the artist see the link below: https://ouriowaheritage.com/our-iowa-heritage-the-murals-of-mildred-w-pelzer/ In 1935, the preliminary painting for Symphony of Iowa was the states entry for an exhibition hosted by the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) held in Detroit.When the Press-Citizen Building was completed in 1937, the painting was installed in the lobby. Around 1961, six of the Jefferson murals were placed in storage, having faded with light exposure. In 1966, At the Iowa City Landing, Symphony of Iowa, The Railroad Comes 1856 and We Build the Capitol were restored by Forrest Bailey who was commissioned by Richard T. Feddersen. In August 1937, Pelzer's painting of the Grinnell College campus was donated by Henry Hromek and his wife to the college in memory of their son.A month later, Pelzer won the federal commission to complete the post office mural for Waverly, Iowa, as part of the Section of Painting and Sculptures projects, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department.The mural, A Letter from Home in 1856 depicts a scene of a couple on their farm, where the wife had brought a letter from their previous home to the field. As her husband paused his plowing, the wife read the letter to him, as their child grasped at her mother's skirts.In 2014, the post office, along with 40 other buildings in Waverly's historic district, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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