William E. L. Bunn Explained

William E. L. Bunn (1910-2009)^[1] was an American artist.

He was born in 1910 in Muscatine, Iowa.^[2] He studied with Grant Wood, and received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Iowa.^[1] During the 1930s, he received commissions for post office murals throughout the Midwest, awarded by the Section of Painting and Sculpture.^{[1] [3]}

Works include:

• Mural at the Minden United States Post Office (NRHP-listed) completed in 1939.^[3]
• Mural at United States Post Office and Courthouse (Dubuque, Iowa) (NRHP-listed contributing building)^[3]
• Mural at the Hickman, Kentucky, post office, NRHP-listed contributing building in Old Hickman Historic District, Hickman, Kentucky^[3]
• Mural at the Hamburg, Iowa post office^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of post office murals

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Finding Aid to the William E. L. Bunn papers, 1863-2009. 2020-07-08. www.aaa.si.edu. en. 2019-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20191230074317/https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/william-e-l-bunn-papers-7067. live.
2. News: William Bunn- to paint mural in KY. Lives in Muscatine, 852 Newell Ave. The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune. 25 October 1939. 12. 6 May 2019. 7 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190607005847/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14767452/william_bunn_to_paint_mural_in_ky/. live.
3. Web site: New Deal Projects. Living New Deal. 2019-05-06. 2019-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506210847/https://livingnewdeal.org/artists/william-e-l-bunn/. live.
4. Web site: Post Office Mural - Hamburg IA. 2019-05-06. 2019-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506210858/https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/hamburg-post-office-mural-hamburg-ia/. live.