Artist
Tom Lea was contracted in April 1941 to paint a mural for the Seymour
Post Office.
The painting was designed to depict early life in Seymour and Baylor county
when Comanche Indians were an integral part of life. The oil and canvas
painting was completed for $950 and installed in 1942.
Tom Lea and his wife Sarah Lea were declared, by proclamation of the Mayor
of Seymour, to be honorary citizens of Seymour on October 19, 2000.
The Post Office was recently renovated to accommodate the physically handicapped
and will remain a part of Seymour for
years to come.
Tom Lea painting Pass of the North mural for Federal Court House, El Paso,
Texas. 1938
Photography
Collection, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center The University of
Texas at Austin
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