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William E. L. Bunn (1910–2009) was an American artist.

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

Works include:

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

See also

• List of post office murals

References

1. ^ "A Finding Aid to the William E. L. Bunn papers, 1863-2009". www.aaa.si.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
2. "William Bunn- to paint mural in KY. Lives in Muscatine, 852 Newell Ave". The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune. 25 October 1939. p. 12. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
3. ^ "New Deal Projects". Living New Deal. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
4. "Post Office Mural - Hamburg IA". Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-06.

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