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Jacob Elshin

Jacob Elshin (1892–1976) was an American painter.

Also recorded as Jacob Alexander Elshin · Jacob Alexandrovitch Elshin

Jacob Elshin

Mural was created for the Renton post office, one of two post office murals Jacob Elshin did as winner of contests run by the Section of Fine Arts, not WPA despite its inclusion in the Tacoma exhibit. See The Living New Deal article on this mural , mention of Elshin in the September 1938 issue of the Treasury Section’s Bulletin when he won the commission for the University Station post office in S

Jacob Elshin · Photographed by Joe Mabel in an exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum , February 2020 · Public domain

Born
1892
Died
1976
Nationality
United States
Occupation
painter

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Notes, references and evidence

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