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
www.hrc.utexas.edu/collections/art/holdings/texas/lea/index.html
Tom Lea Biograpty
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