Mary Earley (1900–1993) was an American painter born in St. Louis, Missouri. She is known for her New Deal era murals.

Biography

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, and William C. Palmer. In 1940 Earley's mural ''Down-Rent War, Around 1845'' was installed in the Delhi, New York post office. It was sponsored by the

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(TSFA). The mural was one of the winner of the New Deal 48-State Competition Post Office murals. In 1941 Earley's mural ''Dance of the Hop Pickers'' was installed in the Middleburgh, New York post office. It was sponsored by the TSFA. Earley died in 1992. Earley's study for the ''Down-Rent War, Around 1845'' is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Earley, Mary 1900 births 1992 deaths Artists from St. Louis 20th-century American painters American muralists American women muralists Section of Painting and Sculpture artists 20th-century American women painters