Paul Faulkner


Paul W. Faulkner was an American artist.

Early life

Born in North Platte, Nebraska, Faulkner received a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska and a master's degree from the Chicago [Art Institute].

Career

Faulkner was an instructor at the Layton [School of Art] in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and at the Norwich [Free Academy] in Norwich, Connecticut. He also worked at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
Faulkner painted post office murals|post office murals] as part of the New Deal. In 1940 he painted the fresco Winter Sports at the post office in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. It was based on an earlier design of his, with a local factory added to indicate its location. In 1943 he painted the a mural "Farm Scene" at the Clarion, Iowa post office.
Faulkner lived in Uncasville, Connecticut and died in Montville, Connecticut.