Caroline Speare Rohland (April 15, 1885 – June 12, 1964) was an American artist and muralist who created three post office murals, as part of the art projects for the New Deal's Section of Painting and Sculpture.
[New York State Marriage Index 1881-1967,Ancestry.com] The couple lived in a nearby community of artists known as "The Maverick", founded by Hervey White.
[7] In 1929, she and her husband both participated in a circus-themed exhibition in New York City, timed to correspond with a Barnum and Bailey show[8] and the following year, she Rosella Hartman and the Croatian sculptor, Dujam Penić were featured at the Whitney Gallery.
She painted idealized southern scenes,[11] such as the 1939 portrayal of Cotton Pickers installed in the post office of Bunkie, Louisiana.
Father LeMoyne Trying to Convert the Indians on Pathfinder Island was an oil on canvas depicting another typical WPA theme, Native Americans interacting with Europeans.
[19] A collection of a variety of her works, including oils, pastels and water colors were featured at the Santa Fe Fine Arts Museum in 1945.