 In 1938-41, he was paid by the federal Works Progress Administration to produce public art, and completed twenty-eight murals among other projects.During the 1930s he also turned to printmaking, receiving honors in wood engraving, lithography and etching.While pursuing a second career as an itinerant preacher in the 1940s, Pont painted not only Biblical themes, but also landscapes in thirty states, as well as Canada and several European countries.