Pelham Bay Park #1

This painting displays a park scene using a variety of pastels, dusty colors, and vivid greens. We see a sandy sky and cool-toned trees in the background; the middle ground hosts a hedgerow outlined on the bottom with a vivid row of red flowers. In the foreground, three trees stand in full bloom, with two to the left side framing the wall on the right. The wall has a pot and a sculpture that frame the third tree. A sidewalk cuts in front of this scene.

About the Artist: We haven’t located much reliable information about this artist. Bank created 4 works for the Index of American Design, one of which reads: “Unfinished on account of ‘Pink Slip’ September 3^rd1937.”

Bank, Moses

Ritz, Abigail (photography)

VanOstrand, Griffin (biography)

Cooper, Ken (biography)

New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts

Object #FA18113

Oil painting

19.5 x 15.5 in.

Condition: surface dirt, some peeling