12 10 1402 https://openvalley.org/files/original/a4bd5549a4ead55a02882d02a057e746.jpeg ed716c163255fc6368ae91912458a3f5 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bank Run on American Union Bank Description An account of the resource Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City on April 26, 1931. Opened in 1917, the bank was a relatively small one, with assests of $2 million. Between 1930 and 1933 about 9,000 that ceased operations. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-04-26 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives <a href="Groups%20of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy Wikimedia Commons</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 614 KB Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Bank Run Great Depression New York, NY https://openvalley.org/files/original/c2322908d094e1f8f4c35f08697c0ea0.jpg 40855fa2c6ab0d32377b609d118031e2 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Engraving Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bash Bish Falls Description An account of the resource Located just across the New York state line in the Berkshires in Massachusetts, this 200-foot falls has its final spectacular stage splitting on either side of a large outcropping. It has been a tourist attraction since the 19th century. The engraving here was created for a promotional brochure advertising the Housatonic Railroad. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource White, E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Clark W. Bryan and Co. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1882 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archive.org/details/throughhousatoni00brya/page/n5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy of Internet Archive</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 686 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Bash Bish Falls Housatonic River Massachusetts Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/7c2a565cfb3adfd985d04dc1876c58b1.jpg 13e2c813b97bf465e257ad896dccf203 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Composite image of front-and-back drawing Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8.5 x 5.5 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Basketball Court diagram Description An account of the resource In 1992, anthropologist Jayne Howell was interviewing migrant farmworkers at the Seneca Castle Camp, and noticed a small group creating miniature buildings made of wooden popsicle sticks. An incurious eye might have dismissed them as simplistic, but during conversation the three men--brothers Diodoro and Samuel Gonzelez Perez, and their cousin Avelino Gonzalez Perez--described something much more complex. It turned out that all of the objects were "figures with the objective of remembering something of my village," according to Diodoro. "We started with the idea that if this is the basketball court, then there have to be little houses." Thus, improvised models of buildings had an immersive, mnemonic relation to their village of Chincanaque de Pinabeta, Chiapas. The image here is Howell's diagram of that basketball court whose original no longer exists. Two years later Geneseo Migrant Center Director Sylvia Kelly encountered Samuel at Franjo Farms and saw him teaching the popsicle art to other migrants. He gave her <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1945" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a mariposa-decorated house</a> that still is extant, perhaps referring to another location in his village. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Howell, Jane Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Geneseo Migrant Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992-11-05 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Creative Artists Migrant Program Services collection, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 304 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Arts Creative Artists Migrant Program Services Geneseo Migrant Center Miniatures https://openvalley.org/files/original/0bb9e1cf759585ea60957c5038a6de8d.JPG 5e0f72f200d1538a07841a1922cbdb38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Deal Gallery Description An account of the resource This collection of more than 200 paintings owes its existence to two primary causes: allocations from the Federal Art Project to a New York state tuberculosis sanatorium located at Mt. Morris--the landscapes and still lifes were thought to be restful--and to the committed volunteers who helped preserve the paintings after the hospital closed. For several decades the canvases were stored in non-climate-controlled basements; it appears that doctors and staff removed at least three dozen works as "keepsakes." Despite the seeming tranquility of the paintings, they were created by artists primarily from New York City whose background was more political and aesthetically adventurous than this rural location would indicate. <a href="https://openvalley.org/exhibits/show/green-new-deal/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow this hyperlink to a short introduction to the New Deal Gallery collection</a>. We're grateful to the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts for access to their collection, which has been re-photographed and appears here at two resolutions: a cropped, web-friendly file size of around 1 MB; and a high-resolution file including the painting's frame. Items in this collection were created according to a consistent format: a short description of each painting in formal terms, followed by a biography of each artist. Where possible we have supplied hyperlinks relevant to their lives and to other examples of their art. In order to better view them using the Omeka program, click on the "View All" option at the bottom of this page to access various sorting options. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken (project director) Ritz, Abigail (photography and project assistant) Additional research: Justin Anderson, Jessica Apthorpe, Jay Bang, Kristopher Bangsil, Julia Caldwell, Sydney Cannioto, Sabrina Chan, Paige Closser, Victoria Domon, Elana Evenden, Yadelin Fernandez, Michael Griffin, Madison Jackson, Niamh McCrohan, Ben Michalak, Ricky Noel, Elizabeth Ramsay, Skye Rose, Samantha Schmeer, John Serbalik, Marianna Sheedy, Emily Spina, Alison Stern, Ravenna VanOstrand, and Nicholas Vanamee. Special thanks to: Deborah Bump, Mark Calicchia, Elizabeth Harris, Melissa Moody, Rebecca Lomuto, and Mai Sato. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Oil painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 20 x 24 in. Condition: slight tear, spotted, surface dirt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bavarian Group Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Morton, Jay Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18211 Description An account of the resource Somewhat of an outlier among the New Deal Gallery paintings, Morton’s composition follows in a tradition of European genre painting. We see a cozily circumscribed group of four people in traditional clothing, gathered under a pool of light and surrounded by darkness. A pitcher sits upon the table, although drinking does not appear to be the reason for this gathering. Two of the group are musicians, immersed in blissful concentration upon their instruments; two others enjoy as listeners. Morgan’s dramatic lighting and earth-brown tones are a genre convention, but the woman’s bright red earring belongs to a different world. About the Artist: We haven’t located any reliable information about this artist. Please contact us if you’re able to help. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 118 Federal Art Project Jay Morton Music New Deal Gallery painting https://openvalley.org/files/original/f66ff23b32910612abe5930facba3a4f.jpg 07fd3b0ef35fcf31f7cf2993a8df5bd5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bear amongst pollution Description An account of the resource A polar bear sits amongst pollution Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Steppes Travel https://openvalley.org/files/original/b0e2b265ae6948b35d62cabef98c9447.jpg a105b30bcdeeb7feecd58998974ce93f Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2048 x 1360 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beaver Description An account of the resource Beaver dragging a log to build its dam Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cathy Hart Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Design Pics Inc / Alamy Stock Photo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 21 August 2009 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource McCrohan, Niamh Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Alamy stock photographs Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 49.4 MB https://openvalley.org/files/original/642afcf8a92f26d7d29bc5553a2c34ca.jpg 4fa17dfa95d845bcbf5d70274c2489cb https://openvalley.org/files/original/cca1aa28fea906a4bf78c315aa593fa9.jpg aef843be3aa711855a6e83b468e3e822 https://openvalley.org/files/original/02ecfbc5c5a6eb4fa3fc713733fe7292.jpg d4b901ff1af2cb8b81087f8aa438f1ee https://openvalley.org/files/original/4c99d2659ad6487dc3ef557aa75a503c.jpg 63c94951f09ec86130e007876576148d https://openvalley.org/files/original/273555231c79ff0f2330e18889545c8c.jpg d32557131ea7ce4f3faf0fef98d111a7 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Digital photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Belcoda Cemetery Description An account of the resource Also known as the Wheatland Cemetery, this picturesque resting place for many Harmon family members is located at the junction of McGinnis, Harmon, and Belcoda Roads. Series of four digital photos have been converted to b/w. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cooper, Ken Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-04-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 380 KB jpeg, 508 KB jpeg, 354 KB jpeg, 319 KB jpeg, 365 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital photographs Belcoda, NY cemetery Harmon Family Wheatland Cemetery https://openvalley.org/files/original/072ab163baac1404844ddf64fc746f0f.jpg 2b84cbdaebaee986937d2effc88457a9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Deal Gallery Description An account of the resource This collection of more than 200 paintings owes its existence to two primary causes: allocations from the Federal Art Project to a New York state tuberculosis sanatorium located at Mt. Morris--the landscapes and still lifes were thought to be restful--and to the committed volunteers who helped preserve the paintings after the hospital closed. For several decades the canvases were stored in non-climate-controlled basements; it appears that doctors and staff removed at least three dozen works as "keepsakes." Despite the seeming tranquility of the paintings, they were created by artists primarily from New York City whose background was more political and aesthetically adventurous than this rural location would indicate. <a href="https://openvalley.org/exhibits/show/green-new-deal/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow this hyperlink to a short introduction to the New Deal Gallery collection</a>. We're grateful to the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts for access to their collection, which has been re-photographed and appears here at two resolutions: a cropped, web-friendly file size of around 1 MB; and a high-resolution file including the painting's frame. Items in this collection were created according to a consistent format: a short description of each painting in formal terms, followed by a biography of each artist. Where possible we have supplied hyperlinks relevant to their lives and to other examples of their art. In order to better view them using the Omeka program, click on the "View All" option at the bottom of this page to access various sorting options. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken (project director) Ritz, Abigail (photography and project assistant) Additional research: Justin Anderson, Jessica Apthorpe, Jay Bang, Kristopher Bangsil, Julia Caldwell, Sydney Cannioto, Sabrina Chan, Paige Closser, Victoria Domon, Elana Evenden, Yadelin Fernandez, Michael Griffin, Madison Jackson, Niamh McCrohan, Ben Michalak, Ricky Noel, Elizabeth Ramsay, Skye Rose, Samantha Schmeer, John Serbalik, Marianna Sheedy, Emily Spina, Alison Stern, Ravenna VanOstrand, and Nicholas Vanamee. Special thanks to: Deborah Bump, Mark Calicchia, Elizabeth Harris, Melissa Moody, Rebecca Lomuto, and Mai Sato. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Oil painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 19 x 23 in. Condition: surface dirt, spotted Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Birches in the Breeze Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrews, Robert [D.] Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18111 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 986 KB Description An account of the resource Naturalistic landscape of idyllic lake is complicated by Andrews' use of impressionist blocks of color that flatten the picture plane into birch trees and a diorama behind them. Their leaf color suggests a time of late summer which, if true, helps explain a brown falling leaf suspended in the moment. About the Artist: We haven’t located much reliable information about this artist. He studied at the Art Students League and exhibited with the Salons of America and the Society of Independent Artists durin the early 1930s. Please contact us if you're able to help. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Federal Art Project New Deal Gallery painting Robert Andrews https://openvalley.org/files/original/3eda8830e2f27b0fa1f21a496b81660d.jpg 7a0603bfb7cd0a56a84545ebfa09cc02 https://openvalley.org/files/original/3121c3fbccbc1b14549478152c6208fa.JPG 46ecdf11551b9f7355f510994147b379 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Drawing Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 12 x 12 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bird at energy-center of mandala drawing Description An account of the resource At the center of a small circle we a bird, wings spread, emitting energy that seems to expand outward: to six volcano-shaped objects (or are they beets?), and then to a ring of flame-shaped feathers. This is a technically accomplished drawing, which shows the use of three-dimensional modeling to render an outstretched hand. Based upon the accompanying photo of a 2015 workshop at Sodus Central School, the unnamed artist may have been a young woman. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Geneseo Migrant Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Creative Artists Migrant Programs Services collection, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 2.3 MB jpeg, 1.8 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image art Creative Artists Migrant Program Services Geneseo Migrant Center Mandala https://openvalley.org/files/original/7c4757bada09e91306a2628bbea99ae6.jpg 5c6f7d799171bb50ba6d4725b52154a6 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bird's Eye View, Ulysses, PA Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available H.K. Lane, Ulysses PA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-1915 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://digitalcollections.powerlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/pulpl-uh/id/106">Courtesy of Ulysses Library Association</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 783 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource Postcard shows township located in Potter County, formed in 1804 and so remote that as of the 1830s one gazetteer wrote: "So little indeed is the county known or visited, that its very representatives in the assembly have scarce traversed it" (Gordon). Near this location are the headwaters of three major rivers: the Genesee, the Allegheny, and the Susquehanna. Or put another way, water from here flows to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Gulf of Mexico, and Chesapeake Bay. The image on this postcard in all likelihood was created first as a panoramic map, wholly or partially funded by citizens wanting to advertise the community as a commercial destination. In the years since, however, population has remained sparse and Ulysses is better known for its white supremicist activities. Source consulted: Thomas Francis Gordon, <a href="https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofstatep00gord/page/384" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Gazetteer of the State of Pennsylvania</a> (T. Belknap, 1832): 385. Allegheny River bird's eye view Genesee River Postcards Susquehanna River Ulysses, PA Watersheds