61 10 1402 https://openvalley.org/files/original/952e0c8f8b9e18b15032bf9a48f3c6df.jpg 688b985c03dfce8d55e4df8c051cab29 https://openvalley.org/files/original/d918e7a2f7b5e7cd36bfb3d48314ad17.jpg ea0ca70e93d4dbbfb42f13e2fe300b19 https://openvalley.org/files/original/b17edaca0c8563ec153330cfa280bf61.gif 575d7b80245ee4a2da5bdcf0a51e4163 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 Perry Knitting Co. Description An account of the resource This collection gathers documents for a Perry Knitting Co. exhibit on OpenValley. They are drawn from from three main sources. First, the Clark Rice Photography Collection at the Perry, NY Public Library. Rice was a prolific photographer in Western New York throughout the mid-20th century. This collection includes scans of his work, and copies of images from the turn of the century photographer Merrium Crocker, whose studio Rice purchased. Secondly, the Henry Page Local History Files. Page was president of First National Bank of Perry, and a local historian associated with the public library for nearly five decades. His uncle, William, had helped secure funding from the Carnegie Corporation for its establishment in 1900 and construction in 1914. The Page collection contains various historical materials and photographs accumulated by him over the years. Thirdly, we draw upon various public domain texts, such as maps from the Library of Congress or <a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digitized articles from local newspapers</a>. All images here are selections from these collections, chosen for their relevance to OpenValley project. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Perry Public Library and its Director, Jessica Pacciotti. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Meghan Cobo, Ken Cooper, Michaelena Ferraro, Melisha Gatlin, Andrew Gleason, Macaire Lisicki, Ben Michalak, Ethan Pelletier, Emma Raupp, Mariah Rockwell. Special thanks to Jessica Pacciotti at the Perry Public Library. 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 Lithographed maps Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 25 x 17 cm 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 Cotton Spinning Mills, 1880-1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paullin, Charles O. Wright, John K. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Carnegie Institution of Washington American Geographical Society of New York Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. By Charles O. Paullin, Carnegie Institution of Washington. Edited by John K. Wright, Librarian, American Geographical Society of New York. Published Jointly by Carnegie Institution of Washington and the American Geographical Society of New York, 1932. <a href="https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~248427~5516148:Plate-136--Manufacturing--Cotton-Sp?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=w4s:/when%2F1932;q:cotton;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=0&trs=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Rumsey Historical Map Collection</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 808 KB jpeg, 831 KB Description An account of the resource Two maps from an historical atlas show the rise of a southern textile industry, especially during the early 20th century. By 1926, the long-dominant New England region of textile manufactures was about even with the south; in another twenty years it had been almost entirely supplanted. This item consists of two plates from the historical atlas that have been cropped. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Cotton industrialization Map Perry Knitting Co. Textiles https://openvalley.org/files/original/afbb4dab3a3867b4e4877ca6556a1e16.jpeg ad74341544a88362538c073756fc234b Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. 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 Sheffield Peabody's Diary, 1913 Description An account of the resource Records of wages paid by Peabody for help on his farm Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peabody, Sheffield Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1913 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sheffield Winslow Peabody Diaries and Pass Book, 1849-1914. Genesee Valley Historical Collection, Milne Library, SUNY Geneseo. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.5 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Yonce, Courtney Diary Sheffield Peabody https://openvalley.org/files/original/b925a8c4d2eb16c5343fbb8f42c9329d.docx 412806a13973b49ffe133e40b68d8abe Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 Diary of Sheffeild Peabody Description An account of the resource Sheffield Peabody was a farmer who chronicled his life in Springwater, NY between 1849 and 1914. In many ways his life was typical of his peers: he struggled to make a living at a time when American agriculture favored railroads, food processors, and ever-larger farms. His diary allows us to grasp what it was like to be a typical farmer living in Western New York during this time. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peabody, Sheffield Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849-1914 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Keane, Jordan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource doc, 128 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Diary Diary Geneseo Underground Atlas https://openvalley.org/files/original/ad4e4e9798c05f25ad0206b0a803efb5.png 35ac841edff5870ffb42b4fa96d842f2 https://openvalley.org/files/original/9a5481d80a8ac35d28023ee8d665c404.png 74c34c3b7586d6ee7f0140006a9dcfd9 https://openvalley.org/files/original/8f32669a42fd8772f70eb14bf9dee186.jpeg decb79c9f261feda6bf6bb978db6469a 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 Journal page 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 Sheffield Peabody's Diary from July, 1868 Description An account of the resource Journal Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peabody, Sheffield Winslow Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Betty Peabody Knoblock Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 26th, 1868 & July 28th, 1868 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nitto, Michelle Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Milne Library Special Collections, SUNY Geneseo Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, Subject The topic of the resource Tent Meeting, Emigration Meeting, gatherings Journal entry https://openvalley.org/files/original/b1d14bc6d680021f6fce59375e8fb7bc.jpg 47d238dd640fb8c8521c8fdb3ab2d8b6 https://openvalley.org/files/original/8a3ff07b648b60cc1b42ef67504738ab.JPG 5059b41d8bc98cdc76ad0259c4a5df74 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 23.5 x 29.5 in. Condition: surface dirt, slight tear 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 Fruit and Flowers (1) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 996 KB jpeg, 14.5 MB Description An account of the resource Several stems of pink and white gladiolus are displayed in a pictorial vase, whose unusual scene gestures toward a sailboat alongside a coastal mountain range. Below them on the table are apples, an orange, and a grapefruit. A warm light illuminates the still life and its simple surroundings. About the Artist: We haven’t located any reliable information about this artist. Please contact us if you're able to help. 1 more image at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-18-folder-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pecci, Mario 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 1937-10-20 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18236 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 143 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Federal Art Project Mario Pecci New Deal Gallery painting still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/9d7611ebc1af582d58826fa336d7f1e4.JPG 6e496dfa10dbb5c6c35908d297a1ac3a https://openvalley.org/files/original/b5813d0488783ace85e7f934089bda7c.JPG ac6184a5cd8f131af8257d083bfac716 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 30 x 24 in. Condition: 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 Fruit in a Basket Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 883 KB jpeg, 11.9 MB Description An account of the resource Upon an unadorned table we see a cane basket filled with apples, oranges, and a grapefruit; next to a pitcher, a lemon and another apples. In the absence of drapery or curios, the complexity in this still life comes from subtle elements like the apples’ blush and striping, shadows upon the wall and table, or indeed the minimalist “European” aesthetic. About the Artist: We haven’t located any reliable information about this artist. Please contact us if you're able to help. 1 more image at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-18-folder-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pecci, Mario 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 1937-10-20 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 #FA18237 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 144 Federal Art Project Mario Pecci New Deal Gallery painting still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/561949762e81d6f61524fddb7950ac31.JPG fc497b5d6319940b7fee421f2afcdbde https://openvalley.org/files/original/431fc3eb2e2f2451ccdac568be40a3bb.JPG 7736e742dd3bed1256a9d32483b25e54 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 24 x 30 in. Condition: paint peeling 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 Fruit and Flowers (2) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 917 KB jpeg, 14.7 MB Description An account of the resource On a plain table is placed a bowl of pears and an Italian jug, apparently that same one as appearing in his <a href="https://openvalley.org/files/original/9d7611ebc1af582d58826fa336d7f1e4.JPG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Fruit in a Basket"</a> still life. In the jug, we see a bouqet of roses. Light from the ride side of painting casts shadow seemingly upon a wall at left; if so, the room’s corner isn’t visible due to Pecci’s coloring in shades of brown. About the Artist: We haven’t located any reliable information about this artist. Please contact us if you're able to help. 1 more image at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-18-folder-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pecci, Mario 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 1937-08-24 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 #FA18238 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 145 Federal Art Project Mario Pecci New Deal Gallery painting still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/a1c21ddfa0ae38ce216903508eb54932.JPG d61d00f604e0a3082a4c04bbc258563c https://openvalley.org/files/original/2fec3c886bd59f6e4e7bc0b9c1818b21.JPG 2ac6f9a6bdb5f7aa778913517f290c91 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 16 in. Condition: 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 Grapes and Roses Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 994 KB jpeg, 8 MB Description An account of the resource Upon a table we behold a composition in red: a bunch of grapes, a bouquet of red roses, and a bottle of Chianti its classic straw basket (called a fiasco). Once we factor in Pecci’s white wall and green leaves, it would seem that these colors of Italy aren’t accidental—the still life grows out of a powerful nostalgia for home. About the Artist: We haven’t located any reliable information about this artist. Please contact us if you're able to help. 1 more image at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-18-folder-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pecci, Mario 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 1935-1940 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 #FA18239 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 146 Federal Art Project Mario Pecci New Deal Gallery painting still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/07212720b8619f84a67ad5843c02caf6.JPG 9f4077af7b131f209203f6e7da5904d8 https://openvalley.org/files/original/fa617fc99ade7be6df0eb8bffccd9945.JPG fd980643b4664795850610e32be55abf 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 24 x 20 in. Condition: surface dirt, stains 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 Italian Jugs Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 929 KB jpeg, 11.3 MB Description An account of the resource All five of the Pecci paintings at the New Deal Gallery shuffle elements from each other, such as a table perhaps common to all. In this still life, a pictorial jug from his <a href="https://openvalley.org/files/original/b1d14bc6d680021f6fce59375e8fb7bc.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Fruit and Flowers (1)”</a> receives a 90-degree turn so that its handle can be seen and image recognized. Mount Vesuvius, which underwent a series of eruptions between 1913 and 1944, smoulders in the background to a sailboat on the Bay of Naples. The small painting hung at upper right may be one of the villages along this coast—in any event, all objects signifying a beloved homeland. About the Artist: We haven’t located any reliable information about this artist. Please contact us if you're able to help. 1 more image at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-18-folder-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pecci, Mario 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 1935-1940 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 #FA18240 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 147 Federal Art Project Mario Pecci New Deal Gallery painting still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/d2b6aaf98c5a70ac05cbd314d877f1c0.jpg 0bb760b30e84a84967144b94cf3eb2dc https://openvalley.org/files/original/11993ca57faa41c1b072cb3ac4e9512d.jpg 919f78b660f792312848cf47fbd706c0 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 Aquatint and color etching Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image Image: 11 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. Sheet: 14 1/8 x 17 7/16 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 Blue Clown Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.7 MB jpeg, 1.2 MB Description An account of the resource In Blue Clown, Peck presents a hauntingly stylized figure portrayed almost entirely in deep blue-teal tones, creating a dreamlike yet unsettling atmosphere. Its blue tonal effects are created through the aquatint process, a technique that uses “acid to eat into the printing plate creating sunken areas which hold the ink” (Tate). The clown’s face dominates Peck’s composition, built from geometric contours that curve around exaggerated features: wide circular eyes, a bulbous nose, and sharply angled eyebrow arches and party hat that cut across the upper portion of the image like a dark blade. Fine etched lines and layered textures give the surface a grainy, atmospheric depth while speckled highlights scattered across the background evoke a starry, suspended void. The palette’s limited range intensifies the emotional focus, turning the clown from a symbol of entertainment into a solitary and introspective figure. Within the context of its time, the lithograph can be read as reflecting the psychological isolation felt by many artists during the Great Depression: creative individuals supported by federal programs yet still grappling with uncertainty and alienation. Peck’s distorted proportions and shadowed tonalities subtly transform the clown into a metaphor for the artist himself: a performer expected to produce cultural vitality while privately confronting the quiet anxieties of life in Depression-era America. About the Artist Augustus Hamilton Peck, affectionately known as “Gus” to those who worked with him, was born in 1906 in Frederick, Maryland, but spent most of his life growing up in and working in New York City (NYC). He was a painter, an etcher, a cartoonist, an illustrator, and an educator. Most notably, he was a well-known artist working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project, during which he was known to create works focusing on the figure of the clown. In the late 1930s, WPA Federal Art Program exhibits began popping up across the country to show works of these artists, often encapsulating the theme of Contemporary New York where Mr. Peck’s pieces were featured. Beyond his time working for the WPA, Peck taught art classes to students from working class families in NYC, and later was an illustrator for Fawcett Publications in Connecticut. His passion for the arts was evident when, in 1940, he <a href="https://archive.org/details/sim_newsweek-us_1941-10-20_18_16/page/69/mode/1up?q=%22augustus+peck%22#:~:text=York.%20%241.50.)-,Genius%20in%20the%20Bud,-Nearly%20all%20children">selected 75 students from Manhattan’s public and private schools</a> to instruct for free during Saturday art classes, in a studio that he borrowed. His friends helped raise $4,000 to fund the project for the students, which was, as Peck called it, “a chance to express their better instincts instead” [of learning how to hate]. Considering himself more of an “editor” than an instructor, Peck helped curate the students’ artwork, who ranged from <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=q0wEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78&dq=%22augustus+peck%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRuv-L3tGTAxWJKzQIHUbDJu8Q6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q=%22augustus%20peck%22&f=false">10 to 15 years old and represented 24 nations</a>, to be exhibited on the walls of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Many of Peck’s own works are now found in museums across the country. One of his best-known prints, from 1938, is <a href="https://www.philamuseum.org/objects/74736">Blue Clown</a>; one amongst dozens of artworks that portray recurring subjects of the clown, human figures, and the circus: <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/48397">Head of a Clown (Clown with Red Nose)</a> 1938; <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/48395">Clown as a Fireman</a> 1937; <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1934.73">Circus Boy</a> 1920-34; and <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1930.164">Circus, No. 1</a> 1920-30. 20 works at <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/search/collection?artist_maker=Augustus+Peck">Brooklyn Museum</a>. 14 works at <a href="https://www.clevelandart.org/art/collection/search?artists=Augustus%20Peck">Cleveland Museum of Art</a>. 7 works at <a href="https://www.philamuseum.org/collection?artist=Augustus%20Peck">Philadelphia Museum of Art</a>. 13 images at <a href="https://art.gsa.gov/people/2171/augustus-hamilton-peck/objects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GSA</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peck, Augustus (1906 - 1975) 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 1935-1942 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Wyatt-Saylor, Savannah (description and biography) Helquist, Morgan (photography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Museum, Mount Morris NY Object #FA 25607 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Aquatint Augustus Peck Clown Federal Art Project New Deal Museum