68 10 1402 https://openvalley.org/files/original/2aada556b0457d10f9690402e2ed86e9.jpg 77863f0967fb4f0fadf783dce68ae903 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 16 x 20 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 Mexican Bric-a-Brac Description An account of the resource The range of bric-a-brac depicted here is quite broad: a blue glass bottle, a painted ceramic plate, a napkin and cloth, a pair of blue shoes, a flower, a magazine, and what appears to be an avocado. Attempting to chart an underlying symbolism, in the manner of traditional still lifes, is perhaps less important than its Mexican location. Assembled with seeming informality, each object has an American counterpart that would be less unfamiliar. About the Artist: Born in New York City, Winograd’s parents Sigmund and Sadie Winograd both were immigrants—from Poland and Russia, respectively. Their daughter seems to have been born an artist. She was first recognized at the age of 10, winning a gold medal in the Wanamaker competition for an oil painting of a New York City street scene. Winograd attended the Art Students League of New York, where were she was taught by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bridgman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Bridgman</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_P%C3%A8ne_du_Bois" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guy Pène du Bois</a>. She pursued further education at the National Academy of Design and City College of New York after graduation, becoming an art teacher in the New York City Public Schools. During the 1930s Winograd worked in the WPA Easel divsion and, throughout World War II, in the USO’s Hospital Sketching Program: she drew portraits of wounded soldiers recovering in military hospitals. In 1951 Winograd married physicist Felix E. Geigner, who had worked on the Manhattan Project and would go on to research for NASA's Mercury and Apollo projects. Winograd later earned her BFA and MFA from the George Washington University. According to her family she spent the last 25 years of her life “chang[ing] the paradigm of aging” by challanging the stereotype of the elderly’s inablity to be active in different forms. Winograd died peacefully in her sleep at the age of one hundred. Source Consulted: <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140709616/helen-geiger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Helen Winograd Geiger,”</a> Ancestry.com. U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Winograd, Helen, 1910-2010 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 1937-06 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 #FA18371 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 964 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 199 Federal Art Project Helen Winograd New Deal Gallery still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/96d948b0d4e1ed1c37fadc1bd9598f9d.jpg 8962a1af1ff0867dedf1c7bb194e36c1 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 file from nitrate negative 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 Mexican Laborer's House Description An account of the resource This structure was located on a 1500-acre cantaloupe farm in California's Imperial Valley near the US border with Mexico. Its photographer, Dorothea Lange, was one of the best-known photographers of the New Deal era, often recording poverty amidst appalling conditions. Two years earlier she had photographed Florence Thompson, the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8b29516/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Migrant Mother"</a> whose iconic image symbolized the plight of families during the Dust Bowl drought. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lange, Dorothea Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Farm Security Administration , Office of War Information Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938-06 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://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8b32361/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courtesy Library of Congress</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 244 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Dorothea Lange Great Depression Migrant Farmworker migrant housing New Deal https://openvalley.org/files/original/292c2dd043c212b820f996d37b2174e3.JPG c58f006cf6ac211eb3a032e615ffad98 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 on canvas 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 Mexican Still Life Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Winograd, Helen, 1910-2010 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Projecct Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937-02-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Fernandez, Yadelin (biography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18369 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Description An account of the resource We look at what appears to be a table, many different items rest on its surface. Towards the bottom right corner there is half of a block of cheese that is hidden through the strokes of the table. Moving further up into the middle ground, there is a pear standing on a blue piece of cloth and towards it right side there is clay pot resting on a red piece of cloth with strips. The pot has a dove resting on an olive branch. Behind these two objects, there is a orange hidden behind the pear and a flower pot with numerous Canna Lilies. The plant seems fatigued by the lack of space in the frame. Most of the objects presented in this piece are juxtaposed by its surrounding as these natural objects are constrained by their surrounding. About the Artist: Born in New York City, Winograd’s parents Sigmund and Sadie Winograd both were immigrants—from Poland and Russia, respectively. Their daughter seems to have been born an artist. She was first recognized at the age of 10, winning a gold medal in the Wanamaker competition for an oil painting of a New York City street scene. Winograd attended the Art Students League of New York, where were she was taught by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bridgman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Bridgman</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_P%C3%A8ne_du_Bois" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guy Pène du Bois</a>. She pursued further education at the National Academy of Design and City College of New York after graduation, becoming an art teacher in the New York City Public Schools. During the 1930s Winograd worked in the WPA Easel divsion and, throughout World War II, in the USO’s Hospital Sketching Program: she drew portraits of wounded soldiers recovering in military hospitals. In 1951 Winograd married physicist Felix E. Geigner, who had worked on the Manhattan Project and would go on to research for NASA's Mercury and Apollo projects. Winograd later earned her BFA and MFA from the George Washington University. According to her family she spent the last 25 years of her life “chang[ing] the paradigm of aging” by challanging the stereotype of the elderly’s inablity to be active in different forms. Winograd died peacefully in her sleep at the age of one hundred. Source Consulted: <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140709616/helen-geiger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Helen Winograd Geiger,”</a> Ancestry.com. U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.3 MB Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 197 Federal Art Project New Deal Gallery painting still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/e7f629cc6195b3f4282e26ec4683512c.jpg f1c60dea44505df91aa744334feaf75a 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 Mexican Village Mandala Description An account of the resource In this mandala design--perhaps representing the artists' home--we see a compactly rendered landscape depicting rivers, a village, volcanic mountains, and a sunny sky. A serpentine road winds throughout the scene, and a golden eagle--central to the Mexican national emblem--watches over the village. Note: image quality is affected by shrink wrap enclosing the art work, due to its creator never returning to retrieve it. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource León, Emilio Alvarez 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 2000-2010 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, 2.1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image art Creative Artists Migrant Program Services Geneseo Migrant Center Mandala Mexico https://openvalley.org/files/original/41bc15533d4beaeadeed51c8955b2103.jpg d7c70c0193036ecae7b5205803763207 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 Middle Falls of the Genesee River at Letchworth State Park Description An account of the resource View of Genesee gorge from Inspiration Point, southwest up the river towards Middle and Upper Falls, with the Erie Railroad viaduct visible in distance. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Suandsoe Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wikimedia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011-08-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy Wikimedia Commons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 870 KB. Original image has been cropped and reformatted as a smaller file. Inspiration Point Letchworth State Park letchworth viewpoints Middle and Upper Falls, Genesee River Gorge Portageville Viaduct https://openvalley.org/files/original/0e9a94ce714466166919bf9fbeb26185.jpg a54a5450c39ff172fc79a407c4cafee6 https://openvalley.org/files/original/bcf7a9ea3e25d2919f15d0071eb96358.jpg 2c56b93826367ac1c654800176e9bb75 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 Middle Falls of the Genesee, Rochester NY Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Souvenir Post Card Co., NY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909-08-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Ken Cooper Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 736 KB jpeg, 465 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Description An account of the resource A mile and a half downstream from Rochester's Upper Falls (later, "High Falls"), its Middle Falls originally had a height of 25 feet and were featured in Thomas Davies' 1768 engraving of the area. Here, we see one of two masonry dams built at the site. In 1917, one of the old dams was demolished to build a new moveable one, whose primary function now was to channel water through a tunnel--20 feet in diameter, 1500 feet long--to a generating station located at the base of Lower Falls. That dam project may cause the "Middle Falls" to lose its designation as a waterfall, considered an "historical" one instead. Dam Genesee River Middle Falls, Rochester Rochester, NY Waterfalls Watershed https://openvalley.org/files/original/9718f2ebe31e1cb7f96cc9c7155394c1.jpg b02694ab71432a25eb2d21939da33071 https://openvalley.org/files/original/9dfcfeaf342d3159660927c88e0df317.jpeg 35c84739cc28b99bcd0052ca91c8d20a 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 Stereograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 In. x 2.5 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/. Description An account of the resource A stereoview card featuring the Middle Falls Letchworth Park, New York. View no longer accessible. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource White, A.J. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Castile, Wyoming Co, New York: White, A.J. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rounding, Jessica Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Letchworth State Park, Visitors Center, accession number LE.2005.594. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 986 KB jpeg, 687 KB Title A name given to the resource Middle Falls, Genesee River NY Type The nature or genre of the resource Stereocard Castile Genesee River Letchworth State Park New York https://openvalley.org/files/original/9249517026b00869a97cdcd9ae8502cc.jpg bd76f5e12d7d4a5c28d5ba7a249c85d1 https://openvalley.org/files/original/5241227c9bc58e3e66ff7c23f3d858ec.jpg c8425fac409fdc666846f7d02aa21aa2 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 Middle Falls, Letchworth State Park, N.Y. Description An account of the resource Focal point of Glen Iris area features Erie Canal viaduct in background. Photograph is notable for the Middle Falls Overlook, visible at the right side of falls, indicating a date prior to 1915. Genesee Gorge Series: No. 11 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Albertype Co., Brooklyn NY Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available J. Lee Folts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-1914 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ken Cooper Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 623 KB jpeg, 319 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Erie Railroad Genesee Gorge Series Genesee River Letchworth State Park Middle Falls https://openvalley.org/files/original/fdeee147f99907fe2e0510de887f45d3.jpg 0621e777a6a6bdb3475e0e8380c4ecb4 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 Middle Falls, Portage Description An account of the resource View of the most famous waterfall in present-day Letchworth State Park accompanied W. S. Ward's essay "The Valley of the Genesee." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Woodward, J. Douglas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available D. Appleton & Co, Publishers, New York Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood. Vol 2. Ed. William Cullen Bryant. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1874: 355. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 590 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Engraving Genesee River Glen Iris Inn Letchworth State Park Middle Falls Viewpoints https://openvalley.org/files/original/4ed4256055e3d10807dedc6efb128262.JPG 2f867add77e2682608a492ceec474327 https://openvalley.org/files/original/e2c7ede03a080416bbb9c9ec1108fb78.JPG 0943063409e737da5ba45bb827501f62 https://openvalley.org/files/original/b9a3059576be5c40eb3341a99d20a2f5.jpg 5bfea24ead300e47859757f03d917e46 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 19.5 x 23.5 in. Condition: stained, pencil marks 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 Midsummer Day Description An account of the resource From the edge of a lake or slow-moving river, we look across to see several houses built at water’s edge. Using a palette similar to his other New Deal Gallery paintings, Patterson depicts a freshness normally associated with springtime: there appear to be yellow flowers in bloom along the shoreline, and mountains in the distance show no traces of snow. About the Artist: Born in Monmouth, IL, Patterson’s practice of art required entrepreneurship throughout his life. The son of a printer, he financed his study at Monmouth College by working summers on the railroad in nearby Des Moines, then in 1913 teaching art lessons (Des Moines Register 15 July 1913: 9). He went on to receive further training at the Cummings School of Art (University of Iowa), the Philadelphia School of Design, and a masters in fine arts at Harvard University. At the same time, however, he continued to teach at far-flung locations: the Cummings School (Iowa), Northern State Teachers College (South Dakota), Tulane University, and at the Universities of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin (Des Moines Register 13 Sept. 1925: 10). His professional life, in other words, was contingent; along with his teaching posts are frequent mentions of threatened cuts to art programs. His NDG paintings most likely date to a period when he lived in New York, perhaps teaching at Columbia University. For most of his life Patterson’s horizon remained regional; he often won prizes at the Iowa Art Salon—where he exhibited for 25 consecutive years—and at the Des Moines Women’s Club exhibitions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Patterson, Claude, (1887-1973) 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) Anderson, Justin (Biography) Cooper, Ken (Biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18234 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.1. MB jpeg, 8.9 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 141 Claude A. Patterson Federal Art Project Landscape Art New Deal Gallery painting