73 10 1323 https://openvalley.org/files/original/0342a9c2a90df8af8b3aacee17c09e82.jpg 72d2189a5161b8d1e26ddd9becb4d9f1 https://openvalley.org/files/original/de6d4e5999651e6c25c08a35ca9c2c9e.jpg 8737b7a7beb2350b505773a3b8610997 https://openvalley.org/files/original/7e176f1579c6ddebd8873bc809b29e3b.jpg 2bf5874a44dc677e2b9a2eb359803269 https://openvalley.org/files/original/14ea231f12e3d02f4a310a18f42f0eb6.jpg 4ddf0c80d102927ad6abd2cc63b4d073 https://openvalley.org/files/original/ae5f001df51484f17d65f7a13301e998.jpg 0e1c9db661feee1d9f928eac7cec393c https://openvalley.org/files/original/a0e06efece0163c0fef71b7413d6a975.jpg f1dafae0779e9459f1fcef296e23bef3 https://openvalley.org/files/original/033e6279f86187270adad740c499fa4c.jpg 450cf253bdf827e41f46ddd9c74f50c1 https://openvalley.org/files/original/014b059ef9d3c74c7a6b5bac8d9b9bc6.jpg 6ac2f0f62ca2900704bdaddccc58fd02 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 Wellsville Fire Photos Description An account of the resource These images document the devastating 1938 fire which broke out on the site of the Sinclair Refining Company in Wellsville, NY. The fire ultimately took over 200 volunteers from more than 20 different departments to quell, resulting in 3 deaths and about 100 minor to moderate injuries. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stevens, Sanford; Paxon, Walter; Schwalb, Edward; Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Wellsville Fire Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Feeley, Kevin P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Buffalo Evening News; The Wellsville Daily Reporter Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8 jpeg photos Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph fire oil Sinclair wellsville https://openvalley.org/files/original/5a32c1408d3946f18ccc1a35b1a45913.jpg a40845bfba74e79d39385bfbf9b10085 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 5 x 7 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 Relaxing at YWCA Camp Wacona Description An account of the resource Part of the Young Women's Christian Association program was finding suitable housing for young single women, often relocating from rural areas to work in cities. Rochester headquarters on North Clinton offered affordable housing, but the organization also wanted opportunities for recreational travel, to "healthy" locations. As of 1909, a vacation house on Canandaigua Lake was available for a modest rental; it later became known as Camp Onanda. But YWCA staff sought a closer, more easily accessible location. A property known as the "Davis Cottage" near Sea Breeze had been loaned to the Association, then purchased and developed into Camp Wacona.  A newspaper article at the time described its virtues like this: "Situated on a high point of a bluff within walking distance of the park, the cottage commands a fine view of the surroundings and back of it are attractive woods. The beach is excellent for bathing. Several teachers are taking Sunday school classes for three or four days" (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 3 Aug. 1909: 14). In 1931 the property was sold and its proceeds used to build a dormitory at Camp Onanda. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stone, Albert R. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rochester Museum and Science Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 312 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Isabel Fraser Harmon Sea Breeze Summer Camp Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/7ad60bb567ebc74f925e61161e56707f.jpg 7a28a1f584cae478fa895a9ed693143d 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 7 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 YWCA Camp Onanda Lakeside Description An account of the resource At a location sometimes called Parkhurst Point or Point Rochester, this popular YWCA camp began as a "Vacation House" rented to single young women at very reasonable rates. It seems to have taken its name from an association of donors, who went on to build out recreation facilities, dormitories, and dining halls. At its peak Camp Onanda hosted up to 150 visitors per session, gradually shifting from young working women to school-age campers and church groups. In 1989, faced with untenable costs of ownership the YWCA donated the facility to the town of Canadaigua. It's now a park. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stone, Albert R. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rochester Museum & Science Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1922? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Still image Camp Onanda Camp Wacona Canandaigua Lake Isabel Fraser Harmon Summer Camp Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/cc03ac98a43ec605ced4cba05af4ec07 5f9b1466696d751c40600d21781bf071 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 5 x 7 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 Erie Canal Aqueduct during flood of 1865, Rochester NY Description An account of the resource Photograph of an earlier photograph shows Genesee River flood waters level with the aqueduct, while a canal boat makes the crossing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stone, Albert R. (re-photographer) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Albert R. Stone Negative Collection, Rochester Museum & Science Center, image # sct02769 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 77 KB Erie Canal floods Genesee River Lake Geneseo Rochester, NY Underground Atlas 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/46f93708111524d4581ca7b5a8209b1c.JPG 85752f94ac708f5fa8cf92fc4e240dd9 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 May Flowers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Swisher, Allan (1888-1960) 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) Closser, Paige (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 #FA18277 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.4 MB Description An account of the resource A table is the support for a grecian looking vase containing flowers including carnations, daisies, irises, lilies, and babies breath. These colorful flowers stick out against a dull brown background. Some of the flowers are noticeably droopy and the shading shows there is light hitting the vase from the left. About the Artist: Born in Gypsum, KS, Swishers appears to have been somewhat of a provocateur from a young age; he started his own newspaper at age eleven and by the next year had been made an honorary member of the State Editorial Association. He studied with Harry M. Walcott at the Art Institute of Chicago, and later with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Laurens">Jean-Paul Laurens</a> at the Académie Julian, Paris. In Chicago, he was among a group who formed the Independent Art Society, seeking representation for local painters (Chicago Tribune 26 Feb. 1916: 11). His works were exhibited at places like the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Institute, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Academy of Design. For a time Swisher taught art at the University of Kentucky, meanwhile supplementing his income through portrait painting. Judging from peppery letters to the editor over the years, Swisher never lost his interest in the life of a newspaperman. 14 more images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-22-folder-30">FAP</a>. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 184 Allan Swisher Federal Art Project New Deal Gallery painting still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/6b96d6c48a7e60db7d6fe2c59da557da.JPG 8324672d9eb64ed0670a7f13ba0cbbb7 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 July Flowers Description An account of the resource A clear glass vase holds a bouquet of mostly red flowers, with one yellow flower in the center. These flowers are thought to be zinnias. The goblet-like vase is sitting on a table draped over with a red patterned tablecloth. The background is a patterned, blue and light-brown wallpaper, leaving the bouquet of flowers to stand out with their bright colors. About the Artist: Born in Gypsum, KS, Swishers appears to have been somewhat of a provocateur from a young age; he started his own newspaper at age eleven and by the next year had been made an honorary member of the State Editorial Association. He studied with Harry M. Walcott at the Art Institute of Chicago, and later with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Laurens">Jean-Paul Laurens</a> at the Académie Julian, Paris. In Chicago, he was among a group who formed the Independent Art Society, seeking representation for local painters (Chicago Tribune 26 Feb. 1916: 11). His works were exhibited at places like the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie Institute, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Academy of Design. For a time Swisher taught art at the University of Kentucky, meanwhile supplementing his income through portrait painting. Judging from peppery letters to the editor over the years, Swisher never lost his interest in the life of a newspaperman. 14 more images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-22-folder-30">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Swisher, Allan (1888-1960) 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) Apthorpe, Jessica (biography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council of the Arts Object #FA18276 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 183 Allan Swisher Federal Art Project New Deal Gallery still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/02130378edb06d607052e5521f7c38cf.jpg c11370d12d28bf4591535b882b527cb9 https://openvalley.org/files/original/ba764ee4bbd586481048188080678fe3.jpg b42d3e6e9ac2758a54ffb4df15b8f038 https://openvalley.org/files/original/659dbebf8377c06e1219648fd34aab6c.jpg a855c3aeadee405e9417b4bc6b18070d 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 Map Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 32 x 24 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 Map of New York State Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Taylor, Frank J. White, Ruth Taylor Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Little, Brown, and Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935 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 David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.1 MB jpeg, 3.9 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Map Description An account of the resource Fanciful state map was one of 48 created for Our U.S.A.: A Gay Geography. It serves as a kind of snapshot as to what were considered the major industries, cultural features, and "character" of New York State's major cities and regions. Some of these now-departed enterprises may come as a surprise to contemporary readers, like the textile mills of Utica; others, like the vineyards of the Finger Lakes, have rebounded after lean times. Frank J. Taylor Map New York State Romance Map Ruth Taylor White https://openvalley.org/files/original/335001b2011a40870b430d56e32f1e48.gif c955ee833d33531a7a325f1fb65819b1 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 Unknown 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 Railroad depot Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tennessee Valley Authority. Office of the General Manager. Information Office. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available National Archives Catalog Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Stern, Alison Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource gif, 71 KB https://openvalley.org/files/original/55639ff4c143997be5976001d39bbfd4.JPG 0f93942ba64d5912b8ab06c0468c2c19 https://openvalley.org/files/original/708966027236550fcaa1b7050b9e9cbf.jpg c7d6d0e420c348f55ff8511d3653107c 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 Gouache painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 20 x 14 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 Local Stop Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Terrell, Elizabeth M., 1908-1993 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) Cannioto, Sydney (biography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Art Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object # FA18278 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1 MB Description An account of the resource A local town is represented as a train stop, hinted at beyond a hill. It appears to be either fall or the middle of a drought, as the colors used are warm—mostly reds, oranges, and yellows—with the corn and surrounding vegetation brown and yellow. These colors contrast with the sky, which composes two thirds of the canvas, and is blue with cumulous clouds. Terrell’s painting is diagonally composed, and the left half of it seems more modernized, with its large buildings and what appear to be telephone poles and electric wires running to the buildings, in contrast to the right, which has telegraph wires and a small silo or water tower. About the Artist: Born in Toledo, OH, Terrel spent most of her young life in Florida—her father was a bookkeeper—and studied at the Ringling School of Art and Design before moving to New York in 1932 after winning a scholarship to the Art Students League. The body of Terrell’s work is nearly impossible to imagine apart from the New Deal: her paintings appeared in the <a href="https://www.moma.org/artists/65752" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“New Horizons of American Art”</a> exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, curated by FAP director Holger Cahill, and in WPA traveling shows like “New York Watercolors,” “Country Cross-Section,” and “America Through American Eyes.” Terrell also painted two post office murals for the WPA: <a href="https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/conyers-post-office-mural-conyers-ga/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“The Ploughman”</a> (1940), in Conyers, GA; and “Reforestation” (1942), in Starke, FL. In 1936, along with Albert Potter, she created an imaginative five-part <a href="https://nycdesignarchive.tumblr.com/post/171898648020/history-of-the-usa-mural-by-elizabeth-terrell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“History of the USA”</a> mural at City Hospital children’s room on Welfare Island (now called Roosevelt Island). Meanwhile her work appeared in such galleries as the Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts. She regularly showed in and around Woodstock, NY. 2 works at <a href="https://americanart.si.edu/artist/elizabeth-terrell-4760" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithsonian American Art Museum</a>. 1 work at the <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/488132" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>. 2 works at <a href="https://collections.hvvacc.org/digital/collection/waam/search/searchterm/terrell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Woodstock Artists Association and Museum</a>. 2 works at the <a href="http://emuseumplus.unl.edu:8080/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=artist&objectId=997&viewType=detailView" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sheldon Museum of Art</a>. 1 work at <a href="https://uarizona.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/60E0CBD2-07F0-4D36-9D3D-256425216048" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Arizona Museum of Art</a>. 31 more images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-22-folder-40" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 185 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Elizabeth Terrell Federal Art Project Gouache New Deal Gallery painting