74 10 1399 https://openvalley.org/files/original/47ce9d106a4ac5e8cb7a0434a55afac3.jpg 821a413a7dc144ce50aee0e6c6ecd511 https://openvalley.org/files/original/537bae93e2b5074caf43dc1cf51a97ba.jpg 1c4020fcd91645b25ea3afe9faf114e4 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 Map 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 Fire Insurance Map of Perry Knitting Co., 1906 Description An account of the resource Sanborn Map Company created extremely detailed renderings (1:600 scale) for the purposes of fire insurance underwriters. Important details like building use, construction materials, water supplies, power plant, sprinkler systems, and more enabled accurate assessment of fire risk. They remain valuable tools for historical research because they were updated frequently. For the PKC, we have maps from the years <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1680" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1884</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1894</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1684" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1900</a>, and <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1679" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1913</a>. Taken together, they document a period of growth for the company. In this cropped image, we see continued indications that PKC is growing into a much larger firm and requiring additional storage space to stockpile fuel, supplies, and finished products prior to shipment. Mill #3 has been completed, but already a yarn mill expansion is under construction. What comes to be known as Mill #4 is constructed of brick (perhaps due to insurance considerations) and is making paper boxes. Now we're up to six "fly-over" passageways connecting the manufacturing site. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sanborn Map Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Digital ID #<a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701906">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701906</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.1 MB jpeg, 3.6 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Map Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY Sanborn Fire Insurance Map https://openvalley.org/files/original/37210943fa261d548063696382b2ea46.jpg 9511fc12596cb984090199009e349f0f 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 Map 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 Fire Insurance Map of Perry Knitting Co., 1894 Description An account of the resource Sanborn Map Company created extremely detailed renderings (1:600 scale) for the purposes of fire insurance underwriters. Important details like building use, construction materials, water supplies, power plant, sprinkler systems, and more enabled accurate assessment of fire risk. They remain valuable tools for historical research because they were updated frequently. For the PKC, we have maps from the years <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1680" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1884</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1684" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1900</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1906</a>, and <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1679" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1913</a>. Taken together, they document a period of growth for the company. In this cropped image, we see that since 1884 the mill has constructed a separate wash house and picker house to process incoming cotton. We learn that the coal power plant has doubled from 40 to 80hp. The company states that "85 hands" are employed at the mill." Now its six floors are organized like this: <ol> <li>Sorting</li> <li>Knitting</li> <li>Finishing & Seaming</li> <li>Carding</li> <li>Spinning</li> <li>Drying & Brushing</li> </ol> Perhaps most crucially, the map reveals that PKC has installed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Grinnell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Grinnell Sprinklers,"</a> generally considered the first effective automatic system. Downstream the Cataract Custom Mill, operated by J.B. Hutton, continues operation and states that for fire insurance purposes "protection can be had from knitting mill." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sanborn Map Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Digital ID #<a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701894">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701894</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.3 MB Map Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY Sanborn Fire Insurance Map https://openvalley.org/files/original/ac5cd6fe69c0b8e9e77f455752b6e221.jpg dfdba5d2751850c5ba261c6b2e982326 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 Map 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 Fire Insurance Map of Perry Knitting Co., 1900 Description An account of the resource Sanborn Map Company created extremely detailed renderings (1:600 scale) for the purposes of fire insurance underwriters. Important details like building use, construction materials, water supplies, power plant, sprinkler systems, and more enabled accurate assessment of fire risk. They remain valuable tools for historical research because they were updated frequently. For the PKC, we have maps from the years <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1680" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1884</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1894</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1906</a>, and <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1679" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1913</a>. Taken together, they document a period of growth for the company. In this cropped image, we see that a building boom has continued for PKC during the six years since the 1894 map. What came to be known as Mill #2 has been built on to Mill #1, with the functions of knitting and finishing (a different map gives its construction date as 1893). There are now electric, not gas, lights in the factory. Across Water St. are new buildings for storage and for manufacturing paper boxes, presumably for shipping its products. What will become Mill #3 is in the process of construction, with its own power plant. And the company has added an Office to coordinate its growing operations. Three "fly-over" passageways connect various buildings. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sanborn Map Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-03 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Digital ID #<a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701900">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701900</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.8 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Map Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY Sanborn Fire Insurance Map https://openvalley.org/files/original/37cf1c250cd763d2724e039a955b06bf.jpg 0ec5a7bb59dd449f58331f14f5f31c23 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 photo of drawing 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 Mandala drawing of two birds Description An account of the resource Focus of drawing is a pair of mating birds on a tree branch, one with a spiky red flower in its beak--perhaps a type of paintbrush native to Mexico. In the remaining space we see a stream that traces its origins to the mountains, snow-capped using a design similar to the flowers. Along with the sun, a rainbow, and blue sky, it's easy to see the work signifying domestic love. The inscription “Pachuca Hgo” probably refers to the capital of the state of Hidalgo, in Central Mexico. Note: this image comes from an earlier digital photograph, whose smaller file size may limit detail. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sánchez, Javier 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 Unknown 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, 1.8 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image art Creative Artists Migrant Program Services Geneseo Migrant Center Mandala Mexico migrant workers https://openvalley.org/files/original/756ed4f4638601934ec01bbc49cbcc6b.jpg 02e8458f1619fd9bd64228e49b76ac07 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 of drawing 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 Mandala drawing of six-pointed star and flower Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sánchez, Javier 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 Unknown 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, 1.6 MB Description An account of the resource Vivid design combines naturalistic and geometric elements: what may be taken as a six-petaled flower, perhaps a lily, also contains one or perhaps two six-pointed stars. Moreover, it's not clear whether this is a single flower with stamens, or perhaps several nested circles of individual flowers. Note: this image comes from an earlier digital photograph, whose smaller file size may limit detail. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image art Creative Artists Migrant Program Services Flower Geneseo Migrant Center Mandala migrant workers https://openvalley.org/files/original/565557d791a6d96df53279b44c5d6256.JPG 903379c0e454de948fdca6ce7545747a https://openvalley.org/files/original/0c4611dfb04118842f9fc6e41d06cb3e.JPG c0258dd83ccafe6678322e57b179d059 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 29.5 x 23.5 in. Condition: pencil marks, 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 Chinese Jar Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 925 KB jpeg, 11.6 MB Description An account of the resource A striking composition is achieved with very few objects: the painting’s eponymous vase, a few flowers and blooming limbs, a goldfish bowl, and two paintings. Carefully outlined shapes play against a scattering of colors applied thickly—even three-dimensionally—to the canvas. A branch traces the meandering line between a vivid goldfish in the bowl and equally bright flowers held by the jar. The painting at left creates a window upon some outdoor scene. About the Artist: Born in Budapest, Hungary, Sarkadi relocated first to London and then, in 1914, to the US. His artistic life began as a dramatist, writing one-act plays that spanned his time in both countries: Within Four Walls (1900), Children at Play (1907), The Line of Life (1916), The Gusher (1928), Fourflusher (1928), and The Angel (1929). One <a href="https://archive.org/details/withinfourwallsa00schuiala/page/n7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published collection</a> of these plays, however, features illustrations that may be Sarkadi’s and would indicate a longstanding interest in the visual arts, although his painting career dates to the early 1930s. He also exhibited sculptures on more than one occasion, showing himself to be a multitalented artist. Sarkadi’s paintings were shown at the Balzac Gallery, Ainslie Galleries, and the American Artists Congress. His friend Willy Pogany, a fellow artist from Hungary, wrote how “it is strange that a man so saturated with transcendental philosophy antagonistic to matter, should take up painting as a means of expresssion...But with Sarkadi the process is different....Color attracts him just as much as form is evaded, and here we find that his instinctive choice of vehicle for the mysticism and yearning for limitless space is more than justified by the result” (New York Sun 10 May 1924: 6). 3 works at the Brooklyn Museum. 12 more images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-20-folder-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sarkadi-Schuller, Leo, 1879-1947 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 1936 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 #FA18260 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 167 Federal Art Project Leo Sarkadi-Schuller New Deal Gallery painting still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/e1afcf265b4d323253c9cacbfb3aa83e.JPG f9efac7ca8d99ffeb4da6ba42a8c204b https://openvalley.org/files/original/3f1d7a7dd465ce6f333cadf784199a25.JPG 1c2584ed582c0e9594007dd8169038b9 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 25 in. Condition: chipped paint, 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 Edge of the Garden Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 885 KB jpeg, 10.3 MB Description An account of the resource At least two questions are implied by this painting’s title: which edge of the garden, and what is a garden? Due to a flattened plane and Sarkadi’s composition we see a row of hollyhocks and other tall flowers at the bottom of the canvas, with no indication of what lies between them and us; nor can we see what lies between them and houses further in the distance. A dense line of forest forms a backdrop to the homes, whose intriguing colors and patterns echo those of the flowers. Overhead, a tall tree on the forest’s “other” edge and a hint of blue sky. About the Artist: Born in Budapest, Hungary, Sarkadi relocated first to London and then, in 1914, to the US. His artistic life began as a dramatist, writing one-act plays that spanned his time in both countries: Within Four Walls (1900), Children at Play (1907), The Line of Life (1916), The Gusher (1928), Fourflusher (1928), and The Angel (1929). One <a href="https://archive.org/details/withinfourwallsa00schuiala/page/n7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published collection</a> of these plays, however, features illustrations that may be Sarkadi’s and would indicate a longstanding interest in the visual arts, although his painting career dates to the early 1930s. He also exhibited sculptures on more than one occasion, showing himself to be a multitalented artist. Sarkadi’s paintings were shown at the Balzac Gallery, Ainslie Galleries, and the American Artists Congress. His friend Willy Pogany, a fellow artist from Hungary, wrote how “it is strange that a man so saturated with transcendental philosophy antagonistic to matter, should take up painting as a means of expresssion...But with Sarkadi the process is different....Color attracts him just as much as form is evaded, and here we find that his instinctive choice of vehicle for the mysticism and yearning for limitless space is more than justified by the result” (New York Sun 10 May 1924: 6). 3 works at the Brooklyn Museum. 12 more images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-20-folder-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sarkadi-Schuller, Leo, 1879-1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Gallery 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 #FA18262 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 169 Federal Art Project Leo Sarkadi-Schuller New Deal Gallery painting https://openvalley.org/files/original/27fe90298818ea09f77f1b435d48f0f9.jpg 88c7c9cd6bd95410dfef93ba2f6d932b 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 paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 24 x 18 in. Condition: needs remounting 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 Vase of Tulips Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.1 MB Description An account of the resource A photograph doesn’t do justice to Sarkadi’s deft use of color and texture upon his paper medium. Were the painting’s few splashes of white removed, we would see three stems of tulip, along with a bit of greenery, in a glass jar set inside of a bowl. The splashes do not add depth to the painting but rather prevent a tidiness that elsewhere is rejected in favor of speckled shadows and reflections, unfilled sketch lines, and (through the years) paper that has itself become wrinkled. About the Artist: Born in Budapest, Hungary, Sarkadi relocated first to London and then, in 1914, to the US. His artistic life began as a dramatist, writing one-act plays that spanned his time in both countries: Within Four Walls (1900), Children at Play (1907), The Line of Life (1916), The Gusher (1928), Fourflusher (1928), and The Angel (1929). One <a href="https://archive.org/details/withinfourwallsa00schuiala/page/n7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published collection</a> of these plays, however, features illustrations that may be Sarkadi’s and would indicate a longstanding interest in the visual arts, although his painting career dates to the early 1930s. He also exhibited sculptures on more than one occasion, showing himself to be a multitalented artist. Sarkadi’s paintings were shown at the Balzac Gallery, Ainslie Galleries, and the American Artists Congress. His friend Willy Pogany, a fellow artist from Hungary, wrote how “it is strange that a man so saturated with transcendental philosophy antagonistic to matter, should take up painting as a means of expresssion...But with Sarkadi the process is different....Color attracts him just as much as form is evaded, and here we find that his instinctive choice of vehicle for the mysticism and yearning for limitless space is more than justified by the result” (New York Sun 10 May 1924: 6). 3 works at the Brooklyn Museum. 12 more images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-20-folder-21" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sarkadi-Schuller, Leo, 1879-1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Gallery 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 #FA18263 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 170 Federal Art Project Leo Sarkadi-Schuller New Deal Gallery painting still life https://openvalley.org/files/original/00f9d8fbf2fbbdd1b625486600b4c500.jpg c31d8f8e04037d70e4a1976caee1be35 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 8" x 6" 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 Railroad Depot Description An account of the resource It opened in 1865 and the existing structure was completed in 1879. Passenger service was provided by the Erie Railroad and from 1907 until 1941 this included electric passenger trains which traveled to Rochester Depot. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Savallo, Victoria Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Avon Historical Society Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 2.3 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource photograph https://openvalley.org/files/original/ffa2ee6131302350c095704488115f43.JPG 6d353fe05a777b149462c020d751eb1e 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 4" x 6" 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 Central Presbyterian Church of Avon Description An account of the resource This church was and still is a center for much activity in Avon. After the school burned down in the 1950s, the church was used for two second grade classes. There was no PA systems, telephones, or bells so there was no connections between the different places where classes were being held. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Savallo, Victoria Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-04-20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg 4.9 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource digital image