79 10 1402 https://openvalley.org/files/original/49154db185819c0298f0fe9fed616b9e.jpg 147ac1adb4853a401fe46c448855aff3 https://openvalley.org/files/original/e80a6a10f6c02cd36ad4f0d63ecb9728.jpg 66ccccf74dca36f7126e0d71c743ec7e 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 Nitrate negative Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2.25 x 2.25 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 Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast, California Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lange, Dorothea, 1895-1965 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Farm Security Administration Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-02 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/item/2017759832/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Library of Congress item #2017759832/</a> Description An account of the resource Unidentified couple, displaced perhaps by drought, is one of thousands photographed by Lange during the 1930s. This item consists of the original photo and a cropped version created for the Green New Deal: Solastalgia exhibit. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 307 KB jpeg, 891 KB Climate Refugee Dorothea Lange Dust Bowl Green New Deal Photo https://openvalley.org/files/original/f4bcbcac3b8a3387391c4026e8ec8d54.jpg aecb6d6532db9b2c67cffc0b19b5ae5a 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 Comic strip Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 14 x 11 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 One of Our Bombers is Missing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Raboy, Emanuel (Mac) 1914-1967 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-10-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Look Magazine 7.21 (Oct. 19, 1943): 52-53 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 597 KB Description An account of the resource Emanuel (Mac) Raboy began his early professional life working in the Federal Art Project's Graphic Art Division, spanning the second half of the 1930s. His high-contrast wood engravings, dramatically composed subjects, expressive bodies, and social concerns eventually led to a very successful career as a comics artist. His first break came in 1942 with <a href="https://www.comics.org/series/306/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Captain Marvel Jr.</a> Raboy's well-regarded work eventually led to his taking on the syndicated Sunday edition of Flash Gordon in 1946, a job he held until his death in 1967.  This short work seems to have elements both of Raboy's amplified social realism and his work in comics. It describes a real-life episode of war--about the crew of a B-17 bomber forced to ditch their plane in the North Atlantic--using the structures of comics. Actions occur across sixteen panels; there are dramatic tracers, explosions, and speed lines; facial expressions match the lift-and-death actions. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Comic Strip Federal Art Project Mac Raboy World War II https://openvalley.org/files/original/9fdbd490c374dff26e7699407066d292.jpg 0cdc68fd1c15f4f88c553ce8a5c8ac40 https://openvalley.org/files/original/76f877ee82fa6437cc2bca83f78b074e.JPG c5df7dcd0cc94762c8c6f9541ac9eedf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Deal Gallery Description An account of the resource This collection of more than 200 paintings owes its existence to two primary causes: allocations from the Federal Art Project to a New York state tuberculosis sanatorium located at Mt. Morris--the landscapes and still lifes were thought to be restful--and to the committed volunteers who helped preserve the paintings after the hospital closed. For several decades the canvases were stored in non-climate-controlled basements; it appears that doctors and staff removed at least three dozen works as "keepsakes." Despite the seeming tranquility of the paintings, they were created by artists primarily from New York City whose background was more political and aesthetically adventurous than this rural location would indicate. <a href="https://openvalley.org/exhibits/show/green-new-deal/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow this hyperlink to a short introduction to the New Deal Gallery collection</a>. We're grateful to the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts for access to their collection, which has been re-photographed and appears here at two resolutions: a cropped, web-friendly file size of around 1 MB; and a high-resolution file including the painting's frame. Items in this collection were created according to a consistent format: a short description of each painting in formal terms, followed by a biography of each artist. Where possible we have supplied hyperlinks relevant to their lives and to other examples of their art. In order to better view them using the Omeka program, click on the "View All" option at the bottom of this page to access various sorting options. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken (project director) Ritz, Abigail (photography and project assistant) Additional research: Justin Anderson, Jessica Apthorpe, Jay Bang, Kristopher Bangsil, Julia Caldwell, Sydney Cannioto, Sabrina Chan, Paige Closser, Victoria Domon, Elana Evenden, Yadelin Fernandez, Michael Griffin, Madison Jackson, Niamh McCrohan, Ben Michalak, Ricky Noel, Elizabeth Ramsay, Skye Rose, Samantha Schmeer, John Serbalik, Marianna Sheedy, Emily Spina, Alison Stern, Ravenna VanOstrand, and Nicholas Vanamee. Special thanks to: Deborah Bump, Mark Calicchia, Elizabeth Harris, Melissa Moody, Rebecca Lomuto, and Mai Sato. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Oil painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 24 x 30 in. Condition: surface dirt, spotted Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource One Ring Circus Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hondius, Gerrit, 1891-1970 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18175 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 955 KB jpeg, 14.1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 085 Description An account of the resource In circular composition, we behold a miniature world. Three glamorous horseback performers; a clown and his costumed dog at lower left; a crowd of spectators beholding the action: all orbit around a circular red carpet. At right is an ambiguous figure that may be a clown, dwarf, or even the show's impresario. Hondius, like many other modernist painters, was fascinated by circuses for their picturesque qualities, and perhaps moreso for the marginal lives gathered under a tent. About the Artist: Born in Kampen, Netherlands, Hondius studied at the Royal Academy in The Hague and the Laren Art Colony before fleeing Europe to the US in 1915 (he became a citizen in 1939). In New York, he studied at the Art Students League with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber_(artist)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Max Weber</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Dasburg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andrew Dasburg</a>. Thereafter he divided his time between New York and <a href="https://buildingprovincetown.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/516-commercial-street/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Provincetown, MA</a>. He exhibited at Whitney Museum (1924-26,1932,1934,1945) and at numerous solo shows. A reputation for melancholic paintings seems to have been <a href="https://archive.org/details/lorserfeitelsono00feit/page/n408" target="_blank" rel="noopener">at least partly grounded</a> in his temperamental personality, but they were ambitiously expressionist in their conception. Of a 1931 show at the New Art Circle, New York City, one critic wrote of his circus paintings that Hondius was “a painter not of the picturesque, but of the pictorial, of those moments when forms suspended in space describe an arabesque, an arabesque slightly twisted through strain, caught in no flashy decorative way, but rather enmeshed in those filaments of imperctibly changing light and color which only the artist’s eye can detect. In this transformation of the swift pace of the circus into something which at first seems an arresting of all movement, and is then seen to be a far subtler suggestion of the endless flow of matter, from its densest to most volatile form, there is a touch of melancholy, just as there is a somber tinge in the reflections of Lucretius on the nature of things” (Klein). 3 works at <a href="https://americanart.si.edu/artist/gerrit-hondius-2284" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithonsian American Art Museum</a>. 1 work at <a href="http://collection.whitney.org/artist/618/GerritHondius" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whitney Museum of American Art</a>. 3 works at the <a href="https://www.paam.org/collection/hondius-2180-pa13/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Provincetown Art Association and Museum</a>. 12 works at <a href="http://bentonart.uconn.edu:1025/THA633?sid=2472&x=50108" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Benton Museum Art Collection</a>. 6 images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-11-folder-18">FAP</a>. His papers are at the <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/gerrit-hondius-papers-7796" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Archives of American Art</a>. Source Consulted: Jerome Klein, “Paintings of Hondius in New York,” Baltimore Sun 15 Feb. 1931: 71. Federal Art Project Gerrit Hondius New Deal Gallery painting https://openvalley.org/files/original/56f72811c6320ed209360c4698a1f164.jpg 1f3e8e19ac6838ba4a393abaedf83062 https://openvalley.org/files/original/b2901c4a4fbfa7a9e0456e281d0ef6b5.jpg d51cff20eed000a1287bb3d949439a76 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 Newspaper advertisement 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 Open House For Nitey Nite Description An account of the resource Large advertisement for the Perry Knitting Co.'s open house of May 27, 1953 promises lots of information and "guided tours through 21 operating departments." In the meantime, the flyer mentions some striking statistics: <ul> <li>That a year's supply of cotton to produce Nitey Nites requires more than 8,000 acres of land;</li> <li>That the thread used to stitch a year's production would wrap around the earth 26 times;</li> <li>That a year's production of sleepers, laid end to end, would reach from Perry to Colorado;</li> <li>That stacking a year's production of Nitey Nites would reach into earth's stratosphere.</li> </ul> Quite an impressive accomplishment, and this is even before visiting the PKC factory. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Perry, NY Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-05-14 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Picket Line Post & Mt. Morris Union 14 May 1953: 4. Henry Page Historical Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 2.2 MB jpeg, 2 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Henry Page Historical Documents Open House Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY https://openvalley.org/files/original/6ae2330f112fe37180ad9665fa604611.jpg da7f45f004ea8ccd5c33f1d2a80e0ca7 https://openvalley.org/files/original/f0a04aecffb3a91c0a9b70fad2359deb.pdf 509fd154484d84c3d1f891f15219132b 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 Printed pamplet 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 Open House With Nitey Nite Description An account of the resource Celebrating its 75th year of operation, the largest employer invited Perry townspeople for a two-hour tour of its facilities, during which 1,000 employers were at work to demonstrate the machines. There were refreshments and live flamingos. This eight-page pamphlet appears to have aided in a walking tour, with short, accessible descriptions and fanciful line drawings of children frolicking in "Nitey Nite" brand sleepwear. Another possible reason for the tour is hinted at in a news story describing how "Part of the reason for the open house was to attempt to interest some people in working at the plant" (Perry Herald 28 May 1953: 1). This item consists of a cover photograph and a pdf file of the program's contents. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Perry Knitting Co. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Perry, NY Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-05-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Clark Rice Photography Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.6 MB pdf, 2.8 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 6701 Nitey Nite Open House Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY Silver Lake Outlet https://openvalley.org/files/original/73f92b533ba119ba0811e845462c73c9.JPG 89b11ee00b3afbab39865d6a04b6cb09 https://openvalley.org/files/original/789a15ae4b36833bbd0a745d91baef9c.JPG 03bf66ae4327ace0bb77de3890aca675 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Deal Gallery Description An account of the resource This collection of more than 200 paintings owes its existence to two primary causes: allocations from the Federal Art Project to a New York state tuberculosis sanatorium located at Mt. Morris--the landscapes and still lifes were thought to be restful--and to the committed volunteers who helped preserve the paintings after the hospital closed. For several decades the canvases were stored in non-climate-controlled basements; it appears that doctors and staff removed at least three dozen works as "keepsakes." Despite the seeming tranquility of the paintings, they were created by artists primarily from New York City whose background was more political and aesthetically adventurous than this rural location would indicate. <a href="https://openvalley.org/exhibits/show/green-new-deal/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow this hyperlink to a short introduction to the New Deal Gallery collection</a>. We're grateful to the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts for access to their collection, which has been re-photographed and appears here at two resolutions: a cropped, web-friendly file size of around 1 MB; and a high-resolution file including the painting's frame. Items in this collection were created according to a consistent format: a short description of each painting in formal terms, followed by a biography of each artist. Where possible we have supplied hyperlinks relevant to their lives and to other examples of their art. In order to better view them using the Omeka program, click on the "View All" option at the bottom of this page to access various sorting options. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken (project director) Ritz, Abigail (photography and project assistant) Additional research: Justin Anderson, Jessica Apthorpe, Jay Bang, Kristopher Bangsil, Julia Caldwell, Sydney Cannioto, Sabrina Chan, Paige Closser, Victoria Domon, Elana Evenden, Yadelin Fernandez, Michael Griffin, Madison Jackson, Niamh McCrohan, Ben Michalak, Ricky Noel, Elizabeth Ramsay, Skye Rose, Samantha Schmeer, John Serbalik, Marianna Sheedy, Emily Spina, Alison Stern, Ravenna VanOstrand, and Nicholas Vanamee. Special thanks to: Deborah Bump, Mark Calicchia, Elizabeth Harris, Melissa Moody, Rebecca Lomuto, and Mai Sato. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Oil painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 23.5 x 29.5 in. Condition: surface dirt 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 Open Road Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.1 MB jpeg, 13.3 MB Description An account of the resource This painting uses a curious system of perspective. Objects in the distance—like mountains, birds, a tall tree, or the sky above—appear more figurative and natural than those nearby. Closer by, where we might expect to see detail, are abstract streaks and blotches of color. In the near foreground, a walking traveler and companion dog are rendered as semi-transparent in relation to their surroundings. They are walking toward the crest of a hill, perhaps toward the suggestion of a red roof but more accurately into a circular portal. About the Artist: We haven’t located any reliable information about this artist. Please contact us if you're able to help. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sabalauskas, Simon Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18261 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 168 Federal Art Project New Deal Gallery painting Simon Sabalauscas https://openvalley.org/files/original/5318d5a6b43c163f59970925c57eede3.jpg 9b52f63f2f4baf5e5ec11348652f1604 https://openvalley.org/files/original/fdee0a271146ac86ac59b82341e66203.jpg 2ea068ce42c3cefd1fbf653fe2470d8b 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: chipped, stained, 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 Open Sea Description An account of the resource A cool colored, slightly impressionistic seascape, "Open Sea" displays the tumult and beauty of waves on the ocean juxtaposed with the serenity of passing clouds overhead. The artist uses the natural contrast between the blue and white colors to evoke mixed feelings of relaxation and suspense. About the Artist: Born in Odessa, Russia, Alexandrovich was trained in Belgium and France before immigrating to the US in 1925 (his citizenship sponsor was fellow marine artist <a href="http://www.askart.com/artist/Ragnar_Olson/102361/Ragnar_Olson.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ragnar Olson</a>). At a 1939 show, his art was praised as “bringing to the painting of the sea a sympathetic understanding and a subtlety of expression that set his work apart....Unlike the majority of painters of the sea, he knows the value of mystery and suggestion, and yet with it all contrives to convey a sense of the ocean's resistless weight and might” (New York Sun 29 April 1939: 12). 1 more image at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-1-folder-15" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alexandrovich, Albert, b. 1904 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Noel, Ricky (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 #FA18101 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 709 KB jpeg, 3.5 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Project Albert Alexandrovich Federal Art Project New Deal New Deal Gallery painting https://openvalley.org/files/original/27f383057748559a887791459720c874.jpg 24fae5b9cc29af1bbab450f1b2e9bb2d https://openvalley.org/files/original/6d85029d85a1b7c70d2c40624015c57e.jpg 18decb0bd1ed6ffd5a1a4b65e1f2b59d 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 Optical Viewers, Inspiration Point Description An account of the resource Scenic Letchworth State Park viewpoints often feature these all-weather binoculars manufactured by Tower Optical Co. The dial is turned to different focal planes--here Erie High Bridge and Upper & Lower Falls; Pinewood Lodge; Deh-Ge-Ya-Soh Ravine; and Site of Old Genesee Valley Canal, Along Cliff Top. Viewers are reminded that they're "approximately 350 ft. above the river" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cooper, Ken Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-05-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 753 KB jpeg, 583 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital photograph https://openvalley.org/files/original/8a362dd87d24b025d47c187d7c950608.jpg 8aa90c4e40acea10baa611da6b001b5c https://openvalley.org/files/original/72fe846c9e00f66b65417619956f004a.jpg 456bf9a5e313446c3bcc9a5d30d108c0 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 of oil painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8 x 10 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 Orchard Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 640 KB Description An account of the resource The title of this painting is paradoxical, since none of the trees depicted appear to be the fruiting varieties usually associated with commercial orchards. Nor is it entitled "Arboretum," a collection of species under a landscaping rubric. Instead, Aberathy asks us to think about the relation between humans—represented in the two figures at lower right—and the fecundity of nature beyond our own definitions. About the Artist: Abernathy, Inez. (1873-1956) Born in Summerville, AR, Abernathy studied at the Art Academy in Cincinnati and later in Europe. She supported herself by teaching art and elocution at Belmont College (TN), Stanford Female College (KY), Columbia Female Institute (TN), the University of Arkansas, and the<a href="https://fsuspecialcollections.wordpress.com/tag/inez-abernethy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Florida Female College</a>. At this last institution, when a fire broke out Abernathy guided her students to safety rather than saving her own art and equipment; the Florida legislature passed a special bill to help compensate her loss (The Weekly True Democrat 29 Sept 1905: 1). She studied art for a period in Paris, and her painting “Reverie” was shown at the 1902 Salon des artistes français, described by one reporter as “the full-length figure of a girl seated, with a background of dull blues and yellows. A springtime freshness pervades the picture” (San Francisco Chronicle 26 Oct. 1902: 6). Her works were exhibited at the Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, and the National Academy of Design. Two more digital images from<a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-1-folder-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> FAP</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abernathy, Inez, 1873-1956 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 1939-06-12 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.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-1-folder-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Archives of American Art, Federal Art Project, Photographic Division, Box 1, Folder 4.</a> Federal Art Project Green New Deal Inez Abernathy https://openvalley.org/files/original/4321172f2f5e51b529d61be9086b62e3.jpg 2154794dcb99310028462a13715a26e9 https://openvalley.org/files/original/5f2c5f6eaf9e443a4be15c944f4ed7c8.jpg f0dbe5ba92624d12e1bb55a134cac1a4 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 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 Original print of the spinning room in the Perry Knitting Co. Description An account of the resource Original print of the spinning room in the Perry Knitting Co. with Karl Sharpsteen as foreman, dated May 7, 1906. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Perry, NY Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 7, 1906 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Michalak, Benjamin Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Clark Rice Photography Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 4.3 MB jpeg, 2 MB Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 930 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Clark Rice Photography Collection Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY