90 10 1402 https://openvalley.org/files/original/37ed583b442f4ea60d1dade4f9723ffe.jpg c4903fd84caf80d7830fbb39b0edd2bd https://openvalley.org/files/original/59ce3c1aa2723509cbb5dabd1d138707.jpg 9482d2ce87341d9554c10223bb34eb3e https://openvalley.org/files/original/3f27e28f2acd26ebb0ac0df95470fe0a.jpg a1c644bed9971722d76744561d3481ad 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 John Eugene Harmon World War I Photograph Description An account of the resource This is a photograph of John Eugene Harmon in his uniform, upon returning home from military service during World War I. A member of Company C, Sixth Engineers, he had been wounded during the Battle of Amiens in 1918 and recovered in France. Back home at the family's O-Ka-lee farm, he is saluting the camera, with fenced cows in the background. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919-04-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource DiPreta, Ariana Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Harmon Family Collection, Big Springs Historical Society, Caledonia, NY Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 545 KB jpeg, 498 KB Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown photographer Caledonia, NY Farm Harmon Family John Eugene Harmon O-Ka-lee Farm World War I https://openvalley.org/files/original/5aee40f3bfe0991de7778ce3b182c1b2.png 972103b52ab4257bc20eaafc375474bf 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 NYC Central Park Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available NYC public records Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived nyc.gov/records Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource unkown; public records Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 18, 1938 https://openvalley.org/files/original/ae3fb62134a59675fbd349962cbc2264.jpg 296f427d6e68ec7f9676b5d22c39a08d Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Drawing Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8 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 Home in the Cosmos Mandala Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Urbina, Baldomiano Nicolas 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 2010-07-18 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, 1.5 MB Description An account of the resource From a position above the ecliptic, we behold our home solar system the sun and even the planets represented as whirling energy. Alongside one planet and its moon is an inscription: "We Are Here." Beyond are fanciful galaxies, cloud nebula, and perhaps a black hole vortex. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Creative Artists Migrant Program Services Geneseo Migrant Center Mandala migrant art https://openvalley.org/files/original/97d5e9df924012bcf1037548cadda544.jpg 83850b2caf65d1b3f062a139e22a6e99 https://openvalley.org/files/original/0c7b56ec8098d23a1fe691faf7da3ead.jpg 502adaf75417d248471c6f3de639ebd9 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 Poster 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 Soil Conservation Service Poster Description An account of the resource This poster is one of many <a href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=series%3A%22Conservation+charts+%28United+States.+Soil+Conservation+Service%29%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"soil conservation charts"</a> created by the US Department of Agriculture during the 1930s, specifically in response to conditions of drought and farming practices that had exacerbated the problem. In this instance, the Soil Conservation Service makes the case that "Financial Insecurity Follows Erosion of the Soil"--a reverse of prevailing logic that the Dust Bowl was nature-caused affliction. Here, map of a typical farm is annotated with some of the practices that cause erosion over many seasons, and not simply in one summer. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource US Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service 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 Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archive.org/details/CAT31354878/page/n1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">US Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, via Internet Archive</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 4.3 MB jpeg, 294 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Dust Bowl Erosion farming Poster Soil Conservation Service https://openvalley.org/files/original/43328f60203618f2de7a831192e60c40.JPG 19e2fec5270bb7c09668f7075ed8be7f 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 25 x 20 in. Condition: surface dirt, slight chipping and pitted 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 Deserted House Description An account of the resource An off-white house, set behind a tree with branches reaching over the roof, sits in an opulent environment of greens, browns, and yellows. Visible brush strokes in the siding of the house show shadows and rotting wood; in the tree, they texture the roundness of the trunk and the wispiness of the uppermost limbs, seeming to stretch as far as they can until they taper off. A thin, copper ladder rests against the porch, while further in the distance sits an indistinct red building.  About the Artist: Born in New York, New York, Varian studied at Cooper Union after dropping out of high school at age 15. Graduating with honors, she went on to study under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_French_Sloan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Sloan</a> at the Art Students League. During her time there, she met <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Vanderbilt_Whitney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney</a> and the two formed a professional relationship, opening the Studio Club with fifteen other prominent New York artists in 1918. Varian developed her skills as a Colorist in Paris, where she studied from 1920 to 1922. While there, she held her first one-woman show at the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjv15vjrtrgAhVFNd8KHdW1CfoQFjAAegQIDBAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.durand-ruel.fr%2Fen&usg=AOvVaw3DWShfJGdx5P5eXy9AEA6W" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Durand-Ruel Galleries</a>. Choosing to move to Woodstock, New York after Paris was a social choice for Varian; many of her colleagues from the Studio Club and Art Students League had settled there to serve in teaching roles at the Woodstock School of Art, where she exhibited on numerous occasions. Varian also showed at the Brooklyn Museum, Carnegie International, Corcoran Galleries, Downtown Galleries, <a href="https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2942?locale=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Museum of Modern Art</a> (1936), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Yale University. Critics and viewers alike commented on her use of color as a focal point of her pieces; one noted her “luminous values and clarity of line”, while highlighting the “refreshing simplicity” of her brush strokes (“Varian”). Another praised how each of her paintings “demonstrate her concern with beauty”, and likewise her perfection of “depth, space, and light” perception (“Woodstock”). With her upbringing in the Arts Students League, she was “among the progressive artists challenging the strictures” of traditional art (Kiehl). Many of Varian’s contemporaries worked with Cubism, Precisionism, and Surrealism; the perspective she applied to her work is uncanny in nature, with attention paid to the accentuation of brush strokes and distorted dimensions. In offering lush color contrast and variety, however, Varian displays an emotional complexity rooted in natural environments. 6 works at the <a href="https://whitney.org/artists/1366" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whitney Museum of Art</a>. 5 works at <a href="https://collections.hvvacc.org/digital/collection/waam/search/searchterm/Varian%2C%20Dorothy/field/creatb/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Woodstock Artists Association & Museum</a>. 1 work at the <a href="https://woodstockschoolofart.org/the-woodstock-landscape/dorothy-varian-untitled-oil-15-x-26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Woodstock School of Art</a>. 1 work at <a href="https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/summer-pastures-25599" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithsonian American Art Museum</a>. 4 more images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-23-folder-27" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>. Papers can be found at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/dorothy-varian-papers-9258/series-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Archives of American Art</a>. Sources Consulted: “Varian Exhibition Open at Parnassus to Sept. 10,” Kingston Daily Freeman 25 Aug. 1953: 9; “Woodstock Artist Has Showing in L.I. University,” Kingston Daily Freeman 6 Nov. 1961: 24; David W. Kiehl, Between the Wars: Women Artists of the Whitney Studio Club and Museum (Whitney Museum of Art, 1997). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Varian, Dorothy (1895-1985) 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 1935-08-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Michalak, Benjamin (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18282 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.3 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 189 Dorothy Varian Federal Art Project New Deal Gallery Oil on Canvas https://openvalley.org/files/original/43e6914cdea97ed08c25f359dcca04a2.jpg 37f2ffaa6c3f568f95520bd235b57439 https://openvalley.org/files/original/08d9644a6538d03feda9717ee068ce0b.jpg eae9e4d218731183257f2228d6e322e3 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 20 x 26 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 Map of the State of New-York Showing its Water and Rail Road Lines. Jan 1855, by direction of John T. Clark State Engineer & Surveyor. Description An account of the resource In addition to canals, color-coded map shows railroads in operation, under construction, and proposed. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vaughn, David Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available C. Van Benthuysen Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1855 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 Digital ID: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3801p.rr002610 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.5 MB jpeg, 6.1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Map Canals Map New York Railroads https://openvalley.org/files/original/2a7b1f741baff4c7cdc2ccc0d30da2f0.jpg f45ac16fad7b556f89e56b12667516d9 https://openvalley.org/files/original/74cf3d874140204af44fcce4d9577afb.jpg 2a5982656deef028a27f1a14eb14d791 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 160 x 47 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 Topographical Map of the City of New York Description An account of the resource At the time this map was created in 1865, the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 already had conceptualized Manhattan's grid above Houston Street and below 155th. But the city was far from filled in, and some of the island's original watercourses still were visible even as sewer lines were being laid. Viele's map shows both, and also divides the types of land as Marsh (dark green), Made Land (orange), and Meadow (light green). This item consists of files in two sizes: a faster-loading one for display purposes, and a larger file for detailed examination. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Viele, Egbert L. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Robert Craighead, Printer 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 Courtesy of David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 985 KB jpeg, 15.8 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Egbert L. Viele Manhattan Map New York, NY Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/f9080665e4f85bf6cd9b12d2dc80d816.JPG 6f57ae634a8a54027aa0d9a06428af06 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 Protest Wines Description An account of the resource Will Ouweleen, current owner of O-Neh-Da Vineyards, part of the commercial company Eagle Crest Vineyards, is a known sustainability activist around the Finger Lakes region. This pair of "No Frackin' Way" wines is one way he voices his opinions in protest of environmental threats to the region. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Viglucci, Matthew Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ouweleen, Will Viglucci, Matthew Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Underground Atlas of the Genesee Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 2 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Finger Lakes sacramental wine Underground Atlas https://openvalley.org/files/original/dd866bf8e55a8f44bbe73381a5ee3558.jpg f98e2acb750037e618f73ff9a672ea57 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Engraving Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Hive of Farm Activity Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1880 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 627 KB Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wade (artist?) F.W. O'Neill (author) H.L. Williams (author) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available R. Worthington Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived F.W. O'Neill and H.L. Williams, The American Farmer's Hand-Book (New York: R.Worthington, 1880): 22. <a href="https://archive.org/details/americanfarmersh00onei/page/n33/mode/1up">Courtesy of Internet Archive</a> Description An account of the resource A beehive, traditional symbol of industry and an orderly community, organizes four images of farming around its center. In clockwise order from the top, we see the arts of landscaping and decorative gardening; a barnyard with various farm animals including a dairy cow at rear; a farmhouse with fields being plowed and seeded with grains; and a group of fruit-pickers in an orchard. All are depicted as facets of a modern, integrated farm. But decorative images--sheaves of wheat, barrels of cider, vegetables, hand tools--also seem to be updating an older symbol of cornucopia. It was an ideal few real-life farms could realistically attain. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Beehive Engraving Farm Farm implements farming Harvest https://openvalley.org/files/original/162826b965dc4e49db9ecca44b803286.jpg 37c50b07b94f4c4e55c50f4a2264bfb6 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 3 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 View of Ashantee Description An account of the resource Photograph of Ashantee, the Avon home of Herbert and Martha Blow Wadsworth, with lawn, drive and tree in the foreground. It was constructed in the late 1880s. Herbert was a grandson of early Geneseo settler James Wadsworth. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wadsworth, Martha Blow Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Milne Library, SUNY Geneseo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1901? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SUNY Geneseo Special Collections Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Ashantee Wadsworth, Herbert Wadsworth, Martha Blow