91 10 1402 https://openvalley.org/files/original/f52acf6b1a02de18ffdbe7913a6e7a53.jpg 1a47944a75bbe58684bbbd03b4bd13b9 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 Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. 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, black and white Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4 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 Paper Mill Falls, Conesus Creek, town of Avon, N.Y. Description An account of the resource Paper Mill Falls is the site of several early mills, including a grist (or flour) mill owned by the Wadsworth family of Geneseo, N.Y. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 791 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wadsworth, Martha Blow (1864-1934) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907? Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Martha Blow Wadsworth Image Collection Milne Library Special Collections, SUNY Geneseo GENESEE VALLEY Grist Milling mills wadsworth Waterfalls https://openvalley.org/files/original/66b84ac79db51f203bbc9cd550ab39ae.jpg a2703029a797d6cfa87e984166b6c582 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 Mills of Genesee Valley Description An account of the resource Before the commercial extraction of fossil fuels from the Oil Creek region of northern Pennsylvania, most mechanical work in the Genesee Valley was done by human and animal power, or some source ultimately derived from the sun: burning wood, wind power, or flowing water. The exception to this, of course, was coal--by the 1880s America's dominant source of energy. Due to the Genesee region's ample supply of wood and running water, along with the cost of shipping coal, it's quite common to find instances of various water mills in the area's history. They were adapted to a wide range of uses: cutting wood into timber and milling it into specialized shapes (lumber mill); grinding corn into animal feed or for distilling alcohol (grist mill); grinding wheat or other grains (flour mill); creating boxes and other products from wood pulp (paper mill); fabricating metals (triphammer mill); powering industrial equipment (textile mill); and by the 1880s creating electricity via turbines. This collection gathers various documents concerning mills in the Genesee Valley. In addition to images and written texts, there is also an interactive map illustrating the density of their usage during the mid-nineteenth century. 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, black and white Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 5.4 x 3.10 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 Triphammer Falls, town of Avon, N.Y. Description An account of the resource Bathers, friends of Martha Blow Wadsworth (wife of Herbert Wadsworth), frolicking in the falls at the Triphammer site in the southern part of the town of Avon, N.Y. The Wadsworth family of Geneseo owned a flour mill at this spot on Conesus Creek, near where a trip-hammer and forge were also located. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wadsworth, Martha Blow (1864-1934) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907? Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Martha Blow Wadsworth Image Collection Milne Library Special Collections, SUNY Geneseo Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 833 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image GENESEE VALLEY Grist Milling mills wadsworth Waterfalls https://openvalley.org/files/original/eac7d540c61e4ed45d0cd6d7a39c8e5d.jpg 07eb0a057b82fb91d0b1ec622b9de61f https://openvalley.org/files/original/1fbe214cd8f4e7468c1e7a6dbbca4c90.jpg 55b9685ca211aed06060b48f475a06af https://openvalley.org/files/original/c707aab428dc9ad6c3824ea1bdd397dc.jpg 00112abf1d8f76e28435b80ba9875fdb Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Paper contract, 10 x 16 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 1849 lease for Ellis Farm (Wadsworth property), Geneseo, N.Y., showing wheat rent Description An account of the resource Original contract between Daniel Fitzhugh, as agent for William Wolcott Wadsworth of Geneseo, N.Y. and lesees Thomas Tyler, Benjamin Tyler, and Zachariah Roberson, all of Geneseo. Article 2 of the lease (enlarged snippet view )pertains to rent, both in cash and in wheat, and the back of the document lists specific details concerning crops, acreage, and rent amounts per field. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wadsworth, William W. (1810-1852) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1849-04-01 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wadsworth Family Papers, Box C3 Milne Library Special Collections, SUNY Geneseo Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 686 KB jpeg, 982 KB jpeg, 198 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Text GENESEE VALLEY wadsworth Wheat Wheat rent https://openvalley.org/files/original/7108f4dab699061472abcf396b515010.jpg 3d54494fd1657cd87c230b060e3590f3 https://openvalley.org/files/original/ea38f1540705bf7b55bd1d7a2b4be2bc.jpg bbb642c6ffb590db4ae4ba9e416d88bf 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 78 x 60 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Map of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County Mass. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 851 KB jpeg, 3.9 MB Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walling, Henry Francis, 1825-1888 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available H. F. Walling Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1852 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="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3764c.ct001110" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Library of Congress</a> Description An account of the resource A great deal of historical interest attaches to this map. It shows the residences of important figures in the Transcendentalist movement: Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Ellery Channing, and Henry David Thoreau--whether living at Walden Pond or at his father John's home. Thoreau's work as a surveyor contributes materially to Walling's map in the form of White Pond and Walden Pond. By convention Thoreau's two-year sojourn at Walden Pond is thought to have been in the "wilderness," by his own description, but we see here that he was located less than two miles from the Concord town pump, and midway between a turnpike and the Fitchburg Railroad. A detail from Walling's larger map shows the approximate location of Thoreau's cabin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Concord, MA Henry David Thoreau Map Walden Pond https://openvalley.org/files/original/e260e01a2389de70a6ab82706ae48320.JPG 99bd29f8e98b32bd09ce8456102a2f28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Deal Gallery Description An account of the resource This collection of more than 200 paintings owes its existence to two primary causes: allocations from the Federal Art Project to a New York state tuberculosis sanatorium located at Mt. Morris--the landscapes and still lifes were thought to be restful--and to the committed volunteers who helped preserve the paintings after the hospital closed. For several decades the canvases were stored in non-climate-controlled basements; it appears that doctors and staff removed at least three dozen works as "keepsakes." Despite the seeming tranquility of the paintings, they were created by artists primarily from New York City whose background was more political and aesthetically adventurous than this rural location would indicate. <a href="https://openvalley.org/exhibits/show/green-new-deal/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow this hyperlink to a short introduction to the New Deal Gallery collection</a>. We're grateful to the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts for access to their collection, which has been re-photographed and appears here at two resolutions: a cropped, web-friendly file size of around 1 MB; and a high-resolution file including the painting's frame. Items in this collection were created according to a consistent format: a short description of each painting in formal terms, followed by a biography of each artist. Where possible we have supplied hyperlinks relevant to their lives and to other examples of their art. In order to better view them using the Omeka program, click on the "View All" option at the bottom of this page to access various sorting options. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken (project director) Ritz, Abigail (photography and project assistant) Additional research: Justin Anderson, Jessica Apthorpe, Jay Bang, Kristopher Bangsil, Julia Caldwell, Sydney Cannioto, Sabrina Chan, Paige Closser, Victoria Domon, Elana Evenden, Yadelin Fernandez, Michael Griffin, Madison Jackson, Niamh McCrohan, Ben Michalak, Ricky Noel, Elizabeth Ramsay, Skye Rose, Samantha Schmeer, John Serbalik, Marianna Sheedy, Emily Spina, Alison Stern, Ravenna VanOstrand, and Nicholas Vanamee. Special thanks to: Deborah Bump, Mark Calicchia, Elizabeth Harris, Melissa Moody, Rebecca Lomuto, and Mai Sato. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Oil painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 16 x 20 in. Condition: surface dirt, 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 Trees Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Waltemath, William, 1876-1958 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Domon, Victoria (biography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Description An account of the resource This work, as the title suggests, is of trees during the fall season: red, yellow, and orange colors of leaves on their skeletal forms depict a season of change. Rolling hills behind them likewise are changing color to more muted tones, the color of perhaps a dirt path. The sky is blue behind off-white clouds. A stone wall separates the trees from a grassy field in the foreground. About the Artist: Born as August Fredrik Vilhelm Axelsen in Tönsberg, Norway, dire economic conditions there led to his immigration—at eight years old—to the US with his maternal aunt and her husband, Wilhelm Waltemath of Germany. That family settled in Minneapolis, MN, where William eventually began work as a printer. His paintings were exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Salons of America, and Society of Independent Artists, along with group and individual events. At a 1931 show in Baltimore, MD, the art critic Henry McBride wrote that Waltemath “commands rich pigment and has a sense of picture making, though his tendency is toward the somber.” By 1932, however, Waltemath’s professional and financial situation had suffered; he was one of a dozen New York painters selected for inclusion in a show featuring artists “who are for the most part unknown, indigent, or neglected” (“Unsung”). The Federal Art Project provided a crucial lifeline, for example in 1937 his work shown at a WPA exhibition along with fellow NDG artist Carl Nordell. He remained active in civic organizations, notably as chairman of the Art League of Nassau County. There is something moving to to a photograph of Waltemath with one of his paintings, where it’s revealed that he considers himself “a printer by trade and an artist because he insists on being one....He has been unemployed for some time, but refuses to allow that to halt his painting” (“An Artist”). Sources Consulted: Henry McBride, “Some Foreign Impressions of Our Art,” Baltimore Sun 22 Nov. 1931: 66; “Unsung Artists Exhibit at Show on Heights,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle 3 Sept. 1932: 3; “An Artist—By Choice!” New York Daily News 10 Jan. 1937: 181. 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 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Council on the Arts Object #FA18284 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 758 KB Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 191 Federal Works Project Landscape Art New Deal New Deal Gallery William Waltemath https://openvalley.org/files/original/8da6b8b56a977b00401751fd23bbde17.JPG 33f48c0d9cb2f7a052e294cf064fc86d 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 18 x 24 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 North Pond Description An account of the resource This painting features a wilderness scene, strikingly symmetrical in its composition, with a pond, undulating row of trees, hills, and clouds. It is rendered mainly in earthy brown tones with a small pop of blue in the color of the pond. Waltemath’s painting itself is very still but, we can infer some movement with the depiction of clouds in the sky, reflected upon the pond.  About the Artist: Born as August Fredrik Vilhelm Axelsen in Tönsberg, Norway, dire economic conditions there led to his immigration—at eight years old—to the US with his maternal aunt and her husband, Wilhelm Waltemath of Germany. That family settled in Minneapolis, MN, where William eventually began work as a printer. His paintings were exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Salons of America, and Society of Independent Artists, along with group and individual events. At a 1931 show in Baltimore, MD, the art critic Henry McBride wrote that Waltemath “commands rich pigment and has a sense of picture making, though his tendency is toward the somber.” By 1932, however, Waltemath’s professional and financial situation had suffered; he was one of a dozen New York painters selected for inclusion in a show featuring artists “who are for the most part unknown, indigent, or neglected” (“Unsung”). The Federal Art Project provided a crucial lifeline, for example in 1937 his work shown at a WPA exhibition along with fellow NDG artist Carl Nordell. He remained active in civic organizations, notably as chairman of the Art League of Nassau County. There is something moving to to a photograph of Waltemath with one of his paintings, where it’s revealed that he considers himself “a printer by trade and an artist because he insists on being one....He has been unemployed for some time, but refuses to allow that to halt his painting” (“An Artist”). Sources Consulted: Henry McBride, “Some Foreign Impressions of Our Art,” Baltimore Sun 22 Nov. 1931: 66; “Unsung Artists Exhibit at Show on Heights,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle 3 Sept. 1932: 3; “An Artist—By Choice!” New York Daily News 10 Jan. 1937: 181. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Waltemath, William, 1876-1958 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Federal Art Projecct Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ritz, Abigail (photography) Rose, Skye (biography) Cooper, Ken (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Council on the Arts Object #FA18283 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.5 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 190 Federal Art Project New Deal Gallery painting William Waltemath https://openvalley.org/files/original/52dd0a428210b2918100d4259c48237a.jpg 352cf33f663542e546608e06039fb7a0 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 Photograph of Emmeline Austin Wadsworth Fountain, Geneseo NY Description An account of the resource Popularly known as the "Bronze Bear" fountain, this Main Street landmark was commissioned by Herbert and William Austin Wadsworth in memory of their mother. It was designed by Richard Morris Hunt; provenance of the bronze sculpture is less clear. The fountain was installed in 1888 and over the years suffered from neglect and vandalism. Beginning in 2008, the Association for the Preservation of Geneseo undertook a restoration of the fountain to its original state. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walters, Keith Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Photo courtesy of Keith Walters Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1.7 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital photograph Bronze Bear Geneseo Wadsworth, Herbert Wadsworth, William A. water https://openvalley.org/files/original/86ee6a9e8f5838dc671c78282126eb1a.jpg d4a8044a6e02f314ae091393ed62df91 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 Featured photography of the Genesee Valley Region. Description An account of the resource Genesee Valley, Geneseo, Mt. Morris, Letchworth, NY, State Park, Hogsback, Genesee River, photography,HDR,scenic,tourism,tourist attraction,hiking,camping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walters, Keith Cooper, Ken Argentieri, Liz Root, Leah Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-11-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Walters,Keith Root,Leah Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Keith Walters Photography Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg, 3 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Image 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 Contemporary photo of American Rock Salt mining operation, Mount Morris, NY Description An account of the resource After the 1994 collapse of a salt mine in Retsof, NY, the company reorganized, purchased mineral rights, and today produces between 10,000-18,000 tons of road salt daily Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walters, Keith -- used by permission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 821 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital photograph American Rock Salt Mining Mount Morris, NY Salt Mines Underground Atlas https://openvalley.org/files/original/04b262188c664a51b4243da539e85d76.jpg 3ea2bd25088177a4b478c0bde7474043 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 board Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 30 x 40 in. Condition: surface dirt, stained slightly 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 Japanese Garden Description An account of the resource This painting depicts blooming Japanese flora in what appears to be a body of water; however, most of the canvas is negative space, a technique that allows for a higher contrast in colors of Ward’s vegetation. It also is perhaps intended to allow viewers to contemplate life and its meaning, for the flowers and waterlilies surrounding the base of the vegetation—their branches and petals—are flourishing. About the Artist: Ward was born, in Paris, to a family of artists. His father <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13132" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Edgar Melville</a> was a noted genre painter who directed the National Academy of Design for twenty years; his uncle <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams_Ward" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Quincy Adams Ward</a> was even more famous for his public sculptures. The younger painter studied with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_William_Carlson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Edward William Carlson</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Coates_Jones" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Francis Coates Jones</a>, and—perhaps most influential—the muralist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Maynard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George W. Maynard</a>. He lived much of his life in Ulster County. As of the mid-1930s Ward, in addition to painting, was a designer and a muralist in his own right (Kingston Daily Freeman 30 July 1936: 7). His “Under Sea Life” was at the Jones Beach Pavillion, and he created several for Wells College, Aurora NY. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ward, Edgar Melville, Jr., 1887-1943 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 (photographer) Griffin, Michael (biography) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Object #FA18285 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 2.5 MB Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 192 Edgar Melville Ward Jr Federal Art Project John Quicy Adams Ward New Deal New Deal Gallery Oil Painting painting https://openvalley.org/files/original/d75d27f4bafae778493f1db3ca6dc8e4.jpg 29ec236fb20a66745c8092d534980643 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Newspaper advertisement Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 1600 × 368 Text Any textual data included in the document Churches in Western New York are informed that Mr. Samuel Warren of York, Livingston County, has on hand five barrels of pure wine, from grapes of his own vin-yard. April 25, 1836. 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 Advertisement for wines of Samuel Warren, pioneer winegrower of York, Livingston County, New York Description An account of the resource Samuel Warren's 1836 advertisement in the New York Evangelist, offering his wine specifically to the churches of Western New York. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Warren, Samuel Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available New-York Evangelist (newspaper) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1836-04-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Viglucci, Matthew Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New-York Evangelist (newspaper) Courtesy of Gary Cox Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 129 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Text