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Gaige--Boat House, Sutton Place@2x.jpg

Kovner--Small Town Harlem@2x.jpg
At the time of this painting Harlem had the highest population density in New York, so it is a surprise to see remaining pockets of its originally rural identity. On the hill above, we see newer and more expensive housing.About the Artist: Born in…

Mira--Sheridan Square@2x.jpg
Oil painting of Greenich Village nightlife location dismissed by a Federal Writers Project description as "an uninteresting hodgepodge of buildings of varying sizes and ages, suggesting little of the charm that lies beyond its limits." In 1982, a…

Jacoby--High Bridge@2x.jpg
Completed in 1848 as part of the Croton Aqueduct System, this structure originally spanned the Harlem River using 16 stone arches (later replaced by steel). At the time of Jacoby's painting, some 24 million gallons of water were passing over it every…

Gaige--Lexington and 35th@2x.jpg
Gaige's title is slightly puzzling, for this seems to be the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation on Madison & 35th. The congregation built a sanctuary at this location 1865; the current structure dates to 1896. About the Artist: Born in Candor,…

Gaige--Queensboro Bridge@2x.jpg
Watercolor by New Deal Gallery artist of bridge crossing the East River near Sutton Place.About the Artist: Born in Candor, NY, Gaige grew up in Binghamton and graduated from the School of Art at Syracuse University. He then moved to New York City…

PattersonClaudeA - Midsummer Day.JPG
From the edge of a lake or slow-moving river, we look across to see several houses built at water’s edge. Using a palette similar to his other New Deal Gallery paintings, Patterson depicts a freshness normally associated with springtime: there appear…

NakamizoFuji - American Woodcock.JPG
A pair of woodcocks is pictured somewhat outside of their preferred grassy habitat, beside a cozy opening in a tree trunk. Although they often are associated with spring, the presence of freshly fallen leaves seems to indicate a moment just prior to…

Lomoff - Leeds Bridge.JPG
Portions of the stone bridge depicted here date to 1760, when a wooden structure over Catskill Creek (in Greene County) collapsed; the rest was completed in 1792 and remains standing today. Lomoff renders virtually no straight lines in his painting,…

SpectorGeorge - Peonies.JPG
The focus of the still life painting is a vase of multicolored peonies. Spector shows skillful creation of the 3D geometric forms of the flower petals and vase, with a light source coming from the bottom right. The background is unusual in its…
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