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Gerrit Hondius, 1956
Hondius (1891-1970), a New Deal Gallery artist, was born in Holland and fled Europe in 1915 amidst the Great War. He studied at Royal Academy in The Hague and the Laren Art Colony, then in New York at the Art Students League. He was known for his…
Tags: Gerrit Hondius; New Deal Gallery; Painter
Straw Flowers
A slanted table has a vase filled with dried flowers ranging from colors of orange, yellow, purple and one single white flower. Behind the vase is a heavier fabric draping around all the objects on the table. The objects include a goblet swaddled in…
New Jersey Farm
New Jersey Farm: A small, somewhat run-down farm is surrounded by trees and encroaching vegetation. There is a smoke stack in the background, indicating industrial transformations to area farmland. The painting’s earthy colors are somewhat tonal and…
Rochester-area highways, 1956
Detail from road map shows the emerging U.S. interstate system, including the newly designated New York State Thruway.
Tags: Automobiles; Highways; Map; Roads; Rochester, NY
Vase of Asters
In a darkened room, light dramatically illuminates an arrangement of flowers and dried oak leaves in a simple white vase. The leaf shapes and Sharp’s brushwork create a flamelike appearance, albeit in a more muted color palette—even the bouquet’s…
Deserted Wharf
Cool blues and greens dominate much of Sharp’s landscape, creating a sharp contrast against the red of the barn and sails. A body of water surrounding the wharf clearly is too small for any boats and seems to be drying up. The rolling hills and…
Tags: 1930s; Federal Art Project; Iowa; John Sharp; landscape; New Deal Gallery; painting; wharf