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Title
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New Deal Gallery
Description
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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." <br /><br />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.<br /><br />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
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1935-1940
Contributor
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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
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Original Format
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Oil painting
Physical Dimensions
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30 x 24 in.
Condition: small tear, surface dirt
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Title
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Apples
Description
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We look upon a remarkably minimalist still life--sixteen apples upon a wooden board or table--but by the time of Adler's painting they were highly charged objects due to the thousands of minimally employed apple vendors on New York streets during the Great Depression. Keeping this in mind, we see an insistence upon each apple being represented individually, and for that matter each row of wood laminated into the wooden board. Adler's light and colors are direct, with very little shadow.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Artist</span>: Born in New York, Adler was the son of Russian immigrants—his father a dressmaker and eventual NDG artist Joseph Adler. Fred studied two years at National Academy of Design, then two more at the Art Students League with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Soyer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Raphael Soyer</a>. At age twenty he was employed by the Federal Art Project and assigned to a Civilian Conservation Corps project in Milford, IA where he “sketch[ed] characteristic moments in camp life” (<em>Milford Mail</em> 6 Sept 1934: 2). In 1940 his “Still Life With Herring” was selected for a Musuem of Modern Art traveling exhibition called <a href="https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2979?locale=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“35 Under 35.”</a> Along with NDG artists Herman Copen and Ben Delman, Adler’s painting “Avenue C market” was included in a 1941 show focused upon “Market Scenes,” and held at the USDA’s Surplus Marketing Department in New York. 1 painting at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-1-folder-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smithsonian Museum of American Art</a>. 8 more images at <a href="https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467/series-1/box-1-folder-30" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAP</a>.
Creator
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Adler, Fred[erick M], 1914-2012
Publisher
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Federal Art Project
Date
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1937-10-20
Contributor
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Ritz, Abigail (photography)
Cooper, Ken (biography)
Source
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New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts
Object #FA18099
Format
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jpeg, 1.1 MB
Type
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Still image
Identifier
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009
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Art Project
Fred Adler
Joseph Adler
New Deal Gallery
painting
still life
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Digital photograph
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Title
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Gibsonville Bridge
Description
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Stone bridge built by Civil Conservation Corps at Letchworth park.
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Date
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2018
Contributor
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VanOstrand, Ravenna
Format
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jpeg, 1.2 MB
Type
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Still image
Bridge
Civilian Conservation Corps
Gibsonville, NY
Letchworth State Park
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Digital photograph
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Title
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Stone Bench, near Lower Falls
Description
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This is a detailed view of a wall built alongside a trail by the Civilian Conservation Corps. at Letchworth State Park, near the Lower Falls.
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Date
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2018
Contributor
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VanOstrand, Ravenna
Format
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jpeg 1.1 MB
Type
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Still image
Civilian Conservation Corps
Letchworth State Park
Lower Falls
Stone Bench
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Digital photograph
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Title
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Picnic Shelter, Letchworth State Park
Description
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A picnic shelter built by the Civilian Conservation Corps at Letchworth State Park, near the Lower Falls
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Date
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2018
Contributor
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VanOstrand, Ravenna
Format
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jpeg, 1 MB
Type
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Still image
Civilian Conservation Corps
Letchworth State Park
Lower Falls
Picnic Shelter
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Digital photograph
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Title
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Bridge Detail
Description
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A close-up of a stone bridge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps crossing the Silver Lake Outlet, Letchworth State Park
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Date
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2018
Contributor
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VanOstrand, Ravenna
Format
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jpeg, 1.6 MB
Type
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Still image
Civilian Conservation Corps
Letchworth State Park
Silver Lake Outlet
Stone Bridge
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Moving Image
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Original Format
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mp4
Duration
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10 seconds
Producer
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Cooper, Ken
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Title
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Lower Falls, Letchworth State Park
Description
An account of the resource
From a trail below the falls, we look back upriver to a WPA-era stone bridge constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers during the 1930s. This sort of organic stonework can be viewed at other locations in Western New York, like Stony Brook State Park in Dansville, Watkins Glen State Park in Watkins Glen, and Robert H. Treman State Park in Ithaca.
Creator
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Cooper, Ken
Date
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2018-10-25
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Format
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mp4, 16.3 MB
Civilian Conservation Corps
Green New Deal
Letchworth State Park
Lower Falls