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Still Image
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Original Format
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Map
Physical Dimensions
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39 x 9 in.
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Title
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Map of the Central Park Showing the Progress of the Work up to January 1st, 1860.
Description
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In 1853 after extensive study, the New York City Common Council approved a site surrounding the Croton Reservoir for a Manhattan park. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and designer Calvert Vaux were winners of a design competition, and in 1857 work began upon the original 778-acre site (it would grow to 843 acres).
This rare map was disseminated only through park's Board of Commissioners annual report, and to key players in the construction process--in this case, board member Andrew Haswell Green. It shows that almost all early work was concentrated upon the park's southern portion, and the extent to which its "natural" appearance was constructed. Significant rock outcroppings that remained from the Lawrentide Ice Sheet are marked by Olmsted--a fundamental driver of his design. Central Park was officially completed in 1876.
Creator
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Olmsted, Frederick Law Olmsted, 1822 - 1903
Publisher
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Board of Commissioners of the Central Park
Date
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1860
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1860_Pocket_Map_of_Central_Park,_New_York_City_-_Geographicus_-_CentralPark-olmstead-1860.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Geographicus Fine Antique Maps, via Wikimedia Commons</a>
Format
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jpeg, 466 KB
jpeg, 2 MB
Type
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Still image
Calvert Vaux
Central Park
Frederick Law Olmsted
Map
new york city
park
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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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19.5 x 15.5 in.
Condition: surface dirt, some peeling
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Title
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Pelham Bay Park #1
Description
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<p>This painting displays a park scene using a variety of pastels, dusty colors, and vivid greens. We see a sandy sky and cool-toned trees in the background; the middle ground hosts a hedgerow outlined on the bottom with a vivid row of red flowers. In the foreground, three trees stand in full bloom, with two to the left side framing the wall on the right. The wall has a pot and a sculpture that frame the third tree. A sidewalk cuts in front of this scene.</p>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">About the Artist</span>: We haven’t located much reliable information about this artist. Bank created 4 works for the <a href="https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.7227.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Index of American Design</a>, one of which reads: “Unfinished on account of ‘Pink Slip’ September 3<sup>rd</sup>1937.”
Creator
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Bank, Moses
Publisher
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Federal Art Project
Date
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1937-04-27
Contributor
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Ritz, Abigail (photography)
VanOstrand, Ravenna (biography)
Cooper, Ken (biography)
Source
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New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts
Object #FA18113
Format
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jpeg, 798 KB
Type
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Still Image
Identifier
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023
Federal Art Project
Moses Bank
New Deal Gallery
Oil on Canvas
painting
park