Jersey Landscape

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Title

Jersey Landscape

Description

Spare composition of an open space, perhaps parkland, is most distinctive in its use of linear elements. The horizontals of skyline and a row of plantings across the middle of painting are intersected by verticals of trees and, in the distance, lines of color ascending the hills. At bottom center, where a viewer presumably is invited to enter the landscape, a serpentine footpath gives way to branching possibilities.

About the Artist: We haven’t located much reliable information about this artist. Born in Vladikavkaz, Russia, Fidaroff emigrated to Vancouver in 1913 and then the US in 1915—where he became a citizen in 1939. He was an art student in Los Angeles, CA as of 1917. His painting “In the Country” was exhibited at a 1937 Federal Art Project show. 2 works at Bennington Museum. 2 more images at FAP.

Creator

Fidaroff, Simon Ivan, 1892-1972

Publisher

Federal Art Project

Date

1935-1940

Contributor

Ritz, Abigail (photography)<br /> <br /> Cooper, Ken (biography)

Source

New Deal Gallery, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts<br /> <br /> Object #FA18155

Format

jpeg, 956 KB<br /> jpeg, 4.3 MB<br /> jpeg, 17.5 MB

Type

Still image

Identifier

065

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Oil painting

Physical Dimensions

24 x 30 in.
Condition: surface dirt

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