Name/Title
Morgan (NA) "Winter Scene"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18209Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
A beautiful and delicately lit scene of trees in a field of snow suggests, via its background, that we are in a valley at some considerable elevation. Against the placid light and colors is an arrangement of trees that reveal the struggle for existence: at left a broken limb lies upon the ground, another tree leans at an angle and the dramatically curved main trunk of a third all testify to the forces of wind, snow, and altitude.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionDimensions
Height
29-1/2 inWidth
36 inCondition
Overall Condition
Very PoorDate Examined
Jul 27, 2025Notes
1+ cracksRecommendations
major cracking, requires cleaningProvenance
Provenance Detail
Created under the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project (1930s–1940s), this collection of easel paintings was originally installed at the Mount Morris Tuberculosis Sanitorium in Livingston County, New York. Following the sanitorium’s closure in 1970, the artworks were abandoned and remained in storage until their rediscovery decades later. Now preserved and exhibited by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts (GVCA), the collection is housed at the New Deal Museum in Mount Morris. Current efforts include digitization, high-resolution photography, and the creation of an online archive to ensure long-term public access and research availability.General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
See the entry titled 'New Deal Collection Documents' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
