Name/Title
Nesin, George (1889-1962) "The Pasture Lot"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18223Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
Possibly inspired by a time spent farming in Massachusetts, Nesin’s painting radically flattens the landscape into a tapestry: sky and trees cascade down toward cows behind a fence at bottom. Somewhat abstracted forms give a pleasing roundness and regularity to nature. Nesin appears to set against this a few eccentric details, like a pair of boulders or a crooking fence rail, in the service of visual tension.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionCondition
Overall Condition
PoorDate Examined
Jul 29, 2025Notes
5+ cracks upper left corner/upper middle sky/uppe right corner, 5+ chips upper right corner/upper middle center, 1 scratch middle right, 6 holes upper right corner to lower right corner/upper middle skyRecommendations
requires repairs for significant tears,Provenance
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
DonationNote
David W & David H. Parish in memory of Ava H. Parish 2008: $100Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
See the entry titled 'New Deal Collection Documents' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
