Name/Title
Meloy, Henry J. (1902-1951) "Girl and Pony"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18206Tags
WatercolorDescription
Pale girl sits atop a pony, protected from the sun’s rays as apples fall from a tree nearby. The pony, meanwhile, stares blankly at the ground. Although Meloy’s familiarity with animals shows in his representation of anatomy and posture, the bright sun (and perhaps his interest in abstraction) washes away finer details of the scene; the watercolor becomes a composition in red, yellow, white, and brown, with carefully chosen accents of blue.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionDimensions
Height
15-1/2 inWidth
16 inCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
Jul 27, 2025Notes
3 scratches on glass/upperProvenance
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' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
