Name/Title
Bank, Moses (NA) "Pelham Bay Park #1"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18113Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
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.Artwork Details
Medium
OilSubject
This painting shows the Pelham Bay Park. The painting probably shows a more developed area of the park, near the Barlow-Pell Mansion. At three times the size of Central Park, Pelham Bay Park is New York CIty's largest park. Pelham Bay Park is known for the panoramic view of Long Island Sound, wildlife sanctuaries and the Barlow-Pell Mansion. The "Meadow" was created when a 1930s beach construction program "accidentally" moved 25 acres of topsoil.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionDimensions
Height
15-1/2 inWidth
19-1/2 inCondition
Overall Condition
FairDate Examined
Jul 19, 2025Notes
3+ cracks, lower left corner, 5 chips upper left corner/lower right corner/middle left cornerRecommendations
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.
