Name/Title
Nakamizo, Fuji (1889-1950) "Woodpecker (Blue Jay) "Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18221Tags
EngravingDescription
The wise bird sits upon a tree branch in the foreground, with a billow of leaves or some other foliage in the midground. It looks at us unflinchingly. In the distance, we see the turret of a large building. Nakamizo’s decision to render this scene as an engraving turns it into a study of patterns, both upon the bird and in its habitat. At lower left is text indicating it was created for the Federal Art Project.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionCondition
Overall Condition
FairDate Examined
Jul 29, 2025Recommendations
needs frame and mattingProvenance
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.
