Name/Title
Fidaroff, Simon Ivan (1892-1972) "New Jersey Landscape"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18155Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
Spare composition of an open space, perhaps parkland, is most distinctive in its use of linear elements. The horizontals of skyline and a row of plantings across the middle of painting are intersected by verticals of trees and, in the distance, lines of color ascending the hills. At bottom center, where a viewer presumably is invited to enter the landscape, a serpentine footpath gives way to branching possibilities.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Fidaroff, Simon IvanDate made
Oct 20, 1937Dimensions
Height
29-1/2 inWidth
23-1/2 inCondition
Overall Condition
GoodDate Examined
Jul 25, 2025Notes
fading/pencil marks throughout lower middle centerRecommendations
could be cleanedProvenance
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.
