Name/Title
Rollo, Joseph (1904-2001) "Yellow Bouquet"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18255Tags
WatercolorDescription
A white vase, holding what appears to be baby’s breath and several varieties of marigolds, sits upon a table. Its blaze of yellow, orange, and red overwhelms muted pinks and mauves of the table covering and wallpaper. Rollo accentuates this emphasis through his extemporaneous patterning of the wallpaper, a casual backdrop to the painting’s more detailed flowers. Note: this digital image comes from a photograph taken during the 1990s; the painting has disappeared from the New Deal Gallery.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionCondition
Overall Condition
Very PoorDate Examined
Jul 31, 2025Notes
4+ scratches top left to right side/2 left side halfway down, 4 holes upper right/bottom center/upper left by flowersRecommendations
requires repairs for signficnat tears/paper missing, 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.
