Name/Title
Adler, Fredrick M. (1914-2012) "Apples"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18099Tags
Oil Painting, Still LifeDescription
We look upon a remarkably minimalist still life—sixteen apples upon a wooden board or table—but by the time of Adler's painting they were highly charged objects due to the thousands of minimally employed apple vendors on New York streets during the Great Depression. Keeping this in mind, we see an insistence upon each apple being represented individually, and for that matter each row of wood laminated into the wooden board. Adler's light and colors are direct, with very little shadow.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Adler, Frederick M.Date made
Oct 20, 1937Condition
Overall Condition
FairDate Examined
Jul 19, 2025Notes
2 holes small in upper left corner, splattered with white paint and stain slight indent corners and upper middle cornersProvenance
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.
