Name/Title
Terrell, Elizabeth M. (1902-1993) "Local Shop"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18278Tags
Gouache PaintingDescription
A local town is represented as a train stop, hinted at beyond a hill. It appears to be either fall or the middle of a drought, as the colors used are warm—mostly reds, oranges, and yellows—with the corn and surrounding vegetation brown and yellow. These colors contrast with the sky, which composes two thirds of the canvas, and is blue with cumulous clouds. Terrell’s painting is diagonally composed, and the left half of it seems more modernized, with its large buildings and what appear to be telephone poles and electric wires running to the buildings, in contrast to the right, which has telegraph wires and a small silo or water tower.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Terrell Elizabeth M.Date made
1935 - 1940Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
Aug 1, 2025Notes
pencil marks, right side in clouds at topProvenance
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
DonationNote
Dr.. Rebeca Keim: $500Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
See the entry titled 'New Deal Collection' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
