Name/Title
Bolton, Clarence Wheeler (1893-1962) "Landscape"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18872Description
Under a pale sky, we look uphill along a crooked line of split-rail fences and melting snow toward a pair of dormant trees and farm buildings. Bolton’s close attention to Catskill landscapes is apparent in his treatment of patterns in melting snow; his training in sculpture gives the saturated drifts convincing solidity. Interestingly, he paints one of the buildings and the hillside using a virtually identical color, as if to draw greater attention to forms. Poking up through the snow are what appear to be plant shoots in the same color.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionCondition
Overall Condition
PoorDate Examined
Jul 20, 2025Notes
1 scratch lower left corner/lower right middle corner, 1 hole middle center, fading/stain/drip/protrusion throughout piece/middle centerMaintenance
Required Maintenance
hole, cleaningProvenance
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.
