Name/Title
Patterson, Claude A. (1887-1973) "November Scene"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18235Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
The center of this landscape is a tree with gold and yellow leaves, a few just turning to orange. Nearby bushes already have dropped their leaves, allowing for views across a pond or river to the other shore, and mountains in the far distance. Everything except the foreground is painted in hues of blue, white, and green—the better to set off the blaze of color in front of us.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Patterson, Claude A.Date made
Dec 1936Dimensions
Height
19-1/2 inWidth
23-1/2 inCondition
Overall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Jul 30, 2025Maintenance
Maintenance History
Notes
Complete RestorationProvenance
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
Betty and Robert Minemier in memory of Nora Mazza 2008: $300 and County AdministrationNote Type
Cataloging NoteNote
See the entry titled 'New Deal Collection Documents' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
