Name/Title
Rites, Marion Bushanse (1900-?) "October Landscape"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18252Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
Although it owes something to Cézanne’s post-impressionist fields of color, Rites’ painting often de-emphasizes formal shapes that would hold together such a composition. It takes a second look to discern a house, outbuilding, and dock upon a pond or small lake—the effect is one of vividly hued camouflage. Interestingly, the most distinct lines are those of two trees in the foreground, and next to them a pole with a telephone or electrical power line.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Rites, Marion BushanseDate made
1936Dimensions
Height
23-1/2 inWidth
19-1/2 inLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Buffalo StateDate
September 1, 2024Condition
Overall Condition
Very PoorDate Examined
Jul 31, 2025Notes
2+ chips throughout entirety, 2 patched holes above telephone wire/left center/tree in middle 1" from bottomRecommendations
requires repairs for significant chipped/missing paintProvenance
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.