Name/Title
Grambs, Blanche Mary (1916-2010) "Warehouse, East River"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18166Tags
Lithograph PrintDescription
A faceless laborer lifts what appears to be bales of cotton--presumably one of many for New York's textile and garment industries. The etching's dark, cross-hatched interior contrasts with a view of docks, tugboat, and buildings seen through the doorway. The anonymous toil depicted here would have been paralleled by sharecroppers in the South, although a market crash there precipitated a "great migration" north.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Grambs, Blanche MaryDate made
Jul 15, 1937Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
Jul 26, 2025Notes
sticky residue on glass upper right cornerProvenance
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' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
