Joseph Vitkus and Friends: Early Years
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Joseph A. Vitkus
American, 1917 - 2003
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1940-1950
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints and watercolor on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 3/4in. (14.3 x 9.5cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 4in. (15.2 x 10.2cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 4in. (15.2 x 10.2cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the estate of Joseph A. Vitkus
DescriptionInformal portraits of a young man; in some he is outside a frame house holding a bottle of milk, beside an automobile, seated in a rocking chair, holding a fishing pole, holding a cigarette, and wearing a suit and seated in an armchair with antimacassars on the back and arms. In some photographs he has a mustache. In many photographs he is smiling. Other men and woman appear in some photographs.
Object number2003.182.3-.22
Inscribed2003.182.6 is inscribed on verso, in black ink, "HALL / CAINE".2003.182.19 is inscribed on verso, upper left, in black ink, "Chuch".
Each photograph also has accession number on verso, lower right, in pencil. Additional pencil inscriptions identifying Joseph Vitkus in the photographs were added by the cataloger.NotesTechnique Note: Several bust-length portraits were taken in a coin-operated photograph booths. (Finlay 6/20/2004)
On View
Not on view
1948-1958
