Joseph Vitkus: Later Years

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Joseph A. Vitkus American, 1917 - 2003

PhotographerPhotographed by ABNO American

Date1946-1970

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints and Polaroid color print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 13/16 x 6 5/8in. (12.2 x 16.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm) or smaller

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the estate of Joseph A. Vitkus

DescriptionThree informal portraits of a man wearing eyeglasses. In one photograph, he wears a suit and necktie; in others he wears a sports coat, an overcoat, a checked sports shirt, and leather gloves. He is shown in the interior of a photographer's shop with pamphlets in metal racks, glass display cases, and cardboard boxes in the background; in a package store, holding a dollar bill and a bottle in a paper bag, with liquor bottles on shelves in the background; and holding a can of beer and seated in a chair beside a lamp with drapes behind him.

Object number2003.182.110-.112

Markings2003.182.112: On verso, right margin, printed in gray ink, "POLAROID POLAROID POLAROID..."Inscribed2003.182.110 is inscribed on verso, in blue ink, "Moe's Package Store".

2003.182.111 is inscribed on verso, in blue ink, "19a59 [underlined] / Ed Kula's Studio".

Each photograph also has accession number on verso, lower right, in pencil. Additional pencil inscriptions identifying the subjects of the photographs were added by cataloger.

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