John Albok

A Vacation Day!

Listing No: 12577

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Artwork Info

FAE Listing No:
12577
Artist:
John Albok (1894-1982)
Title:
A Vacation Day!
Date of Work:
1938
Alternate Title:
Painted Water
Signature:
Signed in pencil at low right below image.
Signature Notes:
Artist stamp on verso.
Where Produced:
New York City, New York, USA.
Presentation:
Unmatted

Artwork Medium

Type:
Photography
Medium Notes:
This is single weight fiber-base paper with a glossy surface.

Artwork Size & Weight

Primary:
11 x 10.25 in
Outer Dimensions:
20 x 16 in.
Size Notes:
This photograph was dry mounted by the Artist on a vintage utility board measuring 20 x 16 inches.

Artwork Surface

Texture:
Flat
Surface Reflectivity:
Even - Gloss

Artwork Condition

Condition:
Very Good condition for a vintage print of this age. An imperceptible surface crease appears in the lower third of the print. The vintage mount board is worn at the corners with a loss in the lower left corner.

Artwork Provenance

Collection:
Andy and Beckie Reisberg
Provenance:
Acquired directly from Artist’s daughter, executor of the Estate of John Albok.

About this Piece

"When a child sees something wonderful in his youth, it will influence him for the rest of his life." (diary entry of John Albok)

John Albok would spend his lunchtime and every available moment roaming the streets of Manhattan and Central Park with his camera.

About the Artist

John Albok, a Hungarian immigrant, maintained a livelihood as a master tailor on Madison Avenue in New York City for nearly sixty years while pursuing avocations of photography, cinematography, music and painting. In his lifetime, Albok created over 16,000 photographs in the confines of his tailor shop, and was the subject of hundreds of reviews, tributes publications and awards.

John Albok was a self-taught photographer and print maker whose prolific career spanned the years of the Depression through the recovery years of the Roosevelt administration. Albok’s mastery of photography was his ability to capture on film the character and feeling of a place, the essence of a moment, and the dignity and humility of a person no matter how impoverished or downtrodden. He is acknowledged as a preeminent chronicler of his time, and his work is found in the permanent collections of major museums worldwide.

ARTIST STATEMENT

"I carry a camera on every off moment. The people of the city, young or old, rich or poor, are my subjects. The flowers, the trees, the ever-changing beauties that dwell in the sky, lovers in the park… the dream of my childhood. My images of the people are unaffected, many times laced with a tragic sense of life that speaks for itself. I like the freedom of selecting my subject matter at will and then to create them in the manner of the artist. Living life is a great art. The more we cultivate it, the better it will be for ourselves and our children." John Albok, 1979

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