John Albok

Celentano's Fruit Store

Listing No: 13162

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Artwork Info

FAE Listing No:
13162
Artist:
John Albok (1894-1982)
Title:
Celentano's Fruit Store
Date of Work:
1938
Signature:
Signed in ink at low right below image.
Signature Notes:
Photographer's stamp, verso.
Where Produced:
New York City, New York, USA.
Presentation:
Mounted to Paper Support

Artwork Medium

Type:
Photography
Sub Type:
B&W
Medium:
Gelatin Silver
Support:
on Photo Paper
Medium Notes:
This photograph was dry mounted by the Artist on a vintage utility board measuring 17 x 14 inches.

Artwork Size & Weight

Primary:
9.5 x 7.75 in
Outer Dimensions:
17 x 14 in.

Artwork Surface

Texture:
Flat
Surface Reflectivity:
Even - Gloss

Artwork Condition

Condition:
Very good. Minor edge chipping in right margin of print. Tears in the mount board surface front and back.

Artwork Provenance

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

About this Piece

Celentano Fruit Store was located a few doors away from John Albok's tailor shop on the west side of Madison Avenue between 96th and 97th Streets.

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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