From the Comfort Building

John Albok

Caption

John Albok American, born Hungary, 1894–1982. From the Comfort Building, 1939. Gold toned gelatin silver print, image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ilona Albok Vitarius, 1990.122.8. © artist or artist's estate

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Title

From the Comfort Building

Date

1939

Medium

Gold toned gelatin silver print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)

Signatures

Signed in pencil in lower right of recto: "John Albok"

Inscriptions

Inscribed in pencil on lower left of recto: "From the Confort Building"; on upper left of verso: "The Confort Station, NY World's Fair 1939"; upper right: "56"

Markings

Stamped in ink on center of recto: "John Albok 1392 Madison Ave. NY Tel. Atwater 9-4498"

Credit Line

Gift of Ilona Albok Vitarius

Accession Number

1990.122.8

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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