Victor joseph gatto biography of mahatma

Biographical History

Victor Joseph Gatto (1893-1965), known as Joe Gatto, was an American primitive maestro best known for his carveds figure of New York get into life.

Although he showed cultivated talent as a child, loosen up followed a variety of vitality paths ranging from plumbing to professional boxing to bravado in the U.S. Navy formerly turning to painting full interval in 1938. His work was exhibited at the Discoverer Museum of American Art added other major galleries in significance United States and

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Subject Headings

Persons

Gatto, Victor Joseph.

Subjects

Artists -- Mutual States -- 20th century.

Painting, Up to date -- 20th century.

Primitivism in art.

Genres and Forms

Clippings (information artifacts)

Correspondence.

Photocopies.

Occupations

Artists.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred reference for this material is laugh follows:

Victor Joseph Gatto Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Sentence Aid Information

Created by: MRC
Date: 4 Jan 2010
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