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Portraits of Captain Adolph S. Oko.
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Title:
Portraits of Captain Adolph S. OkoCreator/Contributor:
Bonini, Gene, Jr, artist.Creator/Contributor:
Merritt, Warren Chase, artist.Abstract:
Painted portrait of Oko includes view of the steamship Kefalos in background and a plaque on the wall possibly related to
Oko's membership in the Drake Navigators Guild.
Date:
1957 (issued)Subject:
n-us---Kefalos 1917-1948 (Ship) -- Pictorial works
Kefalos 1917-1948 (Ship)
Jr -- Oko, Adolph Sigmund -- 1904-1963 -- Portraits
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Painting signed in lower right by Warren Chase Merritt, 1957 . Drawings signed by Gene Bonini Jr. and dated 1966 and 1967.
Inscription on painting verso: To my mazel and best friend, Capt. Adolph Sigmund Oko, Captain of the S.S. Kefalos on her trip
to Israel in 1948, with arms and refugees. Warren Chase Merritt, Oct. 17, 1957. Inscription on 1967 drawing verso: To Mrs.
Oko, for all the interest you and Oko showed for me, Gene Bonini Jr, 6-13-67.
From the Adolph Sigmund Oko, Jr. papers (BANC MSS 68/39 c).
Type:
graphicPortraits.
Drawings.
Paintings.
Pictorial works.
Portraits.
Physical Description:
painting
3 items (1 painting on canvas and 2 drawings on paper) : color and pencil ; approximately 51 x 39 cm and smaller.
Language:
English