Gatto, Victor Joseph, 1893-1965.
Variant namesVictor Joseph Gatto (1893-1965), known as Joe Gatto, was an American primitive painter best known for his images of New York city life. Although he showed artistic talent as a child, he followed a variety of career paths ranging from plumbing to professional boxing to service in the U.S. Navy before turning to painting full time in 1938. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art and other major galleries in the United States and
From the guide to the Victor Joseph Gatto Papers, 1950-1962, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Herbert Waide Hemphill papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Herbert Waide Hemphill papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Gatto, Victor Joseph, 1893-1965. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| creatorOf | Victor Joseph Gatto Papers, 1950-1962 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| creatorOf | GATTO, VICTOR JOSEPH. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| creatorOf | Gatto, Victor Joseph. [Victor Joseph Gatto] : artist file | John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Sterling Strauser interview | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Hemphill, Herbert Waide. | person |
| associatedWith | Strauser, Sterling, 1907-1995. | person |
| associatedWith | The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Victor Joseph Gatto, | person |
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| Primitivism in art |
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Birth 1890
Death 1965
Male
Americans
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