Jo-Jo Martinelli Sign Sketch
Name/Title
Jo-Jo Martinelli Sign SketchEntry/Object ID
2025.0014.0001Description
Airbrushed, hand-rendered 1960s era sign sketch reading 'Jo-Jo Martinelli famous Italian American Cuisine Cocktail Lounge'. Made by "Clement" Booth Yonka through Lackner Custom SignsArtwork Details
Medium
Paper, AcrylicSubject
Jo-Jo MartinelliContext
These sign sketches were created by "Clement" Booth Yonka (deceased) while serving as a designer at the former Lackner Custom Signs -- Service Co., Cincinnati, OH. "Booth" as he was known was recruited by George Lackner in 1946 following World War II. He had been a foreman in a munitions factory in Macon, GA., during the war, moonlighting part-time as a neon tubebender. Yonka had originally begun working with glass, creating "barn animals" out of Pyrex on the carnival circuit.Collection
Permanent CollectionCategory
Airbrushed/Hand-rendered
Sign Artwork or Sketches