Shillitos Sign Sketch

Art

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American Sign Museum

Name/Title

Shillitos Sign Sketch

Entry/Object ID

2013.0012.0002

Description

Airbrushed, hand-rendered 1940s era sign sketch for Shillitos by the Lackner Company

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrylic, Paper

Context

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 Collection

Category

Sign Artwork or Sketches, Airbrushed/Hand-rendered

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Lackner Sign Company

Date made

circa Feb 22, 1949

Time Period

1940 - 1949

Notes

Made by "Clement" Booth Yonka

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Bottom Left

Transcription

Prepared by; The Lackner Company, Inc; Electrical Advertising; Cincinnati, Ohio; No.; Date Feb. 22, 1949; Scale 1/2" = 1' - 0"; This is an Original Drawing and Is Not To Be Copied As A Whole or Any Part Thereof.

Material/Technique

Label

Type

Inscription

Location

Left Center

Transcription

Sign, 63' high 8'-6" projection; 48" All Lucite Letters, faces; and return. ; Stainless Steel brackets and; serpentine recessed channel; with 18mm Yellow Gold; tubing therein.

Material/Technique

Pencil

Dimensions

Height

23-1/4 in

Width

1 in

Length

35-3/8 in

Accessories

Accessory

Frame

Location

Category

Storage

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good