Name/Title
Color inkjet copy print of Tami Mauriello and Frank Sinatra mugging in a publicity shot, no place, probably New York, circa 1940-1946.Entry/Object ID
2007.085.0003Description
Color inkjet copy print of Tami Mauriello and Frank Sinatra mugging in a publicity shot, no place, probably New York, no date, circa 1940-1946. 8" x 10" print; reverse blank. Original photographer not indicated. Two copies. The prints were made ca. 2007 for news article described below.
Sinatra, the singer, posing a prize fighter, and Mauriello, a heavyweight boxer, posing as a singer holding sheet music. Mauriello fought in several heavyweight championship bouts in the 1940's. He was a long-time friend of Frank Sinatra and Sinatra provided some support for Mauriello's boxing career. Mauriello also appeared as "Tullio," a waterfront union thug, in the motion picture, "On the Waterfront," which was filmed in Hoboken .
Photo appeared with newspaper article: "Tami Mauriello was a contender." (Archives catalog 2007.085.0002: newsclipping of column "do you remember" by Bill Twomey, Bronx Times Reporter, November 29, 2007, page 37.)
Original image was inscribed: "To a sweet girl, Yolanda, Be Happy, Tami Mauriello."Acquisition
Accession
2007.085Source or Donor
Di Brino, NicholasAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Nick Di Brino.Made/Created
Date made
1940 - 1945Notes
Date: 1940-1945General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Copy
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2008-01-28
