One Way Street

Art

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Verostko Center for the Arts

Name/Title

One Way Street

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.3

Description

Scratchboard drawing of a man drinking alcohol under a street lamp at night. One of the several moralizing drawings the artist created for his illustration portfolio. This illustration was based on the experiences of an artschool roommate who grew up an orphan, fought as a marine during World War II, experienced nightmares following the war and turned to alcohol.

Artwork Details

Medium

Drawing, Ink on Scratchboard

Collection

College-Roman Verostko

Cataloged By

Rachel Wheeler

Acquisition

Accession

2016.10.1

Source or Donor

Roman Verostko

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Roman Verotsko

Role

Artist

Date made

1949

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

BR

Transcription

VEROTSKO

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Lamp posts

Search Terms

Drawing, Etching, Ink, Scratch Board, One Way Street, Drunk, Alcohol, Lamp Post, Gutter, Drawing, Etching, Ink, Roman Verotsko, Roman Verothsko, Roman Verosko, Roman Verotsko, O.S.B.

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

Image Size: 14x16

Location

Location

Room

Gallery Offices

Building

Carey Center

Category

Permanent

Date

February 9, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Rachel Wheeler

Inventoried Date

Jan 23, 2017

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 23, 2017

Examined By

Rachel Wheeler

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 30, 2017

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Verostko

Person or Organization

Roman Verostko, O.S.B.

Person or Organization

Verostko, Roman

Person or Organization

Roman Verosko

Person or Organization

Roman Verothsko

Person or Organization

Roman Verotsko

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Saint Vincent College and Archabbey

General Notes

Note

Status: Excellent Status By: Rachel Wheeler Status Date: 2017-01-23

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

January 30, 2017

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

February 11, 2025