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| Title | Field Sketch - Bedford Gypsy Camp |
| Description | Joseph Jesensky at the Bedford Gypsy Camp. In 1928, Jesensky met a band of gypsies in Bedford, Ohio. Although Jesensky could not speak their language, he befriended them and was allowed to sketch them. The gypsies camped in Bedford for several seasons in 1928, and also in 1929. |
| Date | 1928 |
| Subject | Artists
Art
Gypsies
Bedford
Women
Roma-Americans
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| Names | Jesensky, Joseph D.
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| Creator | Joseph D. Jesensky |
| Contributors | Akron-Summit County Public Library
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| Type | Image
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| Source | JJ_Gypsy_Camp.jpg |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Artwork of Joseph Jesensky
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| Rights | The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material. This material from the picture file is protected by the copyright law. The library makes this picture available for the personal use of the borrower to be used for private study, scholarship or research. Reproduction, alteration or derivative use of this visual image for the purposes other than those listed above without the express written permission of the copyright holder may constitute an infringement of copyright law. |
| Additional Information | http://www.akronlibrary.org/internetresources/sc/finding/jesensky.pdf; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_people |
| About the Artist | Joseph D. Jesensky was born in Apatin, Hungary on the Danube River in 1906. His family moved to the United States when he was six years old. At the age of 16, Jesensky received a scholarship to the Cleveland School of Art for life drawing and landscape. While an art student, he began exploring the Cuyahoga Valley, beginning what has been a long and productive career as an artist, naturalist, and historian. During World War II, Jesensky worked in the blueprint department of the Corsair war plane at Goodyear Aircraft. After the war, he worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the graphics department. |
