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Suit

Object number2006.87.2 a,b

Artist Joseph S. Tatko (1912 - 1973)

Datec.1958

Mediumcotton/wool/metal/plastic/polyester

Credit LineGift of Kathryn Tatko Richards in honor of Joseph S. & Xenia G. Tatko

DescriptionWomen's skirt suit. Brown, beige, black and white plaid.Dimensions(a) 25" long, 17.5" wide (shoulder to shoulder)
(b) 27" long, 15" wide (at waist)
InscriptionsTag: TAILORED BY/JOSEPH S. TATKO/PITTSBURGH, PA.
Historical NotesSuit made by Joseph S. Tatko for his daughter Kathryn c.1958. Born in New Brighton, PA, Tatko returned with his mother to her native Czechoslovakia as a 9 mo. old infant. He learned the tailoring trade in Czechoslovakia before returning to Western PA in 1936 (in order to avoid military service in the Czech. army.) He began working as a tailor at Kaufmann's c. 1940 and worked there until 1964 when his position was eliminated. He then worked at Hughes & Hatcher's and also Brooks Brothers before illness forced him to retire.

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