Peter A. Juley and Son Collection
Jon Corbino (1905--1964)
Photograph
20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Peter A. Juley and Son Collection

Jon Corbino (1905--1964), painter. In the style of the Baroque masters, he painted heroic animals and people in catastrophic, violent scenes. Life magazine dubbed him the modern-day Rubens.

Peter A. Juley (1862-1937) came to the United States in 1888 from the small German town of Alf, on the Mosel. How he first became interested in photography and fine arts is not known, but around 1896 he opened a small portrait studio in Cold Spring, New York. Around 1907, following a brief period as a staff photographer for Harper's Weekly, Juley re-established his photography business in New York City, and a few years later his son, Paul P. Juley (1890-1975), became a partner. Father and son specialized in photographing works of art and in taking portraits of artists. Throughout the firm's long history from 1896 to 1975, Peter A. Juley and Son became the largest and most respected fine-art photography studio in New York, serving museums, galleries, art dealers, private collectors, corporations, conservators, and almost every major American artist.