1515332645Joseph Yoges 00Joseph Yogeshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/26167/fullJoseph Yoges (1878–after 1957) was born in Lithuania and immigrated to the United States in 1910. He was naturalized in Detroit, Michigan, in 1934. His occupation in the 1930 Federal Census is listed as a laborer in a pump house and later records record him as a janitor in a government building. Yoges was living in Detroit in the 1930s when he fashioned two ornate clocks, a large cabinet, and a more typical jewelry box. He used a variety of wood boxes; the drawers in the cabinet, for instance, were fashioned from Eagle Brand preserved milk boxes from the Borden Corporation. The four works, including this tall clock, were proffered to his landlord in lieu of rent during this time of economic hardship and depression.Stacy C. Hollander, "Tramp Art Clock," exhibition copy for American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2020.(1878–after 1957)DetroitDetroitDetroitJoseph Yoges