Steve Katona and his daughter, Happy
Photographer
Associated Press
(founded 1846)
DateOctober 31, 1971
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions10 1/4 × 7 7/16 in. (26.1 × 18.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPA2019.041.042
DescriptionSteve Katona lounges on a curved couch and his daughter, Happy, sits on his leg in Placitas, New Mexico. Steve Katona wears dark blue jeans and a long-sleeved dark shirt. His sleeves are pushed up above his elbows and his forearms have tattoos. He holds a cigarette between the first two fingers of his right hand as it rests on the back of the couch. He is wearing sunglasses and looking toward the right of the frame. Happy Katona wears a sleeveless shirt and blue jeans and sandals. She holds a small cup in her hands. Her light hair is pulled back from her face and she is looking toward the right of the frame. A newspaper caption pasted on the back of the photograph reads, "TELLS WHY HE RETURNED TO STRAIGHT WORLD Steve Katona of Placitas, N.M., with daughter, Happy, says he came back because he wanted to provide for his family and because he saw that meaningful work had a lot to do with happiness."On View
Not on view
July 24, 1989
