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JOFA Inc.

 Organization

Biography

One of the country’s oldest and largest wholesalers of decorative fabric, JOFA Inc. started in New York by George Johnson in 1823. In 1965, the company was acquired by Arthur H. Lee & Sons.



The following source(s) were consulted in the preparation of this biographical note:



Kravet. (2018). Over 100 Years of Fine Fabrics Lee Jofa. Retrieved from https://www.kravet.com/media/pdf/Brochures_Catalogs/LeeJofa/100-Years-of-Fine-Fabrics.pdf

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joe Martin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: nysidar_2018_02
Scope and Contents The materials in this collection document the career of Joe Martin, textiles designer and interior renderer active in the mid-to-late 20th century who worked both in the United States and in Europe. The collection consists of textiles, renderings, magazine tears, editorials, and photographs. Martin’s textiles were produced by such companies as Falconetto, Arundell Clarke, Ltd., JOFA, Inc., Piazza Prints and Quiantaince. The collection contains two tubes of rolled fabrics, the...
Dates: 1940-1968, 2000