found: The ardent image ... c1995:p. 17 (John Vassos, 1898-1985)
found: LC database, 4/10/96(hdg.: Vassos, John, 1898- )
found: RLIN, 4/10/96(hdg.: Vassos, John, 1898-1985; Vassos, John)
found: Shapiro, D. John Vassos : industrial design for modern life, 2016:ECIP galley (John Plato Vassacopoulos was born of Greek parentage in Sulina, Romania, on October 23, 1898; family moved to Constantinople when Vassos was a boy, and there he attended the Gymnasium School and Robert College; joined British in WWI; in the United States in 1918 Vassos worked briefly for the Virginia War Service Committee in Newport News and contributed art for the Liberty Loan drive. He worked in Boston before moving to New York City, where he was reunited with his father, his brother, Alex, and his sister, Ivi; wife was Ruth)
found: Wikipedia, viewed Nov. 19, 2015(John Vassos (1898-December 6, 1985) was a noted American industrial designer and artist)