AN L.A. TIMES ARTICLE ON VITO PAULEKAS, THE FATHER OF THE FREAKS

From February 2022
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-22/the-ultimate-influencer-born-100-years-too-soon

Here's Vito with one of his sculptures on the album cover of Chico Hamilton's "Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi-Fi".