Jack Kerouac with Cat, Lowell Massachusetts, Vintage Print by Vassilios Giavis handmade gift which is about the right

which is about the right size to hold a rolled up note to self for safekeeping

4 1/4" long x 1 1/8" diameter and in great condition

"Made in Japan" stamped on the bottom

4 3/4" deep

with one scratch at the center top of one side

Jack Kerouac with Cat, Lowell Massachusetts, Vintage Print by Vassilios Giavis handmade gift which is about the rightI found this lithographic print of Jack Kerouac holding a cat at an estate sale in Lowell, MA, where Kerouac was born and raised. The piece is by Vassilios Giavis (b. 1929) a Lowell based painter and illustrator, who, in addition to a wide variety of cityscapes, landscapes, etc., produced a series of paintings revolving around the life of Kerouac. Though neither dated nor numbered, I think this print, on heavy weight paper, was produced in the 1980s