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Steve Jobs's personally-owned vintage circa 1980s glossy 8 x 10 Apple Computer marketing portrait, showing him in a formal half-length pose, dressed in a suit and tie with his arms crossed. The photo was presented by Steve Jobs to his father, Paul, who proudly displayed it in the living room of the Jobs family home in Los Altos. Displayed in the original wooden frame to an overall size of 9.5 x 11.5. In fine condition. Accompanied by an image of Steve Jobs taken during a visit to his parents' house in the 1990s, this photo seen just behind his head, as well as an image more clearly showing its position on the wall.
This striking black-and-white portrait of Steve Jobs at the dawn of the Macintosh era, showing the young Apple co-founder in a tailored suit and patterned tie, arms folded with quiet confidence. The soft studio lighting and neutral backdrop emphasize Jobs’s composed expression and distinctive presence, capturing him at a pivotal moment in personal computing history. Both formal and intimate, the image presents Jobs not merely as a technology executive, but as an emerging cultural figure whose vision would help reshape modern life. It appears in Apple's 10th-anniversary publication titled So Far: The First Ten Years of a Vision.
Also included is an original glossy 10 x 8 candid photo of Steve Jobs wearing an Apple Computer hard hat while sitting behind the wheel of a heavy construction vehicle, which was discovered within the frame, behind Jobs's portrait. Taken together, they offer a rare and deeply personal glimpse of Jobs as both a rising public figure and a cherished son, preserving the very portrait his father proudly kept on display alongside an unexpected candid image hidden behind it.
Provenance: from the personal collection of John Chovanec, stepbrother of Steve Jobs.
