Grey Villet Photography - LIFE photo-essays

Grey Villet Photography - LIFE photo-essays
With "The Lash of Success," Grey Villet brought what he called his "psychegraphs" to full effect in images etched with the dark intensity of a man possessed by a private hunger. Victor Sabatino was 33 when he launched his drive to build a national furniture chain called Foam Rubber City. "What I want" he once said, "is to be a winner. People remember winners." A cold eyed autocrat in his dealings with his employees, Sabatino could accept only one way in running his business--his way. He was often found manipulating and intimidating his employees to get what he wanted from them.