Portrait of Adolph Edlis
Object number98.32.1 a,b
Artist
Ellis Meyer Silverberg
(1876 - 1940)
Date1910
MediumPastel on paper; Wood
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cohen
DescriptionFramed pastel. Portrait of man with dark hair, a moustache, and eye glasses. Dressed in a dark suit with a watch chain atttached to his vest. He is seated in an ornate chair.Dimensions35.4999 x 27.4999 in. (90.2 x 69.9 cm)Signed"EMSilverberg 10"
Historical NotesAdolph Edlis was the founder of the Edlis Barber Supplies. He later became a councilman and created the Edlis Act, which regulated prostitution.Label TextAdolph Edlis, (1860-1934) was born in Lichik in Austria-Hungary in 1860 and immigrated to the United States in the 1870s. He founded the Edlis Barber Supplies Business (now Edlis, Inc.) in 1988, to manufacture and distribute salon products as well as cough liniment and furniture polish. He served as city treasurer from 1909-1914 and as a member of the Pittsburgh Common Council. During his tenure, he was responsible for the Edlis Act which outlawed prostitution. Adolph Edlis was an active member of Jewish organizations including B’nai Brith, Poale Zedeck Synagogue, Adath Jeshurun Synagogue, the Zionist Organization of America, and Montefiore Hospital.
Related person
Adolf Edlis
(1860 - 1934)
Related institution
Edlis Company
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