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Object number2007.169.2
Artist
Datec. 1955
MediumOil painting on board; Wood
Credit LineGift of Joe Mosko
DescriptionOil painting on board. Multicolored. Painting of living room with furniture, fireplace, artwork on walls. Elderly woman sleeping in blue chair with feet on footrest. On left of painting, portrait of elderly man hanging on wall.Dimensions33.4999 x 23.125 in. (85.1 x 58.7 cm)
Historical NotesJane Seiferth Markowitz's painting of her mother in their East Street home; one self-portrait by her father hangs on the wall opposite of her mother. Jane's father, Herman H. Seiferth founded the H.H. Seiferth Sign Company. Howard H. Seiferth was a local artist and also owned and operated the HH.H. Seiferth Sign Company. The company was started in 1890 in an alley between Penn Avenue and Duquesne Way in downtown Pittsburgh. The company created signs for Pittsburgh retail businesses, factories, and political campaigns. It was located on Fancourt Street from 1919 until around 1950, when it was forced to relocate due to the development of the Point State Project. Following the move, the company had locations Water Street, East Street, and Fort Pitt Boulevard. In 1942, H.H. Seiferth passed away, leaving the shop to his daughter, Jane Seiferth Markowitz who became one Pittsburgh's few female business owners at that time. Howard's daughter Jane met her husband Bill Markowitz when they both worked in the print shop of the Seiferth Company. Besides working for the company, they were both artists and owned a house in Perry Township that they covered with murals. The painting was donated by their nephew Joe Mosko after Bill's death in November 2006.
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