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Max Azen 1871-1943

Object number2011.56.1

Artist H. Lewis

Framed by Jacobson Picture Frame Company

Date1975

MediumOil paint

Credit LineGift of Howard Azen

DescriptionFramed oil painting of Caucasian male, wearing a suit and tie. Bust portrait in three-quarter view. Male has gray-white hair and mustache. Mounted in a brown wood frame.Dimensions31.25 x 27.25 x 1.25 in. (79.4 x 69.2 x 3.2 cm)
Signed"H. Lewis" in red in bottom right corner.
InscriptionsBronze nameplate attached to bottom on frame, with text: "MAX AZEN / 1871-1943".
MarksSticker on back has text "Jacobson / Picture Frame Co. / Photo Frames, / Mirrors, Custom Picture Framing / 821 PENN AVENUE / PITTSBURGH, PA. 15222 / 281-2240".

Stamp on back has text "JUNE 20 1975".
Historical NotesPortrait of Azen’s Furs' founder Maxamillian Azen by H. Lewis. Max Azen (1871-1943) emigrated from Vilna, Russia. He married Lottie Bessie Jacobson (born 1873 in Letvia, Russia) in Russia before they emigrated in 1906. While in Russia, he was a traveling fur salesmen. He opened his first store in 1908, which sold men’s clothing and fur, and after several moves around town he eventually focused on fur and women’s apparel. Azen’s was a popular downtown Pittsburgh fur store with its final location at the triangle of Liberty, Wood, and Sixth Streets. In 1981, the Azens sold their family business.

Related person Maxamillian Azen (1871 - 1943)

Related institution Max Azen's Furs

Related person Lottie Bessie Jacobson

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