Samovars
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Kagan Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: B187
Abstract
Alexander Kagan was born in Paris, France in 1906 to Russian parents. At the age of 14, Alexander began work as a fabric and jewelry designer. He came to the United States in 1922 with his mother Chana (Anna) and his brother Haim Persah (Paul). He worked as a fabric designer in New York and in 1930 he became a US citizen. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Pueblo, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Denver in 1954 and died in the Denver area in 1994....
Dates:
1895-1980
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
/
Kagan Family Papers
Painting of Jewish Men with Samovar, c. 1955-1980
Item
Identifier: B362.01.0001.00002
Abstract
Framed oil painting of two Russian Jewish men sitting at a table with a Samovar urn and two tea cups on the table. Both men wear coats, hats and have full beards. The painting is done in sepia tones with artist signature in the bottom right corner.
Dates:
c. 1955-1980