Draft:Felix Isman
Felix Isman was a real estate investor, producer, and collector who lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]
He was included in a Moses King's 1902 composite of notable Philadelphians.[4] In 1924 he authored Weber and Fields: Their Tribulations, Triumphs and Their Associates about Weber and Fields.
He had an extensive art collection. He married three times.[5] He was involved in the theater business.[6]
A glass negative portrait of Isman from Bain News Service has been digitized.[7]
Writings
[edit]- Weber and Fields: Their Tribulations, Triumphs and Their Associates Boni and Liveright (1924)
- Real Estate in All Its Branches D. Appleton and Company (1924)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "THE RISE OF FELIX ISMAN AUDACIOUS REAL ESTATE SPECULATOR; Daring Dealer Finds Philadelphia too Small a Field and Invades the Metropolis Man of Wise Saws and Big Ideas". The New York Times. 10 February 1907.
- ^ "TO DEVELOP 8,000 LOTS.; Plans of Messrs. Gulick and Isman Involving Large ract at Jamaica". The New York Times. 11 August 1907.
- ^ "FELIX ISMAN IS DIVORCED.; Wife of Philadelphia Real Estate Man Obtains a Decree". The New York Times. 26 October 1909.
- ^ www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/cul/texts/ldpd_10276821_000/pages/ldpd_10276821_000_00000074.html
- ^ "Archives Directory for the History of Collecting".
- ^ Hines, Dixie; Hanaford, Harry Prescott (1914). "Who's who in Music and Drama".
- ^ "Felix Isman". Library of Congress.
- ^ "Isman%2C%20Felix | the Online Books Page".