This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Leon Maximilien Joseph Mazy was born in Malonne, Belgium on Dec. 30, 1860. Mazy immigrated to Los Angeles in 1898. With his brother Emil, he operated the Westlake Art Studio. Primarily an interior decorator and muralist, he invented a process to make cameo-like sculptures with cast cement panels. He died in Los Angeles on March 20, 1938. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); Los Angeles Times, 7-25-1909; Death record. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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