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He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago where he earned his Master of Fine Arts, while living in Oak Park with his physician uncle Aaron Broyde.
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Georges Briard
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He is most well known for his signature dishware and glassware - everything from cups and plates to gold plated serving dishes. His signature collection was stocked at noted department stores, such as Neiman Marcus and Bonwit Teller. Born Jakub Brojdo in Ekaterinoslav, he moved to Chicago from Poland in 1937 and adopted the name Yascha Brojdo.
He served in the United States. Army throughout World World War II as a Russian interpreter.
As an Army interpreter fluent in several languages, he served on General George South. Patton"s staff
In 1947, he was discharged from the Army and started working in New York with Max Wille, whom he had met in art school. Brojdo began painting metal serving trays for sale, and evidently Wille came up with the name Georges Briard to mark commercial pieces – Brodjo was also a painter and would use his real name on his art pieces, but Georges Briard became his signature as a designer of these commercial articles, which were wildly popular and numerous.
He died in New York City at the age of 88.
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July 30, 2005 (aged 88)