David L. Freedlander, (painting).

David L. Freedlander, (painting).

Nachtrieb, Michael Strieby, 1835-1916, painter.

David L. Freedlander, (painting).

Digital Reference:

20 x 16 1/2 in.

Portrait male -- Freedlander, David -- Bust

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio, 546 East Bowman St., Wooster, Ohio 44691 Accession Number: 2639

Gift of Freedlander, Harold, 1974.

Gift of Lusting, Richard F., Mrs., 1974.

David Freedlander was the founder of the Freedlander store in Wooster, Ohio in 1886. He was the father of Herman Freedlander and grandfather of Harold Freedlander.

David Lewis Freedlander (1857-1898), a Polish immigrant lived in Buffalo, N.Y., where he worked as a merchant, selling goods from house to house. When his work took him to Wooster, Ohio he decided to start a business. He moved his family, including seven children to town, and in 1884 opened a 20-foot shop, which he called the Buffalo One-Price Clothing Store. The name reflected the store’s novel way of doing business. In an era when shopping often relied on the barter system, David Freedlander offered all of his goods at a set cash price. In 1898, at age 42, David Freedlander died at sea two days after leaving home for a visit to Poland. His death left his 17-year-old son Herman as the sole proprietor of the blossoming store, and he became the only breadwinner for the six younger children. The store flourished and continued to operate under Freedlander family members until 1989 when it was sold and finally closed its doors in 2009 after 125 years of operation.

Wayne County Historical Society, 1978, 1980, 2018.

The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Control Number:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

Powered by SirsiDynix

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact

SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System