Leon Maximilien Joseph Mazy (December 30, 1860 – March 20, 1938Obituaries, Los Angeles Times, March 21, 1938.Obituaries, Los Angeles Times, March 22, 1938, page A19) was a fresco painter born in Malonne, County of Namur, Belgium.Petition for Naturalization #1146, Los Angeles County, State of California. Declaration of Intention filed June 8, 1911.
Mazy invented Cameo-Cement, an inexpensive method of artistically embellishing cement surfaces."Art and Artists", Antony E. Anderson, page III10, Los Angeles Times, July 25, 1909
In 1911, Mazy developed his own 5 acre orchard 2 miles southeast of Van Nuys. The orchard consisted of Cure pears from France, cherries and apples from Belgium, a cherry-plum tree from Hungary, apricots, figs, grapes, nectarines, olives, persimmons, peaches, prunes, plums quinces, almonds, chestnuts, pecans, and walnuts. The property was later sold to C. R. Hunter."Two Interesting Southern California Orchards", Los Angeles Times, page IX9, November 7, 1920
In 1928, Mazy painted the exterior of the Carthay Circle Theater using a "new Southern California product, Sterling bonding cement paint, manufactured by West Coast Kalsomine Company".Largest Drive-In Market Rising, Los Angeles Times, page D6, October 21, 1928
Leon Mazy and his brother, Emil Mazy, operated the Westlake Art Studio.Hughes, Artists in California, 363Falk, Who Was Who in American Art, September 1999, 2233
References
External links Biographical Reference Brussels Court of Appeals, Architect Léon Mazy (January 6, 1898).