Furchgott, Max, 1917-1998.

Photographer, Max Furchgott was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1917. Originally interested in painting and drawing, Furchgott took art classes at the University of South Carolina and later moved to New York City. While in New York, he earned a living making water color portraits from photographs. Furchgott returned to Charleston during the late 1930s and continued to pursue the portraiture trade. While inquiring about job opportunities, a local photographer offered to sell Furchgott a studio and teach him to be a photographer. Furchgott accepted the offer and opened Furchgott Studio (41 George Street) in 1939, where it continues to operate in 2002.