Sydney M. Irmas

Sydney M. Irmas (July 27, 1925 – August 29, 1996) was an American attorney, investor, philanthropist and art collector.

Early life Sydney M. Irmas was born on July 27, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. His father, Sydney M. Irmas Sr., was the founder and Chairman of Slavick Jewelry Co. His mother graduated from the University of Southern California in 1917. It offers 260 beds for up to 24 months to families who are temporarily homeless.

An exhibition of 140 of their donated works entitled The Camera I: Photographic Self-Portraits From the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection took place at the LACMA in 1994. Another exhibition, entitled Masquerade: Role Playing in Self-Portraiture—Photographs from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection, took place from October 12, 2006, to January 7, 2007.

Death and legacy Irmas died of leukemia at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in 1996. a Reform synagogue in Los Angeles, was dedicated in 1998. It is located on the corner of Olympic and Barrington Boulevards in West Los Angeles.