The art and life of Atlanta artist Wilbur G. Kurtz
Subtitle: inspired by Southern history
By: David O'Connell
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Charleston; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781626193024
Subjects: Artists; Biography; Historians; Criticism and interpretation; ART / Individual Artists / General; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
Description: "Nationallyrenowned Georgia artist and historian Wilbur G. Kurtz launched his career byfounding the Pen and Brush Club of Atlanta in 1913. The transplanted Yankeequickly became a premier authority on Old South Atlanta--Margaret Mitchell personally selected Kurtz as technical advisor and artistic director for Gone with the Wind. A co-founder of theCivil War Round Table of Atlanta, Kurtz supervised the placement of more thanfour hundred historical markers in northeast Georgia documenting various stagesof the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. Decades after his passing in 1967 at the ageof eighty-five, Kurtz's legacy lives on through his murals and historicpaintings on display in public buildings and private art collections throughoutAtlanta and the South. Join author David O'Connell as he recounts the fascinating life and vibrant works of Georgia's preeminent artist-historian"--

"Discover the fascinating life and vibrant works of Wilbur Kurtz, Georgia's preeminent artist-historian"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-152) and index.