About Charles M. Kurtz
Lived 1855 – 1909 (aged 53–54). Charles M. Kurtz was an American art historian, art critic and curator.
Charles McMeen Kurtz (March 20, 1855 – March 21, 1909) was an American art critic, writer, and museum curator.
Biography He was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on March 20, 1855, to Davis Brook Kurtz and Julia Wilder. The family's ancestry was traceable to Darmstadt, Germany. He then studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, later earning an M.A. from Washington & Jefferson in 1878.
His papers are on file at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
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Who was Charles M. Kurtz?
American museum director (1855–1909)
When was Charles M. Kurtz born?
Charles M. Kurtz was born in 1855 in New Castle.
When did Charles M. Kurtz die?
Charles M. Kurtz died on 21 March 1909 in Buffalo.
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Charles M. Kurtz was an art historian, art critic and curator.
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Charles M. Kurtz was American.
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