Kurtz (Charles M.) Archive, 1870-1910

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Summary

Title:

Charles M. Kurtz archive

Dates:

1870-1910

Creators:

Kurtz, Charles M. (Charles McMeen), 1855-1909

Abstract:

American art critic, editor, collector, dealer, and director of numerous arts organizations and expositions. Collection documents Kurtz's prominent role as arts administrator, and patron and promoter of the arts, and includes letters from notable figures in the late 19th- and early 20th-century art world, manuscripts, printed ephemera, and notebooks.

Extent:

1.67 linear feet (4 boxes)

Language:

Collection material is in English

Preferred citation:

Charles M. Kurtz archive, 1870-1910, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 910163.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa910163

Background

Scope and content:

The Charles M. Kurtz papers document his prominent role as an arts administrator, patron and promoter of the arts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and include letters, manuscripts, notebooks and printed ephemera. The collection contains ca. 340 letters which discuss exhibitions, sales of art, patronage, atelier visits, and submissions to publications, and include letters to his parents in which he discusses the art market and art world news. Manuscripts, notebooks, a diary and printed ephemera relate to exhibitions and publications, and date between 1873-1910.

Arrangement note

The papers are organized in two series: Series I: Correspondence, 1870-1910; Series II: Manuscripts, ephemera, notebooks, and address books, 1873-1909

Biographical / historical:

Charles M. Kurtz (1855-1909) was the director of the Albright Gallery and Buffalo Arts Academy from 1905-1909. He was also an art critic, collector, and art director of the St. Louis Exposition of 1894 and of other art fairs and expositions.

Acquisition information:

Acquired in 1991.

Physical location:

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Rules or conventions:

Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hillary Brown.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2016-04-20T13:57-0700

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