- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr.
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1960
- Subject:
- Artists' studios--Georgia--Atlanta
Artists--Georgia--Atlanta
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Historians--Georgia--Atlanta
Paintings
Portraits - People:
- Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Portrait of Wilbur Kurtz, Sr. in his studio in Atlanta, Georgia.
Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr. (1882-1967) was an Atlanta historian and commercial artist. Kurtz wrote numerous articles, particularly about the Civil War, for the Atlanta Constitution and the Atlanta Journal newspapers. He worked as the technical advisor for the MGM production of "Gone With the Wind" and the Walt Disney production of "The Great Locomotive Chase." From 1934 to 1935, Kurtz supervised the restoration of the Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta at Grant Park. From 1948 to 1949, he served as a consultant for the establishment of the Little White House Memorial to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Warm Springs, Georgia. Kurtz was also a member of the Atlanta Historical Society and the Atlanta Civil War Roundtable. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.067.001
ahc170067001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/609
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 11 x 14 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
