- BORN
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September 2, 1893
Saint Louis, Missouri
- DIED
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November 14, 1951
Saint Louis, Missouri
- EDUCATION
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St. Louis School of Fine Arts, Washington University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Gertrude Alice Kurz was born on September 2, 1893, in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended the St. Louis School of Fine Arts at Washington University. She received a formal commendation for her work when she graduated from the school in 1920. Kurz also studied art with Cordelia Baker, Edmund Prentis, Edith Diehl, Charles E. Pellew and Henry Hunt Clark.
Kurz taught at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts as an instructor in bookbinding and leather from 1920 to 1927. She also taught basketry and reedwork. She made hand-bound books for the St. Louis Town Club, the Twentieth-Century Art Club, and the New Jewish Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis.
In 1947, Kurz served on the craft jury for the St. Louis Artists’ Guild Watercolor and Craftwork exhibition. She also was a member of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts, and was a master craftsman.
Gertrude Alice Kurz died on November 14, 1951, in St. Louis.
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Philadelphia Art Alliance Exhibition
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American Federation of Arts Travelling Exhibition
Organized by American Federation of Arts
Organized by American Federation of Arts
Witte Museum Exhibition
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Organized by Witte Museum
Southern States Art League Exhibition
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Organized by Southern States Art League
City Art Museum Exhibition
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Organized by City Art Museum
Award, Witte Museum Exhibition
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“Gertrude A. Kurz," Find a Grave, accessed August 12, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115882126/gertrude-a-kurz.
“Gertrude A. Kurz,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1971, Certificate No: 39303, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1951/1951_00039291.PDF.
“Kurz, Gertrude Alice,” in Dorothy B. Gilbert, ed., Who’s Who in American Art (Washington: American Federation of Arts, 1947), 271.
“Fred Dreher’s Entry Wins First Prize at Artists’ Guild Show," St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 3, 1947, 14.
“Kurz, Gertrude Alice,” in Alice Coe McGlauflin, ed., Who’s Who in American Art (Washington: American Federation of Arts, 1938-1939), 306.
“Washington University Art Classes Close for Year,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 6, 1920, 84.
Core Reference Sources
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
St. Louis Public Library, Dictionary of Saint Louis Artists (St. Louis: St. Louis Public Library, 1993).
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
Bibliography
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“Gertrude A. Kurz," Find a Grave, accessed August 12, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115882126/gertrude-a-kurz.
“Gertrude A. Kurz,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1971, Certificate No: 39303, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1951/1951_00039291.PDF.
“Kurz, Gertrude Alice,” in Dorothy B. Gilbert, ed., Who’s Who in American Art (Washington: American Federation of Arts, 1947), 271.
“Fred Dreher’s Entry Wins First Prize at Artists’ Guild Show," St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 3, 1947, 14.
“Kurz, Gertrude Alice,” in Alice Coe McGlauflin, ed., Who’s Who in American Art (Washington: American Federation of Arts, 1938-1939), 306.
“Washington University Art Classes Close for Year,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 6, 1920, 84.
Core Reference Sources
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
St. Louis Public Library, Dictionary of Saint Louis Artists (St. Louis: St. Louis Public Library, 1993).
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on August 22, 2022
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