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Kurth, Willy

    Full Name: Kurth, Willy

    Gender: male

    Date Born: 1881

    Date Died: unknown

    Home Country/ies: Germany

    Subject Area(s): graphic arts

    Career(s): curators


    Overview

    Progressive curator of the Berlin graphics division (Kupferstichkabinett) at the Berlin Museums. Kurth served in the prints department under the director, Friedrich Winkler. His area was modernist graphics. At a time when the Nazi’s were attacking modern art, Kurth bought prints by some of their biggest targets, such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, for the collection. (wife, Bettina Kris)


    Selected Bibliography

    0.Metzler





    Citation

    "Kurth, Willy." Dictionary of Art Historians (website). https://arthistorians.info/kurthw/.


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