Phone: (484) 664-3467
Martin Art Gallery
Baker Center for the Arts
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA 18104
Fax: (484) 664-3633
Email:
gallery@muhlenberg.edu
All programs and events are free and open to the public.
Louis Kurz (Austrian, 1835-1921)
Battle of Gettysburg, 1884
Oil on canvas
Painted in 1884 by Louis Kurz and measuring over twelve feet in length,
this mural depicts the Civil War battle of Pickett’s Charge at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The mural served as a model for color prints
which were distributed throughout the United States and abroad at the
turn of the century. Kurz was the partner of Alexander Allison and
together, the artists built the famous Chicago-based printing firm of
Kurz and Allison (the midwestern counterpart to Currier &
Ives). Prints depicting the Civil War battles by Kurz and Allison
are among the most sought after collectibles of Civil War enthusiasts.
Kurz and Allison prints have been published, including a print after the
mural in Muhlenberg’s collection, in such magazines as Civil War
Times and Life.
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College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Any reproduction or distribution of
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