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W. Kurtz
| Name | W. Kurtz |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Madison Square |
| Art des Unternehmens | Maler |
| Anmerkungen | Lage (um 1884): Madison Square, No. 6 und 7 East 23rd Street. Branceh: "Portraits". |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 275] |
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1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
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| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | The art of photography has made many wonderful advances during the past decade until it would now seem that the productions of the present day would admit of no improvement. Of course this great change is not common with all who lay claim to the name of photographer, but only a very few of the general number, those of advanced ideas, ability, intelligence and who are natural artists, have attained the summit of the profession. The use of the electric light in photography as a substitute for the light of the sun, which permits the operator to ply his avocation successfully day or night, is one of the most useful applications which have been successfully realized, The winter months constitute the most lucrative season of the photographer, and unfortunately at this period the supply of sunlight is not satisfactory, and in certain cities where the atmosphere is darkened by smoke or fogs, as London for instance, photography becomes a matter of great difficulty, and the results even on favorable days are very unsatisfactory. A well-known and popular artist and photographer of New York, Mr. William Kurtz, Nos. 6 and 7 East 23d Street, Madison Square, has at last solved the difficult problem in a most scientific manner, and by means of the electric light executes portraits that are unexcelled for clearness and fidelity by those of any other contemporary establishment in the metropolis. The substitution of this valuable auxiliary not only enables the artist to locate his studio on the ground floor, or wherever the convenience of his patrons directs, but it opens to him a new source of revenue. During the winter months, when balls, parties, operas, are in vogue, many photographers derive a great amount of work from the desire of the public to perpetuate certain occasions by photographs in the costume or dress worn on that occasion. Mr. Kurtz's inventive ability and skill have solved the difficult problem, however, and persons can have their photographs taken after the opera by calling at the studio of the inventor in Madison Square. The highest awards for the unsurpassed excellence of his invention have been obtained at the expositions of Vienna, Paris and Philadelphia, and the demand for portraits, etc., taken by the electric light are annually increasing. Mr. Kurtz's system is now being adopted in Paris and all the principal cities of Europe, the former methods pursued by them being discarded. Mr. Kurtz's studio and galleries at Madison Square and at No. 233 Broadway are considered the finest in the city, being equipped with all the latest appliance and apparatus, and furnished in the most elegant and artistic manner. Personally, he has gained the esteem and respect of the public in consequence of his kind and courteous manners and inflexible integrity, and his prominent establishment gives every promise of a prosperous and successful career. In Europe his portraits are greatly admired and are considered by connoisseurs to be superior to anything in Paris, London or Berlin, and his fame and reputation as an artist and photographer are fully recognized and appreciated by a critical and discerning public. All branches of the profession are pursued, crayon portraits, etc., being executed in the highest style of the art. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 275] |
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