Carl Werntz, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Werntz

American artist

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1874

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1944

Profession: photographer, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Carl Newland Werntz (July 9, 1874 - October 7, 1944) was an American painter, fine arts photographer, illustrator, cartoonist and educator who founded the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
Werntz was a world traveler who was a proponent of Asian art and Japonisme.
Through his own sketching and photographic expeditions to the American Southwest and his influence, he played an important role in the development of painting in the Southwest region in the early 20th century.