"Inspired by Georgia" Lecture - Friday, June 20th @ 6PM

Hey Everyone!

We've got a great free lecture for all you Wilbur G. Kurtz fans! This Friday, the museum is hosting "Inspired by Georgia" Lecture at 6PM. Guest Lecturer is Spalding Nix who will discuss the history of painting in and of Georgia during the 18th and 19th centuries. This lecture complements our Wilbur G. Kurtz Exhibition currently on display until July 3rd. Click here or the Image to RSVP.

Friday, June 20, 2014 at 6PM
Beginning with the earliest surviving works of art about Georgia by Philip Georg Friedrich von Reck from the 1730s and finishing with arguably America's premier African American artist at the turn of the century Georgia based Henry Ossawa Tanner, Spalding Nix will discuss the history of painting in & of Georgia during the 18th and 19th centuries. 

History in the Making

Hey Everyone,

Coca-Cola celebrated their 128th birthday! In fact, did you know that Jacob's Pharmacy was where Coca-Cola was first served as a fountain drink. Click here to read more about the overall history of Coca-Cola's origin story. 

In conjunction with Coca-Cola and their early beginning's at Jacob's Pharmacy, the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art currently has on exhibit the original painting of Jacob's Pharmacy by Wilbur G. Kurtz. Thank you to Coca-Cola for loaning the artwork to us! The painting along with other works of Wilbur G. Kurtz will be on exhibit at the museum until July 3, 2014.

One: Alexi Torres & Wilbur G. Kurtz: Inspired by Southern History Opening Reception - April 12, 2014

Photography by Adonai Studios

Thank you David Brown for taking the photos!