Wurtzburger, Alan, 1900-1963

Janet E. C. Wurtzburger, Jan. 29th, 1908 - Dec. 1973. Born Janet E. Cohn in Cleveland, Ohio. She was on the Board of Trustees at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, and American Academy in Rome. Also interested in cooking, she edited the cookbook, Private Collections: A Culinary Treasure, and worked with James Beard. She was killed in car accident in Jamaica shortly after the book was published. Alan Wurtzburger, April 22nd, 1900 - Feb. 20, 1963. Served on Board of Trustees at the BMA from 1955 to 1962. Worked in commercial real estate. The Wurtzburgers lived in Stevenson, Maryland on a large estate called Timberlane. The gardens of Timberlane were designed by landscape architects James Rose and Thomas Church and were home to a large collection of contemporary sculpture prior its turnover to the BMA for the Wurtzburger Sculpture Garden.

From the description of Alan and Janet Wurtzburger Papers 1955-1969 (Baltimore Museum of Art Library). WorldCat record id: 707527627