Royal Cortissoz, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Royal Cortissoz

American art historian

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1869

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1948

Profession: art historian, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Royal Cortissoz (February 10, 1869 – October 17, 1948, last name pronounced kor-TEE-zus) was an American art historian and long-time art critic for the New York Herald Tribune from 1891 until his death.
During his tenure, he consistently championed traditionalism and decried modernism.
Of the latter, he once wrote, "It will someday prove a kind of Victorian 'dud,' with a difference, obviously, but a 'dud' just the same." In addition to his work as a critic, he penned the inscription above the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial: "In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever."