# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mort-kunstler
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:59:41.596Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mort-kunstler"
name: "Mort Künstler"
slug: "mort-kunstler"
description: "Morton Künstler was an American artist known for his illustrative paintings of historical events, especially of the American Civil War. He was a child prodigy, who, with encouragement from his parents, became a skilled artist by the time he was twelve. He was considered the \"best-known and most respected historical artist in the country.\""
tagline: "American artist (1931-2025)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1931-08-28"
deathDate: "2025-02-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.8
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.623364
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1992830/"
    handle:    "nm1992830"
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_K%C3%BCnstler"
    title: "Mort Künstler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_K%C3%BCnstler"
    title: "Mort Künstler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_K%C3%BCnstler"
    title: "Mort Künstler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_K%C3%BCnstler"
    title: "Mort Künstler"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mort_K%C3%BCnstler"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6914331"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump