Brooklynites are mourning Mort Künstler, a borough-born artist who became known for his paintings of American historic events, especially the Old West and the Civil War. Künstler, who died on Feb. 2 ...

Mort Olshan, a towering figure in New York City real estate who rose from humble Brooklyn beginnings to become the Bronx’s largest landlord, died on Feb. 19. He was 99. Daughter Andrea, who runs ...

His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical accuracy, notably in his Civil War paintings. By Corey Kilgannon Mort Künstler, ...

Although Mort Künstler once told an interviewer that he would prefer to be remembered as a great athlete, he had to settle for being hailed as America’s most prominent historical artist. Künstler, who ...