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Rockwell Kent

Rockwell Kent (1882 - 1971) was active/lived in New York.  Rockwell Kent is known for Genre, illustrations, graphics, mural painting.

Growing up in a genteel family in New York City, Rockwell Kent was a member of the rugged realist school of landscape painters as well as a popular illustrator and printmaker.  His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among his most lasting achievements.  He was the first American artist to have work exhibited in the Soviet Union, a reflection of his Communist Party sympathies, which earned him the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967.  This espousal of radical politics caused his career to suffer badly in the '50s because his leftist views caused him disdain among many Americans.  However, his work, reflecting both realism and modernism, has earned increasing attention from American art historians.

His subject matter is wide-ranging including scenes of Maine's Monhegan Island, the Adirondack Mountains, book illustrations, and commercial art renderings for companies including General Electric, Rolls Royce, and Westinghouse.   Although his first love wa   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 34101 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

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