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Rockwell Kent

1882 - 1971

Quick Facts

  • Museums on APS: Georgia Museum of Art
  • Topics explored:
    • landscape
    • beach
    • usa
    • men
    • mountains
  • Also known as:
    • Robert Kent
    • Rokuėll Kent
    • Rokuell Kent
    • Rock Kent
    • Hogarth Jr.
  • Typical colors:
    • neutrals
    • earthy
  • Lifespan: 89 years
  • Art period: Modern
  • Top 3 works:
    • Late Afternoon
    • The Trapper
    • Blackhead, Monhegan Island, Maine
  • Color intensity:
    • monochromatic
    • balanced

**early life and education**

rockwell kent, an american painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, and adventurer, was born on june 21, 1882, in tarrytown, new york. of english descent, kent spent his early life in and around new york city, attending the horace mann school. he studied composition and design with arthur wesley dow at the art students league in 1900 and painting with william merritt chase from 1900 to 1902.

**artistic career and inspiration**

kent's early paintings of mount monadnock and new hampshire, first shown at the society of american artists in new york in 1904, marked the beginning of his reputation as an early american modernist. his series of monhegan island paintings (1905-1910), exhibited at clausen galleries in new york in 1907, can be seen in museums across the country, including the metropolitan museum of art, seattle art museum, and new britain museum of american art.
  • key exhibitions:
  • exhibition of independent artists (1910)
  • an independent exhibition of the paintings and drawings of twelve men (1911), also known as "the twelve" or "kent's tent"
  • influences:**
  • transcendentalism, inspired by the works of thoreau and emerson
  • the austerity and stark beauty of wilderness
  • notable works:**
  • wilderness (1920), an adventure memoir and compilation of letters
  • series of land and seascapes from forbidding locales, conveying the symbolist spirit

**later life and legacy**

kent's later life was marked by his incorporation as "rockwell kent, inc." in 1919, supporting his new vermont homestead. he continued to paint until his death on march 13, 1971.

**references:** wikipedia, WikiOO.org

Questions & Answers

Where are Rockwell Kent's artworks organized by color?

The Spectral Index page organizes Rockwell Kent's artworks by color.

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The Subject Atlas page maps Rockwell Kent's artworks by subject.

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Rockwell Kent's works can be browsed by mood on the artist's Mood Room page, which arranges the artworks by their recorded moods.

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The By Palettes page groups Rockwell Kent's artworks by their color palettes.

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To find works by Rockwell Kent on a specific theme, use the artist's By Keywords page, which groups the artworks by keyword.

Where can I see all artworks by Rockwell Kent?

Every work by Rockwell Kent on this website can be browsed from the artist's All Artworks page.

What are the birth city and country of Rockwell Kent?

Rockwell Kent was born in Tarrytown, in United States of America.

Art Quiz

There is only one correct answer for each question.

Question 1:
Where was Rockwell Kent born?
Question 2:
With whom did Kent study painting between 1900 and 1902?
Question 3:
Which series of paintings by Kent can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
Question 4:
Which literary figures inspired Kent's interest in Transcendentalism?
Question 5:
What was the title of Kent's adventure memoir published in 1920?
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