Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent, photographer: Carl Van Vechten , 1933
Rockwell Kent (born June 21, 1882 in Tarrytown , New York , † March 13, 1971 in Plattsburgh , New York ) was an American painter and printmaker.
After studying architecture , he turned to painting and graphics. He drew emphatically realistic and dramatic illustrations. Kent illustrated the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville with pen drawings that are reminiscent of woodcuts in their appearance.
In 1949 Rockwell Kent was elected a member ( NA ) of the National Academy of Design . In 1964 he was accepted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rockwell Kent in the catalog of the German National Library
- Proof of images of his works at artcyclopedia.com (English)
- Rockwell Kent papers, Smithsonian Archives of American Art (English)
- Rockwell Kent Gallery and Collection, Plattsburgh State University of New York (English)
- Comrades in Art: Rockwell Kent (English)
- Illustration from Herman Melville's Moby-Dick
Individual evidence
- ↑ nationalacademy.org: Past Academicians "K" / Kent, Norman NA 1949 ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed June 29, 2015)
- ↑ Members: Rockwell Kent. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed April 7, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kent, Rockwell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarrytown , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1971 |
| Place of death | Plattsburgh , New York |