JANUARY 13 - 16 PART 4: THE ALLURE AND MAGNETISM OF ROCKWELL KENT
100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018 Part 4 -- The Allure and Magnetism of Rockwell Kent January 13-16, 2020 ABOVE – Rockwell Kent circa 1929-30. The caption on this photo says: Rockwell Kent, of America’s most famous and woodcut artists, returned recently from Denmark. Last summer his boat the Direction, foundered {in} a fjord forty miles from Godthaab, the capital. The near tragedy happened during a storm which threw the 33-foot craft on the rocks. At the wreck, Rockwell searched material and some unfinished paintings which were saved and brought to America. This photo shows Rockwell Kent where he was staying in Shelton, New York. Kent detailed this voyage in his third book published in 1930 by the Literary Guild, N by E . It not only contained his pen/brush and ink drawings, but also several wood engravings. The book became a Literary Guild selection and spread his name and reputation further throughout the country and the world. Kent is the oldest and