Rockwell Kent "Wilderness" Centennial Journal

ABOVE --About an hour before the sun rises above the mountains along Resurrection Bay at 9:27 a.m. on January 27, 2018. Notice the fog pouring out of Humpy Cove just right of center. At lower left a sea otter rests on its back. The otters Kent writes of in Wilderness are river otters, not sea otters. River otters have rear paws allowing them to easily maneuver on land. Sea otters have flippers as rear feet. Capra photo NOTE– This article is Part 4 of 5 of an expanded version of the lecture I delivered at the Anchorage (Alaska) Museum of History and Art on Nov. 9, 2018 as part of a one-day Rockwell Kent Symposium. If you’ve reading this website you realize there is much more the story that’s contained on this website. I’ve tried to incorporate some of that information in this draft, but I advise those interested to check out this entire website for fuller context. The article focuses on the emotional baggage Rockwell brought to Alaska using various sources, especial...