PART 6 - JUNE 23-25 FLIGHT FROM THE CITY: VERMONT & A LETTER TO OLSON
ROCKWELL KENT WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL JOURNAL 100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018-19 Part 6 – Flight from the City: Vermont & A Letter to Olson June 23-25, 2019 ABOVE – Kent and his family at Egypt in Arlington, Vermont. From right to left, daughter Kathleen; Rockwell; Barbara; Clara; Kent's wife, Kathleen, and Gordon. Son, Rockie is missing. Gordon was born in October 1920. This photo was probably taken in 1922. Photo from a private Kent family collection. Events moved quickly once Kent returned from Alaska. He left Seward on March 31, 1919. He was home in early April. The show of his drawings occurred within a month followed by outstanding reviews and financial success. He had a book contract to feature his drawings, investors for Rockwell Kent, Inc., and patrons who supported him in other ways. The fame and success he craved looked promising. At the very least, the art world now gave him the attention he knew he deserved. The rest would