Rockwell Kent "Wilderness" Centennial Journal

ROCKWELL KENT WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL JOURNAL 100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018-19 Part 13– Wilderness & the Alaska Paintings: Influences & Reviews Sept. 10-12, 2019 ABOVE – Barrett Willoughby at the peak of her fame. Early on she began to establish a narrative of her life that helped enhance her reputation. Courtesy of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. BELOW – Rockwell Kent with his fellow traveler, Ole Ytterock, aboard the SS Curaca on their way to Punta Arenas, Chile in 1922. Ytterock, a sailor from Norway, was known as “Willie.”  This hand-colored glass lantern slide courtesy of the Rockwell Kent Gallery at the Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York. For an interesting article about this trip, see this link. Shortly after Kent returned from Alaska, he helped his composer friend, Carl Ruggles, by finding him work teaching music. One of the students was Mrs. Janet MacDonald Grace, wife of the shipping magne...