OCT. 6-10 PART 7: LARS MATT OLSON IN VERMONT
ROCKWELL KENT WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL JOURNAL 100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018-19 Part 7 Lars Matt Olson in Vermont Oct. 6-10, 2019 ABOVE – This is probably the cabin Kent built for Olson’s Vermont stay. At left is Rockwell Kent, Olson is in the middle, and Rockie is at right. One can observe how much weight Kent lost in Alaska, and how tall young Rockie grew between age eight and nine. I’m assuming this is Olson’s cabin rather than Kent’s studio-cabin because of the obvious corrals and the elevation. (See the photo below) Also, part of Olson’s job with the Kent family was to take care of the animals, especially the milk-cow which was very important with new baby Gordon’s arrival. Thus, the corrals. BELOW – Kent in front of his Vermont studio-cabin. Kent is at right looking at a painting with an unknown man. Note the background which suggests its elevation. At right, the cabin today. Photo from “Rockwell Kent’s ‘Egypt’: Shadow and Light in Vermont