Rockwell KentAmerican, 1882–1971Прибытие почты
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Прибытие почты” now? Collection: Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. Unknown.
Moscow, Russia
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- Ж-3974
In the catalog
Sources
- Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
- Image: Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts — © Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
In the life of Rockwell Kent
The whole life1934–1935
Third Stay in Greenland
He visited Greenland for the third time and lived there at length, closely studying the everyday culture and traditions of the local Eskimos.
1936
Role in Founding the American Artists' Congress
He took part in the American Artists' Congress from its founding, and later served as an officer of the Artists Union of America and the Artists League of America.
1937
Washington Post Office Murals with a Hidden Message
Commissioned by the U.S. Treasury, he painted two murals for the new Post Office Department building in Washington. Into one of them, in tiny letters in an Alaska Native language, he inserted a message to Puerto Ricans in support of decolonization, which caused a scandal.
1939
Joining the International Workers Order
He joined the socialist organization International Workers Order and designed its logo.
