Rockwell KentAmerican, 1882–1971Self-Portrait
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Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- M9973
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Meanwhile, in the life of Rockwell Kent
The whole life1931–1932
Wintering at Igdlorssuit
He lived above the Arctic Circle in the tiny fishing settlement of Igdlorssuit (Illorsuit), where he conceived some of the largest and most celebrated paintings of his career; his book Salamina (1935) is devoted to this first Arctic winter.
1934–1935
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.
