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- Numero di inventario
- 2008.115.2847
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Rockwell Kent
Tutta la vita1934–1935
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.
![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
