1946.21.13: A Hunter; Illustration for "Salamina" by Rockwell Kent

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1946.21.13

People

Rockwell Kent, American (Tarrytown Heights NY 1882 - 1971 Plattsburgh NY)

Title

A Hunter; Illustration for "Salamina" by Rockwell Kent

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1935

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/308204

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink and black crayon on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

image: 21.6 x 15.3 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.)
actual: 29.8 x 21.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: paper taped to mat, black ink, in artist's hand: 14. This is a hunter-- winter style: reindeer above, dog skin below, / mittens of seal.
• inscription: l.l. of bottom mat, graphite: 15 [encircled]
• inscription: l.l. of bottom mat, graphite: 6 1/4 8 7/8
• watermark: [in oval shape:] Hand Made [with design of four clasped hands, hammer and anvil]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

James Naumberg Rosenberg, New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1946.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of James N. Rosenberg

Accession Year

1946

Object Number

1946.21.13

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Spot of adhesive at u.l.

Publication History

• Rockwell Kent, Salamina, Harcourt, Brace and Co. (New York, NY, 1935), reproduced facing p. 244

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