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Tag: Rockwell Kent
SUNY Plattsburgh Curator Scott Ferris on Rockwell Kent Exhibit
SUNY Plattsburgh this summer is showcasing the evolution of Adirondack Painter Rockwell Kent’s works through the years. We talked with Curator and Rockwell Kent scholar Scott Ferris about the exhibit, Origins: The Evolution of an Artist and His Craft which runs through August 11th at the Rockwell Kent Gallery on campus. The Plattsburgh State Art…
Maine Exhibition Showcases Great Artists Including Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent’s paintings were show in an exhibition on the campus of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine that showcased the extraordinary works of some of the great artists who have painted Maine over the past two centuries. The show included works from Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, and Rockwell Kent. Our Special Correspondent Doug Cook has…
Mountain Lake Journal | July 7, 2023 | Preview
The Adirondack Experiences will launch a new exhibition of its incredible collection of artwork, while SUNY Plattsburgh is showcasing early works by Adirondack painter Rockwell Kent throughout the summer.
Two artists share an Alaskan adventure, a century apart
A Dreamer’s Search airs on Mountain Lake PBSFriday, June 30 at 2 pmSaturday, July 1 at 6:30 pmSunday, July 2 at 10:30 am Monday, July 3 at 5 pm Art and nature lovers may behold the majesty of Alaska, through the eyes of two artists living a century apart. One artist is Rockwell Kent, the 20th century…
This Week on Mountain Lake Journal – June 23, 2023
This week: The many foods Melanie Sawyer finds in the Wilds of the Adirondacks, and how it helped land her on a popular reality TV show. Also, the new film airing on Mountain Lake PBS on how the painter Rockwell Kent battled inner demons, and the words of his mother who didn’t support his career.
Symposium explores Rockwell Kent’s Alaskan adventure
Art and nature lovers have a very special opportunity to behold the majesty of Alaska this spring, through the eyes of 20th century artist Rockwell Kent. The painter, who spent much of his life at Asgaard, his farm in Au Sable Forks, New York, moved to a small island in Alaska in 1918. The artwork…
Rockwell Kent Exhibit Opens
A new exhibit has opened at the Rockwell Kent Art Gallery on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus that shows the evolution of Kent’s works through the years. This exhibit showcases how Kent’s ideas developed from sketches into finished compositions. We talked with Kent scholar and the exhibition’s curator, Scott Ferris. Origins: Evolution of an Artist and…
Special recognition for the farm of Adirondack artist Rockwell Kent
Asgaard Farm in Ausable Forks, NY, has recently been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. It’s now a goat farm owned by Rhonda Butler and David Brunner, but from the 1920s until his death in the early ’70s, it was Rockwell Kent’s home and studio. For more on Asgaard Farm… Some people head…
SUNY Plattsburgh Hosts Rockwell Kent Gallery
Walter Early with the Plattsburgh State Art Museum and Rockwell Kent Gallery joins us to talk about his trip to Alaska this spring on the 100th anniversary of Kent’s trip to a remote island in the Alaskan wilderness where he lived and painted.
Monhegan Island Artist Colony
While Rockwell Kent is renowned for being the Adirondacks’ most famous painter, prior to living at Asgaard Farm, he lived off the coast of Maine, where his work was among those recently celebrated in a commemorative exhibition. Our special contributor Doug Cook takes us to Monhegan Island in Maine.The Monhegan Museum of Art & History…
