Adaline Kent Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Kent, Adaline Dutton, 1900-1957
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content: Adaline Kent papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1937-1958
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kentadal, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical materials include an award ribbon, a resume, a biographical sketch on Kent by Grace Morley, and records from Kent's service with the United States Coastal Reserve during World War II. The file of service records includes photographs of Kent in uniform with other female reservists. Scattered correspondence relates to Kent's professional career and also includes drafts of outgoing letters to institutions and gallerists, including Betty Parsons. Two notebooks contain notes and may include scattered sketches from vacations and trips. Personal business records consist of price lists and sales records. Also found is a legal affidavit for insurance claims regarding the damage of a sculpture. 

Photographs are of Kent, at work, in her studio, exhibitions, source material, and works of art. Of note are photos of Kent at various California National Parks. Printed materials focus on Kent's career and include clippings, exhibition announcements, and catalogs. Also found are exhibition catalogs for Charles Howard, Kent's brother-in-law. A published book entitled Auto Biography: from the Notebooks and Sculpture of Adaline Kent was published after her death. A project file is for Kent's stage design for an opera and includes a sketch, printed material, and a script. Four sketchbooks and loose sketches contain pastel, pen, and pencil sketches. Writings and notes describe a plane ride, lectures, and art in general. Also found is an untitled writing on the process of creating art by Mark Rothko.