Oral history interview with Rockwell Kent
name: label: Interviewee
content: Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
label: Names
content: American Artists Group
label: Names
content: Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975
label: Names
content: Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916
label: Names
content: Henri, Robert, 1865-1929
label: Names
content: Miller, Kenneth Hayes, 1876-1952
label: Names
content: Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-
topic: label: Topic
content: Book design
label: Topic
content: Illustration of books
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration
label: Topic
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Landscape painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
label: Interviewer
content: Cummings, Paul
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: In addition to being a successful painter, printmaker, illustrator, designer, and commercial artist, Kent pursued careers as a writer, professional lecturer, and dairy farmer. He travelled extensively, and was a political activist who supported the causes of organized labor, civil liberties, civil rights, anti-Fascism, and peace and friendship with the Soviet Union.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound tape reel (Sound recording: (3 hours 30 min.), 7 in.)
label: Extent
content: 40 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969 Feb. 26-27
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kent69
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound tape reels
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 4210 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of Rockwell Kent conducted 1969 Feb. 26-27, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Kent speaks of his family background; his early interest and talent in art; studying painting with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase; his early studies and work in architecture; Kenneth Hayes Miller as a teacher; experiences which influenced him and inspired him; his travels and explorations; his work in book design and illustration; mural commissions; the American Artists Group; his political life and public affairs. He recalls Merle Armitage and Carl Zigrosser.