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Mountain Climber

1932–1933

Rockwell Kent

(American, 1882–1971)
Culture
America
Medium
graphite
Support
Cream(3) tracing paper
Measurements
Sheet: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.); Image: 20.3 x 15.2 cm (8 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1933.143
Copyright
© Courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum/Estate of Sally Kent Gordon.
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Kent was a wanderer and adventurer, who traveled to Alaska, Patagonia, and Greenland. Much of his work, like this drawing, celebrates heroic, manly figures. Interestingly, Kent did not use professional models but drew from his own nude body with the help of mirrors.

Mountain Climber

1932–1933

Rockwell Kent

(American, 1882–1971)
America

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