The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 12, 2026

A vertically oriented black-and-white print depicts a monumental, angular figure carrying a massive evergreen tree. Wearing a pale jacket and trousers, the figure tilts their head skyward. Sharp, high-contrast shadows define their form and the snowy landscape. Behind them, dense needles fan out against a grainy sky and sharp, triangular peaks. A long shadow stretches toward our right. The signature "Rockwell Kent" appears in the lower right corner.

Bringing Home the Christmas Tree

1928

Rockwell Kent

(American, 1882–1971)
America
lithograph
Image: 30.5 x 21.6 cm (12 x 8 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1929.381
© Courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum/Estate of Sally Kent Gordon.
Catalogue raisonné: Jones 29; Zigrosser 29
Location: Not on view
  • Catalogue of an exhibition of the art of lithography : commemorating the sesquicentennial of its invention, 1798-1948. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, November 11, 1948-January 2, 1949. Mentioned: p. 46 archive.org
  • Prints of the Fifteenth to Twentieth Century from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 5-September 12, 1934).
  • {{cite web|title=Bringing Home the Christmas Tree|url=false|author=Rockwell Kent|year=1928|access-date=12 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1929.381