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Rockwell Kent

Exhibition Announcement for the Moby Dick illustrations

Description

Maker

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), designer

Title

Exhibition Announcement for the Moby Dick illustrations

Year

ca. 1930

Medium

  • electrotype

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • electrotype

Materials

electrotype

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

36.8 x 26 cm (14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches) (sheet) unfolded

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--Inside on left:E. WEYHE ANNOUNCES AN EXHIBITION OF THE/ROCKWELL KENT DRAWINGS FOR MOBY DICK/FEBRUARY TWENTY-FOURTH TO MARCH FIF-/TEENTH, 794 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK,/THESE DRAWINGS , OF WHICH THERE ARE TWO/ HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, HAVE BEEN/MADE FOR A FORTHCOMING EDITION OF MEL-/VILLE'S GREAT WORK, THEY ARE UNDOUBTEDLY/ROCKWELL KENT'S HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ILLUSTRATION AND THEY ARE NOW SHOWN IN/ADVANCE OF PUBLICATION, THROUGH THE/COURTESY OF THE LAKESIDE PRESS, CHICAGO

Marks: Partial Watermark:...NOLD

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

78.029.1

Type

  • Prints

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Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), designer
Exhibition Announcement for the Moby Dick illustrations, ca. 1930
electrotype
36.8 x 26 cm (14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches) (sheet) unfolded
Museum Collection 78.029.1

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