Norman Kent artwork
Scope and Contents
Norman Kent artwork contains four pieces:
- 1926
- Soldier, watercolor painting
- 1944
- Little Champlain Street, Quebec, linocut [?]
- Undated
- March Thaw, woodcut
- Undated
- Our O'Clock, woodcut
- Undated
- Coal Country, woodcut
Dates
- Creation: circa 1925-1965
Creator
- Kent, Norman (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
Artist and art educator Norman Kent graduated from RIT in 1925. He began his career as a Buffalo-based illustrator before teaching at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva. He later served as the editor of American Artist magazine for over 25 years. Kent was best known for his woodcuts and watercolor landscapes. In 1961 he was awarded the RIT Outstanding Alumni award. Norman Kent died in 1972.
Extent
5 Item(s) (3 woodcuts, 1 linocut [?], 1 watercolor) : "Coal Country" woodcut print, found during Archives move, has some damage from being crushed in storage. should be removed from mat which is bent and creased. 9/2021
Language
English
Overview
Four prints and watercolor painting by artist and illustrator Norman Kent. Kent graduated from RIT in 1925 with a degree in Applied Arts.
Arrangement
Collection consists of five items.
Physical Location
C.S. North, Shelf 87, Box 2 (with Art on Campus collection)
RIT Art Collection
Bibliography
- Norman Kent at Art on Campus, Rochester Institute of Technology.
Dimensions
Artwork varies in size: 10.5 x 8.25 to 19.50 x 14.5 inches
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Amy Vilz in August 2011.
Subject
- Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute -- Students (Organization)
- Rochester Institute of Technology. Applied Art Department (Organization)
- Rochester Institute of Technology -- Art collections (Organization)
- Title
- Norman Kent artwork
- Status
- Published
- Subtitle
- RIT Art Collection
- Author
- Amy Vilz
- Date
- 29 August 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the RIT Archives Repository
