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KENT, ROCKWELL. Autograph Manuscript Signed, “Rockwell Kent Jr.,” or
“Rockwell Kent,” 15 times, a timeline spanning the years 1868 and 1918 listing gold
prospecting events in Alaska and the Yukon including 6 lines concerning the fall of 1905,
with a small ink sketch of a dove and some spiral designs probably made—as were the sig-
natures—to test the ink flow of his fountain pen. 2 pages, small 4to, written on the recto
and verso of a single sheet.
[Alaska, 1918-19?]
[400/600]
In his book,
Winderness
, Kent describes his desire to record the stories of a gold prospector and
Alaskan pioneer L.M. Olson, whom he befriended during his stay in Alaska between 1918
and 1920. The timeline entry for 1869 is “Came to America,” which is consistent with the
age given for Olson in the book.
DESIGN FOR A CHAIR
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KENT, ROCKWELL. Ink drawing, small sketch of two chairs from the side and
above, with 14 lines of related notes in holograph, on the verso of a blank sheet of
Creative
Art Magazine
stationery. 1 page, 4to.
[New York, 1927-29]
[350/500]
“
Let us consider, in illustration, the fairly simple problem of the common straight chair. What
are its essentials. The chair must be reasonably comfortable. It must be strong. . . . Strong, light
and inexpensive: we shall choose . . . a native hard wood. Maple will do . . . .”
Kent was a member of the editorial staff of
Creative Art
between 1927 and 1929.
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