![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He was the first of three children, born to George Rockwell Kent (1853-1887) and Sara Ann Holgate Kent (1854-1947). Kent was a prolific painter, illustrator, photographer, filmmaker, designer, architect, intrepid traveler, writer, lecturer and political activist. Ireland” (1927), oil on canvas, 87 x 112 cm, Hermitage State Museum, St. The soft light that fell over rich colors spoke to me in the most peaceful way and I just had to stop and take in their beauty. It is for this reason that in 2018, I came upon work that utterly surprised me, an American artist in Russia! There they were, these absolutely serene landscape paintings by Rockwell Kent (1882-1971). For many years the Hermitage Museum was only able to display about three percent of its collection, but with the additional 800 rooms provided by the State Office Building visitors can delight at the discovery of new artists now on display. This impressive area forms a semicircle made up of a number of buildings, the two largest being the Winter Palace and the State Office Building. Petersburg, Russia, annexed all of the buildings that encompass Palace Square. In 2014 the State Hermitage Museum in St. Ireland” (1926-1927), oil on canvas, 86 x 112 cm., Hermitage State Museum, St. Rockwell Kent: A Champion of Peace by Cathy Locke ![]()
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