The Concept of “North” in the Works by Rockwell Kent

Abstract

The article offers a study of paintings and graphic drawings by the artist Rockwell Kent for visualization\nof the concept of “North” in these works. The study is followed by a detailed review of “waves” of\nthe professional and viewer’s interest in the works by R. Kent: in the 1920s, the artist took a leading\nposition in American art, in the 1960s, he became popular in the USSR, in the 1980s, he restored\nattention of the American viewers, and in the present the interest in the works by R. Kent is maintained\non the Internet. In accordance with the objectives, the study presents general characteristics of the\nseries of works created by the artist during a trip to Alaska (1918-1919), Tierra del Fuego (1922-1923)\nand Greenland (1929, 1932-1933, 1935); representative works of these cycles – “Sun glare. Alaska”\n(1919), “Tierra del Fuego” (1922-1925), “November in Greenland” (1932-1933) – were analyzed. An\nimage of an Eskimo – an indigenous inhabitant of Greenland formed in the graphics of R. Kent was\nstudied. In addition, the article reveals the artistic traditions and techniques typical of the artist’s\nwork as a whole

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