Siberian Federal University 
- Issue
- Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2014 7 (8)
- Authors
- Sitnikova, Alexandra A.
- Contact information
- Sitnikova, Alexandra A.:Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia; E-mail:
- Keywords
- artist Rockwell Kent; paintings by Rockwell Kent; graphic drawings by Rockwell Kent; visual concepts; concept of “North”; North in fine arts; Alaska; Tierra del Fuego; Greenland Eskimos; study of Rockwell Kent’s artwork
- Abstract
The article offers a study of paintings and graphic drawings by the artist Rockwell Kent for visualization of the concept of “North” in these works. The study is followed by a detailed review of “waves” of the professional and viewer’s interest in the works by R. Kent: in the 1920s, the artist took a leading position in American art, in the 1960s, he became popular in the USSR, in the 1980s, he restored attention of the American viewers, and in the present the interest in the works by R. Kent is maintained on the Internet. In accordance with the objectives, the study presents general characteristics of the series of works created by the artist during a trip to Alaska (1918-1919), Tierra del Fuego (1922-1923) and Greenland (1929, 1932-1933, 1935); representative works of these cycles – “Sun glare. Alaska” (1919), “Tierra del Fuego” (1922-1925), “November in Greenland” (1932-1933) – were analyzed. An image of an Eskimo – an indigenous inhabitant of Greenland formed in the graphics of R. Kent was studied. In addition, the article reveals the artistic traditions and techniques typical of the artist’s work as a whole
- Pages
- 1358-1380
- Paper at repository of SibFU
- https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/13317
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