Hartley, Marsden
d. 1943 Sept. 2)
Marsden Hartley to Rockwell Kent, 1912 Sept. 22
Marsden Hartley, Letter to Rockwell Kent, [1912/1913]. Rockwell Kent papers, [ca. 1840]–1993. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell Kent and Shirley (Sally) Kent Gorton.
Hartley (1877–1943), a major figure in American art in the first half of the 20th century, was also a poet and prolific letter writer. His letters are often lengthy, usually informative, and an excellent resource for scholars. While in Paris and Germany in 1912 and 1913, he wrote frequently to Rockwell Kent about the writers and artists he met and his opinions about their work. In this letter he writes of Picasso’s “depth of understanding and insight into the inwardness of things.”
Marsden Hartley to Rockwell Kent, 1912 Sept. 22. Letter : 15 p. : handwritten ; 18 x 11 cm. Rockwell Kent papers. Archives of American Art.
Marsden Hartley to Rockwell Kent, 1912 Sept. 22. Letter : 15 p. : handwritten ; 18 x 11 cm. Rockwell Kent papers. Archives of American Art.
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