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Size: 1 Item
Summary: A one page letter from Rockwell Kent to Peter Bell, February 14, 1969. Kent addresses the letter to Dear Brother Longshoreman, and thanks Bell for his interest in acquiring one of his prints.
Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
Painter, Author, Illustrator
Size: 1 Item
Summary: A one page letter from Rockwell Kent to Peter Bell, February 14, 1969. Kent addresses the letter to Dear Brother Longshoreman, and thanks Bell for his interest in acquiring one of his prints.
Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, designer, and commercial artist.
Donated 2016 by Janet Sawyer, a friend of Peter Bell's. Sawyer found the letter in a book about Kent given to her by Bell at his death.
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Letter from Rockwell Kent to Peter Bell, February 14. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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