1946.21.7: A Woman Skinning a Seal; Illustration for "Salamina" by Rockwell Kent

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1946.21.7

People

Rockwell Kent, American (Tarrytown Heights NY 1882 - 1971 Plattsburgh NY)

Title

A Woman Skinning a Seal; Illustration for "Salamina" by Rockwell Kent

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1935

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/308135

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink, black crayon and white gouache on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

image: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
actual: 29.8 x 21.9 cm (11 3/4 x 8 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: along right side of image, graphite: Trim plate to here
• inscription: bottom mat, graphite: 9 [encircled]
• inscription: bottom mat, graphite: 6 1/4 x 8 7/8
• watermark: [in oval shape:] Hand Made [with design of four hands clasped and cursive initial at left]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

James Naumberg Rosenberg, New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1946.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of James N. Rosenberg

Accession Year

1946

Object Number

1946.21.7

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Line drawn 2 cm. from top of image. Two spots of dried adhesive in lower corners, under image.

Publication History

• Rockwell Kent, Salamina, Harcourt, Brace and Co. (New York, NY, 1935), reproduced facing p. 152

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