Pasture Gate
Artist
Rockwell Kent
(American, 1882 - 1971)
Date1928
MediumLithograph
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 × 7 3/4 inches (28.58 × 19.69 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edward Buehler Delk
Object number50-55
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Gallery LabelA prolific painter and printmaker, Rockwell Kent is best remembered for his heroic depictions of figures rendered in a stark style, an approach that reflects his communist sympathies. Like many early-20th-century artists interested in communism, Kent adopted printmaking as a medium that could effectively exalt and reach the masses.
Kent based Pasture Gate on a drawing of his first wife Kathleen Whiting that he created in Arlington, Vermont. Her monumental form fills the composition and towers over the landscape like a rural goddess. The three fence bars intersecting her figure at right angles serve to reinforce her already formidable presence. The effect is similar to sculptural decoration that began appearing on Art Deco buildings in the mid-1920s.
Kent based Pasture Gate on a drawing of his first wife Kathleen Whiting that he created in Arlington, Vermont. Her monumental form fills the composition and towers over the landscape like a rural goddess. The three fence bars intersecting her figure at right angles serve to reinforce her already formidable presence. The effect is similar to sculptural decoration that began appearing on Art Deco buildings in the mid-1920s.
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