Rockwell kent june 21, 1882 march, 1971 was an american painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager. Rockwell kent the american painter and illustrator rockwell kent 18821971 fitted into the realist tradition that was a revolutionary force early in the 20th century and then gradually developed a stylized approach to subjects taken from the working class. Shop snow fields, 1909 rockwell kent poster created by allforthewallfineart. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Many people are thrilled to find the same design they used as a child still available for them to give to their own children. A124 is one of our designs with artwork by renowned artist rockwell kent, originally printed in the 1950s by the antioch bookplate company. Older antioch lot bookplates book plates 10 pc ex libris cat kitten on books. This article needs additional citations for verification. Sep 20, 2019 24 lovely blue bird bookplates, waiting to be placed in your favorite books. In rockwell kents multifaceted career as an artist, he explored and excelled at painting, illustration, writing, printmaking, and design, all of which were bound by his enthusiastic wanderlust. Click any bookplate to see a larger version and download it. Rockwell kent was a transcendentalist and mystic, steeped in the works of henry david thoreau and ralph waldo emerson. Rockwell kent pegasus book plate antioch bookplate co. Rockwell kent paintings for sale rockwell kent art value.
Rockwell kent 18821971 was probably the most important american book illustrator of the 1920s and 30s. No need to hire an artist to create a design specifically for you, although that is always an option. Beardsley bookplates by verushka70 k book plates, ex libris. All rockwell kent artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Rockwell kent was an american artist best known for his signature, smooth style of landscape painting.
We also provide bookplates for memorial or honorary book donations, for hymnals and prayer books in churches, synagogues, mosques, and retreat facilities, and for libraries of all sizes. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Choose your favorite rockwell kent designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. First published in a twovolume folio signed limited edition in 1930, kents pen, brush and ink drawings for canterbury tales updated chaucer for. Lightly tanned at edges, tape shadows on front and rear free endpapers, but a good copy. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. They fit averys standard templates 6perpage shipping label template 5164, 5264, 5524, 8164, 8254, 8464.
It was introduced by the antioch bookplate company in the 1950s. Did you know that scholars are uncertain as to shakespeares actual birthday. Most of his work was for friends and private clients, though, like the plate on the left. Product description this distinguished artwork of a young couple is by wellknown artist rockwell kent. But landay requested changes to our design a124 to fit his needs. Rockwell kent american bookplate for george henry corey, 1941. If this is a gift for a birthday, christmas, chanukah, or any other occasion, feel free to let us know when it is. Buyer must view photos or scans and make their own determination of condition.
Original rockwell kent bookplate drawing and letter. Submit a request for access to the archival material. Many people are thrilled to find the same design they used as a child still available for them to give to. Design your own high quality bookplates and book labels. Make offer 30 antioch publishing co self stick book plates ex libris from the library new. Bookplates personalized with a name make a special gift for the holidays or a birthday. Bookplate with quote infinite riches in a little room. Quarto, original pictorial cloth, silk endpapers, uncut. Signed kent, rockwell, illustrator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Two rockwell kent earl heims bookplates exlibris labels with letters of provenance.
Signed limited first edition, number 989 of 1850 beautifully illustrated copies made by the pynson printers and signed by rockwell kent. Many wellknown artists, such as lynd ward, rockwell kent, and robert. Featured on oprahs o list, these archival, personalized bookplates boast a bevy of wonderful watercolor illustrations for men, women, and children. Rockwell kent complete 50 bookplates in original box with inserts. Bookplate on front pastedown, undeciphered ownership signature on title. Jun 21, 2006 happy birthday, rockwell kent june 21, 2006 8. Remembered for his striking illustrations for moby dick and other classics, rockwell kent 18821971 was most admired during his lifetime as a painter of dramatic landscapes of remote places, whose canvases entered the collections of the metropolitan museum of art, the whitney museum of american art and the phillips collection, among others. It was originally printed by the antioch bookplate company in the 1950s. He was an architecture student at columbia university in new york city but dropped out in his third year to pursue an art career. Columbiaaffiliated users may login with their uni and password. The antioch company closed several years ago, but bookplate ink continues to print their popular designs, both personalized and nonpersonalized. Lawrence universitys special collections and vance university archives.
Product description this drawing of a warm but tidy bookshelf was part of a set of designs acquired by antioch bookplate company from the etchcraft company. The kent collection given to friendship house, moscow, in 1960, was augmented later by a set of his publications and the illustrated manuscripts of many of his monographs. Beardsley bookplates by verushka70 k book plates, ex. The antioch bookplate company, in its early days, promoted the use of bookplates for ordinary folk, as people could order one of its many designsoften called universal designsthat are available to the public. First editions, each limited to 1250 numbered copies signed by kent. Kent, rockwell, 18821971, artist created published 1938 subject headings reading19301940. This first edition, signed by rockwell kent is available at bauman rare books. Grandparents and parents often order nonpersonalized bookplates as a stuffing stuffer at christmas. Canterbury tales first edition chaucer bauman rare books. Condition report provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee.
Your name mixed set of 24 vintage book labels, ex libris, cute girls birthday gift. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Mar 29, 2020 art deco style bookplate by 20th century artist rockwell kent. Birthday book first edition signed rockwell kent bauman. More information a finding aid to the rockwell kent. Blue bird vintage bookplates personalized heritage book labels the perfect teacher, hostess gift, ex libris. Older antioch boxed lot bookplates book plates 29pc childrens fairy tales. And woman must weep lithograph by rockwell kent 1939.
Rockwell kent, first edition, signed, random house abebooks. Bookplates and marks of rockwell kent printed on one side of leaf on opposite pages. Signed limited first edition, number 989 of 1850 beautifully illustrated copies made by the pynson printers and signed by. A catalogue raisonne by dan burne jones and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Today there is a revival of interest in his illustrations, and this volume brings together for the first time the best of his illustrations from 24 books, as well as magazine art, bookplates, and advertising material examples in all. In rockwell kent s multifaceted career as an artist, he explored and excelled at painting, illustration, writing, printmaking, and design, all of which were bound by his enthusiastic wanderlust. There are illustrations for many books, including moby dick, beowulf, the canterbury tales. His own first book was favorably compared to whitmans leaves of grass and for a time his bookplates were everywhere, but he virtually vanished from the museum and gallery circuits by the late 1940s due to his outspoken support for stalinism. Having completed several apprenticeships and studied at multiple schools, including columbia university, kent traveled the world in search of. Rockwell kent 18821971, an energetic and multitalented man, pursued many interests and careers during his more. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. A fine tight copy in a fine priceclipped dust jacket.
His own first book was favorably compared to whitmans leaves of grass and for a time his bookplates were. Many wellknown artists, such as lynd ward, rockwell kent, and robert whitmore, created artwork for antioch bookplates. Noted painter and author rockwell kent was born in tarrytown heights, new york, on june 31, 1883. The series he designed for antioch made it possible for everyone to have a rockwell kent bookplate. With the modified form of one of the later bookplates of historiannovelist paul horgan on the pastedown. Antioch bookplate company reading in a canoe design 2003 new. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In 1929, pynson printers published a limited printing of just 1,250 copies of the bookplates and marks of rockwell kent. Rockwell kent rare books and first editions at bauman rare books. The fullcolor rockwell kent dust jacket is rubbed and dusty at. The rockwell kent collection, 19141971 is housed in st. Twelve hundred and fifty copies each one signed by the artist.
Bookplate specs this design is 4 inches high and 3 inches wide. Sea and sky rockwell kent rockwell kent, art of man. All prices are listed in canadian dollars, canadian orders subject to 5% gst charge. Shop for rockwell kent art from the worlds greatest living artists. Remember, bookplates are a unique gift for your favorite teachers, friends and relatives. Older boxed lot of bookplates book plates 39 new books new friends poem. True to his letter, the bookplate appears on page 24 of his later bookplates and marks of rockwell kent. This landmark book features 200 privately commissioned and rarely seen bookplates from a signature american artist, with information about the origin and design of each. Rockwell kent rare book with orig drawings by kent extremely raresee details. These printable bookplates can be printed on sticker paper or pasted into the inside front cover of a book. Snow fields winter in the berkshires rockwell kent round pillow. This, however, is a massmarket bookplate that were available in packs. This beautiful illustration is from the end sheets of a very old childrens hymn book from 19.
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