Chapter 125 feat of old american painter kent

feat of old american painter kent Rockwell Kent, an old American painter, was indignant that some places in the United States boycotted his works and would All his works, which are currently on tour in the Soviet Union, include more than 800 prints, oil painting landscapes, and many Most of the books illustrated by him were given to the Soviet people.Kent is seventy-eight years old this year, he His temperament is the same as his works, he has always been bright and bloody, this time's move can be said to be a happy event, really In line with the Chinese saying, the older the ginger, the hotter it is.

The most outstanding contemporary printmaker in the United States, born in New York State in 1882, has been fond of beauty since he was a child. He studied architectural drawing and decorative arts in the art school. After leaving school, he didn't want to work under the fence The regular hired work makes a living by making decorative paintings for periodicals and drawing architectural drawings for others.Depend on Because his pictures are bright and beautiful, he quickly established his own unique style, and at the same time established his The position of the printmaker. After 1920, Kent seldom made single illustrations and decorative paintings for given periodicals, but

Write travel notes based on your own travel experience, and do your own illustrations. This kind of "illustrated and text-rich" works will be published Afterwards, it was well received and made him a great success.Wherever he travels, there are vast seas and sky, rich A place of natural pleasure, less ravaged by the rotten life of urban America.He has been to Alaska, Newfoundland, Tierra del Fuego, Greenland, etc.The fresh local scenery moved him greatly and inspired him. excited.It made him draw a lot of pictures every time, and wrote down his travel notes.These are written and illustrated by himself

His travel notes, including "The Wilderness", is about his trip to Alaska; "Sea Journey", about his voyage to Magellan Diary of a voyage south of the strait: Shanamira, a travelogue of a trip to Greenland; A sea travel note "From East to North".These travel notes are all designed and bound by himself, and illustrated by himself. In addition to the single illustration, there are many small decorative paintings.In many vulgar publications in the United States, for many years Since then, it has been unique.With these few books alone, the world has come to know Kent as a first-rate

Illustrator and frame designer, but also a travel writer who can create a unique style. Kent has written two more autobiographical works, one is "This Is It" published in 1940 My Own, with one hundred and five illustrations by himself; the other was published in 1955 "This Is Me, Oh My God", the title of the book is taken from a line in an African-American folk song.the book is published At the time, Kent was seventy-three years old, but the book was still full of vigor and vitality, revealing his consistent For the love of life and nature, there is no sign of aging at all.

Kent has also illustrated many classic literary works, such as "Chaucer Canterburgh Tales", "Faust", etc.Chinese translations published in my country in recent years Ben, some of which are selected from his works. A few years ago, Kent sent his prints and landscape paintings to Beijing for an exhibition.say no It is this batch that is going to be given to the Soviet people now.