Menu for a Farewell Dinner

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Menu for a Farewell Dinner

1929

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)

Following his shipwreck and sojourn in Greenland, Kent spent the autumn of 1929 in Copenhagen, Denmark, working on illustrations for several book projects. This menu for Kent’s farewell dinner in Copenhagen includes an amusing depiction of the artist and his wife Frances (along with sled dogs and kayak) being blasted home by a giant canon.

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Object Details

Title:

Menu for a Farewell Dinner

Date:

1929

Artist:

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)

Medium:

Photomechanical metal relief print on cream card

Dimensions:

Image: 3 3/8 x 11 3/8 inches (8.6 x 28.9 cm) Sheet: 2 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (7.3 x 28.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund from the Carl and Laura Zigrosser Collection, 1971

Accession Number:

1971-2-171

Geography:

Possibly made in United States, North and Central America

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