Shepherd

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Shepherd

1918-1919

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)

The shepherd in this drawing is probably Lars Matt Olson, an elderly Alaskan pioneer and goat farmer who was the only other inhabitant of Fox Island at the time of Kent’s visit.

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Object Details

Title:

Shepherd

Date:

1918-1919

Artist:

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971)

Medium:

Brush and black ink, black ink wash, and graphite, heightened with white opaque watercolor, on cream wove paper mounted overall to card

Dimensions:

Image: 7 7/16 x 8 1/4 inches (18.9 x 21 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 x 9 1/16 inches (20.6 x 23 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

1971-2-252

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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