Title: Put on a heavy coat before opening cover
Product review: Few artists could convey the power of landscape as thoroughly and as convincingly as Rockwell Kent, even if we must today turn a blind eye toward his occasionally annoying Art Deco tendency toward ultra streamlined shorthand. This exhibit and its catalogue brought together an impressive collection of such examples. That Kent was drawn to the frigid extremes of Alaska and Greenland should be no surprise. But even those like myself who are familiar with his work are continually impressed by his fearless tackling of difficult backlit compositions set in treacherous settings. Whether finished in the field or in the studio, the results are inevitably inspiring.
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