Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1911-1971, n.d.

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Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1911-1971, n.d.

Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1911-1971, n.d.

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There are approximately 1,341 letters in Carl Zigrosser's files related to Rockwell Kent. Of this total, 161 letters are drafts or carbons of letters from Zigrosser, and they are interleaved in the chronology of Kent's letters. Also interleaved are some 250 letters concerning Kent and his work from collectors, institutions and the publishers of Kent's books. As Kent's primary dealer for prints and drawings, Zigrosser handled many of the details of Kent's career. In 1940, Zigrosser left the Weyhe Gallery and became Curator of Prints at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This position removed him from most of Kent's business matters, and the personal side of their correspondence (which had always been a strong element in their letters) predominates. This turn in Zigrosser's life coincided with Kent's increased involvement with his many political and social causes. Rockwell Kent's letters after 1940 concern themselves with family news, politics and his involvement with the Soviet Union. Included in the files are several letters from Dorothy Canfield Fisher to Zigrosser about Kent and her interest in Zigrosser's work on The Modern School. There are also letters to Zigrosser from Kent's first wife, Kathleen Whiting Kent, and letter from his children. Kent's second and third wives, Frances Lee Kent Gay and Sally Johnstone Kent, served as secretaries to Kent. Many of his letters were dictated to them, and some were signed by them. In addition to the letters, the files contain newpaper clippings, advertisements, brochures, political fliers, invitations, publication announcements, exhibition catalogs and press releases, as well as works of art and photographs.

1341 items (1710 leaves, 130 photographs, and 40 pamphlets).

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