American Painter Rockwell Kent

Within the framework of the WOA’s “U.S. Art Residence” project English Speaking Club “Gabfest” presented to the public  the art of Rockwell Kent, the significant American illustrator and painter.  In the 1920s and 30s, Kent became known for his illustrations of classic American novels, among them H. Melville’s “Moby Dick” and some others.
Rockwell Kent was a revolutionary as well as an artist, and his subject matter reveals his social and philosophical interests. He donated hundreds of paintings to the Soviet museums and was the most known US artists in the USSR. Many of Kent’s works presented harsh environments, such as Alaska and Greenland, and centered around the relationship between humanity and the environment. 

To complement the information about Rockwell Kent library books about the artist were presented to the group. Several YouTube videos and images shown to the group introduced samples of Kent’s art – both graphics and oil paintings. The majority favored his naturalistic depiction of nature.
The second part of the session was dedicated to the Club matters. The numerous new-comers introduced themselves, the election of the Club’s President and Vice-Presidents took place. We congratulate Mrs. Laryssa – a new President of the Gabfest Club.

The pleasant surprise for the club was the visit of our American guest – Mr. Carl from San Francisco. He contributed a lot to the subject of the session and recommended the WOA’s resources that may help to improve students’ pronunciation – Rosetta Stone and Pimsler’s software, on-line resource “American English at state”, etc.
Number of participants – 24 persons.

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