Rockwell Kent

(Hand Holding Sword)
1931

A detailed black and white illustration of a clenched fist gripping the hilt of a sword with a vertically ribbed blade, set against a backdrop of vertical lines that suggest a curtain or a flag. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.
A detailed black and white illustration of a clenched fist gripping the hilt of a sword with a vertically ribbed blade, set against a backdrop of vertical lines that suggest a curtain or a flag. The artwork is signed at the bottom right.

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Date
1931

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 8 1/2in. (22.5 × 21.6 cm) Image: 7 5/16 × 7 3/16in. (18.6 × 18.3 cm)

Accession number
96.68.177

Edition
Ed. 150

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
Rights courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA, Rockwell Kent Collection, Bequest of Sally Kent Gorton. All rights reserved.

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