Rockwell Kent

Masthead
1926

A black and white print depicting a stylized figure of a person clinging to a mast with a halo-like aura around the head, set against a starry night sky. The artwork has handwritten text at the bottom margin, including the title "Mast-Head" and edition numbers.
A black and white print depicting a stylized figure of a person clinging to a mast with a halo-like aura around the head, set against a starry night sky. The artwork has handwritten text at the bottom margin, including the title "Mast-Head" and edition numbers.

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Date
1926

Classification
Prints

Medium
Wood engraving

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 8 11/16in. (28.6 × 22.1 cm) Image: 8 × 5 1/2in. (20.3 × 14 cm)

Accession number
87.11

Edition
Ed. 105

Publication
Printed by Elmer Adler; published by Pynson Printers

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. William A. Marsteller

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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