(correspondence, mainly with Mac [Robert] McIntyre of Macbeth Galleries and Kent patron J. J. Ryan, about purchases considered and made by Ryan from Kent directly or through Macbeth; correspondence with Ryan also concerns peace movement, civil rights, politics, plans for the Great Kent Collection, and letters of introduction; correspondence about Abbott Thayer Centennial, requests by museums for loans and background information on Kent works in museum collections, conservation problems of older. Kent paintings; general inquiries from prospective purchasers; lists of consignments; invitations to exhibit; see also: Pictures)
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Collection Citation:
Rockwell Kent papers, circa 1840-1993, bulk 1935-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.