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Summary:
Satiric poem on Rockwell Kent by Peirce. Contains an inscription in French to "mon ami Walter Powers," 1934. The book includes a signed lithograph by Rockwell Kent entitled "The Olympian Peirce reading his terrific lines to a group of young ladies" and a watercolor and ink drawing by Peirce of flutist "Unser Kent." Peirce made two changes in the text. Also included is a clipping from ESQUIRE, November 1936, of a Peirce poem and illustration.
Citation:
Unser Kent / by W. P. ; with a portrait of the author by Rockwell Kent, 1930. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 3894 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Painter, watercolorist; Searsport, Maine.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1986 by Peter Powers, son of Walter Powers to whom Peirce inscribed the book.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001