Adaline Kent: The Click of Authenticity

Midcentury artist Adaline Dutton Kent (1900-1957) was an energetic innovator from the town of Kentfield in Marin County, California. Given her parents' avid interest in the environment and the setting in which she grew up, it is perhaps not surprising that the mountains along with other natural...

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Published inAmerican art review Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 106
Main Author DiQuinzio, Apsara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Stratham American Art Review 01.07.2023
Subjects
20th century
Abstract art
Art exhibits
Authenticity
Kent, Adaline (1900-1957)
Movement
Sculpture
United States > US
Reno Nevada
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Summary:Midcentury artist Adaline Dutton Kent (1900-1957) was an energetic innovator from the town of Kentfield in Marin County, California. Given her parents' avid interest in the environment and the setting in which she grew up, it is perhaps not surprising that the mountains along with other natural phenomena in the land- scape would have a profound effect on her life and work. This passion for the natural world was something Kent carried into adulthood and that she shared with her husband Robert B. Howard. From the 1920s through the 1930s, Kent made endearing sculptures of animals and elegant human figures, typically of young women, out of diverse materials such as granite, terracotta, brass, and bronze. Pared of detail, her sculptures from this period were reduced to their essential form and simplified gestures. Similarly, her surfaces were smooth, reflecting a classical sense of elegance. Movement is something Kent appreciated in sculpture, and realizing her own body in space and time was likewise an important part of her artistic practice.Adeline Kent: The Click of Authenticity, is on view at the Nevada Museum of Art, 160 West Liberty, Reno, Nevada through September 10, 2023.
ISSN:0092-1327