"Godspeed" 1931, Rockwell Kent, gift of Mrs. George A Martin, Denison Museum

The Denison Museum will open their spring semester with the exhibition titled “The Rockwell Kent Project.” The exhibition will open with a reception from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, in the Denison Museum at Burke Hall (240 West Broadway). It will be open daily through April 18. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. The Denison Museum is open seven days a week, noon-5 p.m. daily, noon-7 p.m. on Thursdays. For more information, contact 740-587-6255 or visit www.denison.edu/museum.

As a painter, illustrator, satirist, writer, muralist, printmaker, and activist, Kent’s long career exemplifies the changing roles of the visual artist and writer in the 20th century. The exhibition presents the artist in a multitude of professional and personal roles and includes original prints from Denison Museum’s permanent collection as well as objects on loan from Kent State, Smith College Museum of Art, Mead Art Museum, and the Columbus Museum of Art.

The Rockwell Kent Project was developed through an art history course offered at Denison in the fall of 2010, culminating with the current exhibition of the artist’s work.