Rockwell Kent and the Denison Museum Collection

Above: Khari Saffo ’15 with “The Noble Approach” and Rockwell Kent’s “Twilight of Man.”

The folks at Denison Museum of Granville OH were a huge help in putting "The Noble Approach" together. They kindly allowed me to include Rockwell Kent prints from their collection in the book. Khari Saffo of Denison has written a lovely article about the experience which can be found HERE! Originally I had intended on including more Kent images, but unfortunately because of space issues I was only able to include one.

Rockwell Kent was one of the most famous American print-makers of the early 20th century. Kent's use of light and dark pattern, and the way he stacked values had a huge influence on a young Maurice. Years later, while training at Chuck Jones Film Productions, Maurice taught us that... "good use of light and dark is the first important step in learning to use color." He cited Rockwell Kent as a great example of how to use value. 

Many have asked... "What exactly does stacking value mean?" In simple terms, it describes the method of putting an element in a picture against something darker or lighter than itself so that it "reads" easily. In these Kent examples, every single element in his picture can be seen clearly in spite of using a limited value range.

To see more... please check out page 91 of The Noble Approach.

Images courtesy of Denison Museum.