Rockwell Kent Scholar and Supporter of the RK Forum Passed Away in February

We are very sorry to report that our good friend and supporter, Richard West, passed away on February 22, 2026 at the age of 91. His loss will be greatly felt in the Kent world and by your editors personally.

Richard’s obituary was published in Antiques and the Arts Weekly on April 27, 2026. You can read it here:

Richard Vincent West, Rockwell Kent Scholar, 91 – Antiques And The Arts Weekly 

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Kent’s “An Artist in Greenland” featured in the New York Times!

The New York Times has featured Kent’s “An Artist in Greenland” its “10-Minute Challenge” on January 4th, 2026 (article by Larry Buchanan). Here is a link to the article: 10-Minute Challenge: An Artist in Greenland – The New York Times

Note: the article may be behind a paywall, so we have included a summary of the article here

The piece is currently on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art

Kent’s “Moby Dick” featured in a review in the Wall Street Journal!

The Wall Street Journal’s arts and culture section, January 2, 2026, featured a review by Sam Sacks of Kent’s “Moby Dick”, by Herman Melville. Here is a link to the article. ‘Moby-Dick’ Review: Rockwell Kent Pictures Leviathan – WSJ

Note: the article may be behind the WSJ’s paywall. Forum reader Susan Olsen has kindly shared a copy of the article from the print version of the WSJ on our Facebook page. We include a copy here (click on the image to see full size):

In addition, Forum reader David Georgi has kindly transcribed the article. Please click here to download.

Thanks to Susan and David for enabling us to share this review

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