"SHIT" by William Kent, (Amer., 1919-2012) Etching from the ed

from the ed

Another great imaginative illustration with extremely fine detail by this respected but underknown artist

The evocation of brilliant sunlight illuminating the edges of the cloud and the low vantage point of the viewer add to the monumentality of this classic regionalist scene by Schreiber

This small plate manages to convey the monumentality of the Brooklyn Bridge

eventually replacing him as a teacher of etching there in 1924

"SHIT" by William Kent, (Amer., 1919-2012) Etching from the edSlate Print, 1966, Ed. 8 50, on various papers and fabrics, 12 1 4" x 31 1 4", signed, dated and annotated "Artist's Proof" in black ball point pen, on red and white striped fabric, a vibrant impression of this large print by Kent. One of the artist's Gravestone Series, essentially an anti war series created during the Vietnam War. In this instance it has been suggested that "SHIT" may refer to the first, and sadly sometimes, last thing a soldier may