Monhegan Island home and studio built by Rockwell Kent joins historic network
Courtesy / Robert Stahl
A view from the home and studio built by painter Rockwell Kent that is among four sites that have been admitted into the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Artists' Homes and Studios program.
The Monhegan Island home and studio built by painter Rockwell Kent is among four sites that have been admitted into the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios program.
Kent, a contemporary of painter Edward Hopper, built the dwelling that was later occupied by his cousin, painter Alice Kent Stoddard (1883-1976), and ultimately his friend, painter James Fitzgerald (1899-1971).
The Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios program is funded in part by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, through Chesterwood, the former summer home, studio and gardens of sculptor Daniel Chester French, best known for the sculpture of President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Other new members of the HAHS program are Edward Hopper’s childhood home in Nyack, N.Y., where he had his first studio overlooking the Hudson River; the Greenwich Village home and studio of sculptor and arts educator Chaim Gross; and the recently preserved and opened home of late conceptual artist David Ireland in the Mission District of San Francisco.
All four are preserved homes and studios of significant American artists and are open to the public.
“These institutions are engaging in innovative programming, important scholarship and responsible preservation initiatives, offering a transformative experience for their visitors,” said HAHS program manager Valerie Balint, in a statement. She administers the program with executive director Donna Hassler.
The Fitzgerald Legacy, through the Monhegan Museum of History and Art, operates the Monhegan Island home and studio of Rockwell Kent on Monhegan Island, 12 miles off the Maine coast.
“We view being part of the National Trust’s HAHS program as an important opportunity to increase the public’s awareness of and accessibility to this site, enabling visitors to experience the interplay between the raw beauty of the island and the creative process of these artists,” said Robert Stahl, executive director of the Fitzgerald Legacy.
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