"Art must unquestionably have a social value; that is, as a potential means of communication it must be addressed, and in comprehensible terms, to the understanding of mankind."
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People from New York (state)IllustratorsPainters from the United StatesSailorsLenin Peace Prize recipients
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It's Me O Lord: The Autobiography of Rockwell Kent (1955)
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Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent (June 21, 1882 β March 13, 1971) was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor and adventurer.
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