Three woodcut proofs on thin stock hand-made paper by Rockwell Kent. Each approximately 10½"x8¼" taped on the top margin on contemporary cardboard backing with matting (measuring 14"x11").

A well-preserved set of three woodcut proofs of African Americans by Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), artist, engraver, author, and political activist whose artwork often portrays the bleak and rugged aspects of nature. They include a woman carrying a basket of laundry, a barefoot man in a farm field with a cabin and forest in the background, and a middle-aged man wearing a suit and hat while holding a cane. These are the original woodcut proofs for these images, which precede the finalized woodcut. The actual printing of a woodblock image begins with the making of a set of proof sheets from the artists’ original engraved block, which are then used to insure a perfect registration of each succeeding block print.