Edward Austin Kent

Edward Austin Kent was an American architect (1854–1912). He was born at Bangor and died at North Atlantic Ocean.

Edward Austin Kent in brief

Born
1854
Died
1912
Known for
architect
Place of birth
Bangor
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Catalogued works

9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1815 to 1937.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo. Mount Equinox, Winter, dated 1921, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1923.51. Alaska, dated 1919–27, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1927.997. Running Water, dated 1918/19, brush and black ink, with scraping, over graphite, on ivory wood pulp laminate card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1924.441. Broman, Allan (1861-1947), dated 1885-1911, held by Wellcome Collection. Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey (1792-1871), President of the Geological Society and the Royal Geographical Society, dated 1815-1871, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 9, dated May 1905 - Feb 1906, held by Wellcome Collection. Strangeways Research Laboratory, dated c.1901-1999, held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Kent, Sir Percy Edward (‘Peter’) (1913–1986), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Kent, Sir Percy Edward [Peter] (1913–1986), geologist, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1854Edward Austin Kent born at Bangor.
  2. 1885Broman, Allan (1861-1947) (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1912Edward Austin Kent died at North Atlantic Ocean.
  4. 1918Running Water (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1919Alaska (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1921Mount Equinox, Winter (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Kent, Sir Percy Edward (‘Peter’) (1913–1986), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Kent, Sir Percy Edward [Peter] (1913–1986), geologist, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Edward Austin Kent.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  4. 4.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming Edward Austin Kent.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5341648: Edward Austin Kent

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Edward Austin Kent”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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