Saved From Silence

A Yale-trained musician and composer, William Kent (1919-2012), began experimenting with sculpture, working in clay, plaster, stone, and wood. In 1963, he began carving into slate blackboards solely for the purpose of making prints, and on moving into a barn studio in Durham, CT, he continued this discipline until 1977, when he returned to carving wood sculptures in the round. 

From these giant slates, he produced, without the use of a press, elegant protest prints reflecting that period of upheaval. They are filled with daring and humor, compassion and originality. 

This exhibition presents Kent’s slate prints, carved slates and wood sculptures. The works are drawn from the holdings of the William Kent Charitable Foundation.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website