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c. 1923

The Homecoming

Rockwell Kent

American, 1882 - 1971

The humor of Kent’s witty magazine illustrations is evident in this drawing of a man returning home following a night of merrymaking. The man’s barefoot tiptoeing suggests that he is hoping not to wake up his wife as he sneaks into the house.

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Rockwell Kent, The Homecoming, c. 1923 | Philadelphia Museum of Art