One of America's most famous graphic artists, Rockwell Kent also an avid traveler. Especially fascinated by remote Arctic lands, he often stayed for long periods to paint, write, and become acquainted with the local inhibitants. Between 1918 and 1935, he wrote and illustrated several popular books about his travels. Voyaging, originally published in 1924, is the story of his sailing voyage to Tierra del Fuego. Beautifully illustrated with Kent's distinctive woodcuts, the book was published to great critical acclaim. The Nation wrote, "Kent has caught the wild beauty of this ominous region -- iron crags ringed with the froth of blown surf, wind-tortured trees, distant peaks incrusted with dazzling snow; but out of the very heart of this bewildering beauty emanates a sense of unseen presences appallingly, implacably hostile to man".
