Kenda’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Untitled
Kenda North American, born 1951

Kress Building Series
Kenda North American, born 1951

Kress Building Series
Kenda North American, born 1951

Christ Presented to the People
North Netherlandish

Saint Gertrude of Nivelles and an Augustinian Canoness
North Netherlandish

Saint Augustine and an Augustinian Canoness
North Netherlandish

Portrait of a Man
North Netherlandish

The Shepherd's Dream
Georgina North English, 1798-1835

Two Sisters, Valencia
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923)

Chief Blanket (Third Phase)
Navajo (Diné) Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, United States

Rainbow People Have Arrived (Nááts’íílid Bee Yikáh)
Hastiin Tła (Left-Handed Man; also known as Hosteen Klah), (Diné (Navajo), 1867–1937)

"Germantown Eye-Dazzler" Rug
Navajo (Diné) Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, United States

Blanket
Navajo (Diné) Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, United States

Blanket or Rug
Navajo (Diné) Ganado area, Arizona, United States

Bowl with Large Diamond-Shaped Area Interior with Dotted Lines and Diamonds, and Interlocking Stepped Motifs
Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), possibly St. John's Black-on-white West-central New Mexico, United States

Dipper or Ladle with Interlocking Zigzag and Step-Fret Designs
Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), Black-on-white West-central New Mexico, United States

North River Shad
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)

Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration
Possibly Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) Southwest, United States

Bowl with Bold Black-on-White Diamond and Zizgag Motifs
Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) West-central New Mexico, United States

Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration in Basketry-Like Pattern
Possibly Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) Southwest, United States