"Norman Rockwell's Chronicles of America" by Margaret T. Rockwell, 1998
“During the 60 years of Norman Rockwell's prolific career, America experienced a depression, four wars, and a sexual revolution; the civil rights movement, the space race, and a love affair with technology. Reflecting many of these changes, Rockwell filtered the currents, trends, and preoccupations of American life through his optimistic artist's eye, producing an astonishing range of paintings, drawings, and illustrations. In this tribute, the wife of Rockwell's grandson recounts the beloved artist's story by sampling his work from 1912 to the late 1970s. Four chapters follow an illustrious career that began right out of art school and culminated in his celebrated magazine covers for The Saturday Evening Post and Look. Although many of his paintings represented the world as he (and his audience) preferred to see it--wholesome, hopeful, and sublimely uncomplicated--it is a mistake to dismiss Rockwell as a "lightweight." No other artist's work provides a better visual commentary on the changing landscape of the American experience.”
Hardcover, no dust jacket, book is in excellent condition
“During the 60 years of Norman Rockwell's prolific career, America experienced a depression, four wars, and a sexual revolution; the civil rights movement, the space race, and a love affair with technology. Reflecting many of these changes, Rockwell filtered the currents, trends, and preoccupations of American life through his optimistic artist's eye, producing an astonishing range of paintings, drawings, and illustrations. In this tribute, the wife of Rockwell's grandson recounts the beloved artist's story by sampling his work from 1912 to the late 1970s. Four chapters follow an illustrious career that began right out of art school and culminated in his celebrated magazine covers for The Saturday Evening Post and Look. Although many of his paintings represented the world as he (and his audience) preferred to see it--wholesome, hopeful, and sublimely uncomplicated--it is a mistake to dismiss Rockwell as a "lightweight." No other artist's work provides a better visual commentary on the changing landscape of the American experience.”
Hardcover, no dust jacket, book is in excellent condition
“During the 60 years of Norman Rockwell's prolific career, America experienced a depression, four wars, and a sexual revolution; the civil rights movement, the space race, and a love affair with technology. Reflecting many of these changes, Rockwell filtered the currents, trends, and preoccupations of American life through his optimistic artist's eye, producing an astonishing range of paintings, drawings, and illustrations. In this tribute, the wife of Rockwell's grandson recounts the beloved artist's story by sampling his work from 1912 to the late 1970s. Four chapters follow an illustrious career that began right out of art school and culminated in his celebrated magazine covers for The Saturday Evening Post and Look. Although many of his paintings represented the world as he (and his audience) preferred to see it--wholesome, hopeful, and sublimely uncomplicated--it is a mistake to dismiss Rockwell as a "lightweight." No other artist's work provides a better visual commentary on the changing landscape of the American experience.”
Hardcover, no dust jacket, book is in excellent condition
