Norman Rockwell (Library of American Art) - Hardcover

Marling, Karal Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810937948 ISBN 13: 9780810937949

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1997

Synopsis

Since his work is categorized as illustration and was most famously featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, fine art critics were slow to acknowledge the importance of Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) as true artist, though his work was enormously popular during his lifetime and has endured as a crucial element in America's perception of itself in the 20th century. Through the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, World War II, the 1950s and 60s, Rockwell illustrations were a part of daily life, showing, as he once said, ""the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.""

About this title

Synopsis:

Sets out to assess the achievements of the USA's most popular artist, Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), placing his work in the context of American life. Marling discusses Rockwell's discovery of narrative power; his anxiety over his artistic identity; and his ambition to change the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0810937948
• ISBN 13: 9780810937949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 159