Rockwell
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 the Series:
Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features:
- a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist
- approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions
- a concise biography
About the editor:
Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America in Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous books on architecture, popular culture, and the history of the West Coast, in particular, Los Angeles and the Hollywood dream factory. For over 30 years he has built an unrivaled private collection of ephemera, which has been featured museum exhibitions around the world and in dozens of his books.
About the author:
Karal Ann Marling is professor of art history and American studies at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of twenty-three books on topics including American mural painting of the Depression era, illustration of the 1940s, the architecture of theme parks, and the influence of television on visual culture in the 1950s. She is currently writing a biography of Grandma Moses.
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Rockwell
Heimann, Jim (ED)
Marling, Karal Ann / Rockwell, Thomas Softcover, flaps, 18.5 x 23 cm (7.3 x 9.1 in.), 96 pages, $ 9.99 |
- Reviews (2 items)
"For country lovers the world over-then and now-there can never be enough of Norman Rockwell and his endearing thought provoking art...just as this soft cover book showcases."
Country Magazine, Sydney, Australia
Country Magazine, Sydney, Australia
- Clippings (2 items)
Estados Unidos idílicos
Qué leer, Spain, June 01, 2005
Qué leer, Spain, June 01, 2005
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