Norman Rockwell's Faith of America
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0896600661 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Patricia J. Casey said Rockwell's Faith in America delights!. A delightful collection of Rockwell's works depicting various aspects of faith in America. Makes a lovely gift.. P. J. M. said A Wonderful Book. This book is great. The author talks to Norman Rockwell's widow several months after Mr. Rockwell's death and her words are enlightening. The author travels to two of Mr. Rockwells home towns and speaks with people who posed for many of the pictures.It was heart warming reading this book while looking at the nearly 100 pictures the author describes in detail.Paula McLeish. Gary Kite said Great Examples of Norman Rockwell Art. Saw this book at the Cracker Barrel but didn't want to spend $"Great Examples of Norman Rockwell Art" according to Gary Kite. Saw this book at the Cracker Barrel but didn't want to spend $25. Checked Amazon and found it for a great price. I'll enjoy this book for many years to come. Great book and shipped quickly.. 5. Checked Amazon and found it for a great price. I'll enjoy this book for many years to come. Great book and shipped quickly.
Bauer visits Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and Arlington, Vermont, talking to the people who lived with Rockwell and posed for his anecdotal pictures, the people about whom the artist said, "If you are interested in the characters you draw and understand them and love them, why, the people who see your pictures are bound to feel the same way." This lovely book enables us to partake once again of that unique love and understanding that Norman Rockwell still communicates to America.. Rockwell's famous Saturday Evening Post covers, the four Freedoms he painted during the years of World War II, his depictions of American towns, families, and traditions are all represented in this enchanting volume. They offer a picture of America that we
Included here are the pieces he believes represent the, "more inspirational illustrations, the ones that lifted spirits and filled doubting hearts with hope and faith." Accordingly, he groups them in chapters addressing specific types of faith, such as the kind found in loved ones, traditions, country, etc., and Bauer's text offers much more than simple description. --George Laney. Some might scoff at the now long-faded idealism that informed his canvases, but for many Americans Rockwell's work has come to symbolize the heart and soul of a more sympathetic society, one free from the condescending sneer of cynicism. There is no mistaking a Norman Rockwell painting. He takes us on a journey to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Rockwell's immortalized home town, where he meets with the painter's widow, searches out former models, and chats up the local folks who knew Rockwell not as a maker of lasting icons, but as a friend and neighbor. W