Norman Rockwell Hardcover by Christopher Finch

Product Details

• Publisher: Abbeville Publishing Group (1997-10-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 384 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780789204097
• Item Weight: 351.54 grams
• Dimensions: 11.76 x 10.74 x 3.2 cm

At the outset of his career, Norman Rockwell was not the most likely candidate for long-term celebrity; he was just one of many skillful illustrators working within the conventions of the day. But there was something tenacious about his vision, and somet

It seems familiar because it was everyone's dream of America; and it was unique because only Rockwell managed to bring it to life with such authority. This was, perhaps, an America that never existed, but it was an America the public wanted to exist. And Rockwell put it together from elements that were there for everyone to see.

Rockwell helped preserve American myths, but, more than that, he recreated them and made them palatable for new generations. His function was to reassure people, to remind them of old values in times of rapid change.

About the Author

Christopher Finch was born in Guernsey in the British Channel Islands, and now lives in Los Angeles. He is an artist and photographer who had one-person shows in New York and California, and he is the author of almost thirty nonfiction books, including the bestsellers Rainbow: The Stormy Life of Judy Garland, The Art of Walt Disney, Jim Henson: The Works, and Norman Rockwell's America.