American Mirror : The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell

from iowabooker

Wow, great historical events and personal details through and through. Leaves you with some questions that you ask yourself from time to time when you see a rockwell painting. The back story in each piece of his art that was featured is just wonderfully human.

from hardlyhardy

Norman Rockwell always referred to himself as an illustrator, not an artist. He wanted to be an artist, but he didn't think he was good enough. For most of his long career, the art world felt the same way. He lived at a time when Jackson Pollock and other abstract artists dominated the scene. Roc...

from brenzi

I guess I'm not enough of an art snob to have felt Rockwell wasn't an artist but merely an illustrator. The major critics of the time belittled his work but I always loved his work and considered it to be a unique and detailed depiction of American life in the 20th century. Deborah Solomon goes t...

from VGAHarris

A rare biography that is balanced in its treatment of the profiled person. It has high praise for Rockwell's work and good qualities but also shows the downside. He was indifferent as a husband and parent and suffered from multiple neuroses including his obsessiveness. He was in therapy for years...

from brenzi

I guess I'm not enough of an art snob to have felt Rockwell wasn't an artist but merely an illustrator. The major critics of the time belittled his work but I always loved his work and considered it to be a unique and detailed depiction of American life in the 20th century. Deborah Solomon goes t...