Norman Rockwell : a life / Laura Claridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Claridge, Laura P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978.

Rockwell, Norman.

Painters--United States--Biography.

Painters.

Illustrators--United States--Biography.

Illustrators.

Artists--United States--Biography.

United States.

Genre:

Biography.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 546 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, ©2001.

Summary:

A biography of the popular artist traces his life and argues that his work is far more interesting and manipulative than critics have credited him for.

Contents:

Pt. I. New York. Narrative connections, the heart of an illustrator ; Family ties that bind ; City boy, born and bred ; A Dickensian sensibility ; Urban tensions, pastoral relief ; Mamaronek: an interlude ; Manifest desitny ; Earning his sea legs ; A cover celebrity ; Becoming somebody ; A stab at adulthood ; Building a home on a weak foundation ; Cutting a fine figure ; Losing his way ; A new beginning ; No solution in sight ; Reconfiguring ; Plotting escapes

pt. II. New England. New roots in old Vermont ; Another war to paint ; "The big ideas" ; Square dancing on the village green ; As high as he could fly ; Signs of stress ; Putting one foot in front of the other ; On the road again ; In for the long haul ; Picking up the pieces ; Another schoolteacher ; A Rockwell revival ; The light recedes ; Rage against impotence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-523) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Claridge, Laura P. Norman Rockwell.

ISBN:

0375504532

9780375504532

OCLC:

46683461

Online:

Booknotes episode and transcript Program air date: December 2, 2001.

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