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Norman Rockwell 1894-1978 American Pencil/Paper

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Norman Rockwell 1894-1978 American Pencil/Paper
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Pencil on paper, mounted on board. SIgned and attr. Norman Percival Rockwell (American, 1894-1978). stamped on verso, Norman Rockwell Stockbridge Massachusetts 01262" with collector's inscriptions. 12.25 x 11.25 inches (31.1 x 28.6 cm). Few artists are as closely tied to the American identity as Norman Rockwell—though the idealistic images of happy families, playful school children, and humble towns he created during his 47-year career at the Saturday Evening Post were nostalgic even in their day. “The view of life I communicate in my pictures excludes the sordid and ugly,” the artist said. “I paint life as I would like it to be.” To create these detailed slices of life, Rockwell created meticulously planned photographic studies. After leaving the Post in the 1960s, his paintings took a more political turn, and he spent the last decade of his life creating works that dealt with issues such as civil rights and the fight against poverty. PROVENANCE: Private collection, Toronto, ON