{"product_id":"9781917273350-norman-rockwell","title":"Norman Rockwell","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt Home in Vermont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNormanRockwell: At Home in Vermont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explores how America's belovedillustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) crafted an idealized vision ofVermont-nostalgic, resilient, and mythic-during his most prolific years inArlington (1939-1953).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInthese works, Rockwell offered a nation battered by the Great Depression andWorld War II a reassuring image of American life: orderly, self-reliant, andpicturesque. Through paintings and illustrations, Rockwell captured not simplyscenes of New England life, but a deeply rooted ethos-one in which democraticcommunity, moral clarity, and quiet individualism flourished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThisbook, and the accompanying exhibition, situates Rockwell's Vermont years withina broader creative milieu, highlighting the Arlington artist circle thatincluded John Atherton (1900-1952), and Gene Pelham (1909-2004)- all informallyenticed to Arlington, Vermont. Together, they helped define a cultural momentin which Vermont was mythologized as democracy's granite-strong refuge. EvenRockwell's orchestrated friendship with Anna Mary \"Grandma\" Moses (1860-1961)was part of a wider crafting of New England as both authentic andmarketable-where artists and audiences alike found a form of moral anchorage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Featuringtwo newly acquired Rockwell paintings to Shelburne Museum celebrating Vermont'sgranite industry-long regarded as the state's \"backbone\"-\u003ci\u003eNorman Rockwell: AtHome in Vermont \u003c\/i\u003eexamines not only the imagery but the carefulmythmaking that made Vermont central to Rockwell's enduring vision ofAmerica. Today, Rockwell's work is housed in major museums across thecountry, a testament to his profound influence as an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56897035370870,"sku":"9781917273350","price":20.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_39956653_3da28711-1575-455d-a980-0a37f12e00ab.jpg?v=1770860630","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781917273350-norman-rockwell","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}