Norman Rockwell: 332 Magazine Covers

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.


Author: Christopher Finch
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Published: 10/01/1997
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 4.60h x 4.25w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780789204097

About the Author
Fred Bauer has written more than a dozen books, including the How Many Hills to Hillsboro?, Everett Dirksen: The Man and His Words, and Then Sings My Soul (with George Beverly Shea). Born in Ohio, he has worked widely in communications and with radio, newspapers, and magazines.