Norman Rockwell: the pictures from the paintings

I'm a huge Norman Rockwell fan. I think I got that from my mom, who had a book full of his stuff. I think he captured Americana from the first half of the 20th century better than anyone else.

So I got very excited when I saw an NPR compilation of his paintings alongside the photographs he used as his foundation.

Here are a few examples. Being a bit of a political follower, the second is one of my favorite Rockwells.




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