{"product_id":"norman-rockwell-2","title":"Norman Rockwell","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn\nthese works, Rockwell offered a nation battered by the Great Depression and\nWorld War II a reassuring image of American life: orderly, self-reliant, and\npicturesque. Through paintings and illustrations, Rockwell captured not simply\nscenes of New England life, but a deeply rooted ethos-one in which democratic\ncommunity, moral clarity, and quiet individualism flourished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis\nbook, and the accompanying exhibition, situates Rockwell's Vermont years within\na broader creative milieu, highlighting the Arlington artist circle that\nincluded John Atherton (1900-1952), and Gene Pelham (1909-2004)- all informally\nenticed to Arlington, Vermont. Together, they helped define a cultural moment\nin which Vermont was mythologized as democracy's granite-strong refuge. Even\nRockwell's orchestrated friendship with Anna Mary \"Grandma\" Moses (1860-1961)\nwas part of a wider crafting of New England as both authentic and\nmarketable-where artists and audiences alike found a form of moral anchorage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Featuring\ntwo newly acquired Rockwell paintings to Shelburne Museum celebrating Vermont's\ngranite industry-long regarded as the state's \"backbone\"-\u003ci\u003eNorman Rockwell: At\nHome in Vermont \u003c\/i\u003eexamines not only the imagery but the careful\nmythmaking that made Vermont central to Rockwell's enduring vision of\nAmerica. Today, Rockwell's work is housed in major museums across the\ncountry, a testament to his profound influence as an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D Giles Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57260666519896,"sku":"9781917273350","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781917273350_57731bc1-0628-4820-8a28-d4000bdbacd1.jpg?v=1778825723","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/norman-rockwell-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}