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I am glad to hear that we have similar view...Leif,<br /><br />I am glad to hear that we have similar views of Rockwell and the life he portrayed. I was fortunate to have parents that did not feel that life was so much better when they were growing up. In fact, they relished some of the conveniences that life had after they became adults and started raising kids. I never heard them criticize or frown on rock and roll or teenage styles and fads, etc. My mom was a teenager in the 1920s', and it was a period of rapid change and fads, also. I don't personally recall a big concern during the 50s' from the older generation among our friends or acquaintances, but I am sure there were those that complained of any change in society. <br /><br />Perhaps today Canada still harbors and continues to value many of the Rockwell cover scenarios, more so than American society.. and I mean that as a positive comment. However, I'm drifting off the road a bit. IMO Rockwell portrayed the essence of what life was like in America and also Canada. He didn't want to illustrate the horrors of war, the brutality of the mafia, civil riots or the raw gritty side of society. Although, during the civil rights movement in the 60s', he did one very uncharacteristic illustration for, I think Look magazine. I won't reveal what it was in case you plan on posting it.<br /><br />Tom Watsontom watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245833554769932070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-3861883753619352642011-04-12T21:28:28.085-04:002011-04-12T21:28:28.085-04:00Leif -- I wasn't confused, I knew it wasn'...Leif -- I wasn't confused, I knew it wasn't word for word -- I was just remarking on the fact that you referenced it. :-)jaleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257085483416950886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-5808971547100432752011-04-12T10:26:51.595-04:002011-04-12T10:26:51.595-04:00Tom;
I too witnessed (and participated in) many o...Tom;<br /><br />I too witnessed (and participated in) many of the scenarios Rockwell portrayed in my youth in the '70s. I was fortunate to witness and participate in them again when my own children were young & now again with nieces and nephews and children of friends. <br /><br />Rockwell's people are as present today as they were in your youth and your grandparent's; only the clothes, hairstyles and circumstances of their lives may have changed.<br /><br />Children are still mischievous, young lovers are still romantic, couples still stand together through sickness and health, politicians are still windbags and farmers are still proud salt-of-the-earth types.<br /><br />IMO some people (especially some people of a certain age) understandably have edited their memories of what the world was like back in the 'good ol' days'. Its always amusing to read the reminiscences of older people from a hundred years ago complaining about the younger generation of <b>their</b> era. Each generation seems to view their own youth as ideal and thinks the world has gone to hell in a hand basket in the ensuing decades of their life.<br /><br />I think Rockwell's work endures because we continue to recognize ourselves in it. The majority of people still understand and relate to Rockwell's people. IMO the issue is not with Rockwell portraying a 'mythological' America - IMO its with those who seem to suggest that Rockwell's portrayal of society was the <i>entire</i> reality of society at that time. <b>They</b> are the mythologizers - not Rockwell. I suspect that those who in recent times have written that Rockwell's world seems like wishful thinking are not reacting as much to his pictures as they are to those who have trouble admitting that Rockwell didn't paint the <i>entire</i> picture.<br /><br />(And really, why should he have? Rockwell was documenting the world through his personal lens as much as any so-called 'documentary' film-maker does today). Just my two cents. :^)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-48099748365505717162011-04-12T07:47:51.650-04:002011-04-12T07:47:51.650-04:00Scott; Thanks for the heads-up -- I had no idea w...Scott; Thanks for the heads-up -- I had no idea we had some Rockwells in the neighbourhood. I'll certainly make the trip to McMichael this summer for that treat!leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-27527311156374037832011-04-12T07:46:25.257-04:002011-04-12T07:46:25.257-04:00You're very welcome, Lucius - thank you for yo...You're very welcome, Lucius - thank you for your comment! :^)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-68596387619390883392011-04-12T05:37:07.303-04:002011-04-12T05:37:07.303-04:00Thank you for this tribute to a great american ill...Thank you for this tribute to a great american illustrator and most of all thank you for acknowledging the influence JC Leyendecker had on Norman RockwellLuciusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-4828629652052023862011-04-12T00:22:06.658-04:002011-04-12T00:22:06.658-04:00OK, so those in the Toronto area should get up to ...OK, so those in the Toronto area should get up to the McMichael Collection, where there is an exhibit of rockwell, not a lot , but any nearby is a reason to go. There are two or three from his earlier period when the Leyendecker influence is quite apparent....SCOTT CAPLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383231992299446364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-80752706964491709072011-04-11T18:37:06.804-04:002011-04-11T18:37:06.804-04:00The great Leyendecker indeed! So glad his work is ...The great Leyendecker indeed! So glad his work is being recognized.Sam Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11476465416307897561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-87093372791445566282011-04-11T18:36:07.963-04:002011-04-11T18:36:07.963-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sam Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11476465416307897561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1110039213938487672011-04-11T18:11:04.476-04:002011-04-11T18:11:04.476-04:00Many years ago I read about Rockwell's recolle...Many years ago I read about Rockwell's recollection of the near disastrous dinner party that he hosted for the Leyendecker brothers, and I visualized it as several possibilities for a Leyendecker SEP cover illustration. The cook slipping on the carpet and the turkey in mid air, on its way to the floor, with those at the table gasping in horror, or Leyendecker under the table, tasting the stuffing with his finger. For those who have written in recent times, that Rockwell and Leyendecker's America was a myth, they know little about Rockwell the man, or about American culture. I, and others I know, witnessed many of those Rockwell SEP cover scenarios in our daily lives. My parents and grandparents told me their recollections and anecdotes about their youth, that paralleled many of the early Rockwell and Leyendecker covers. That was not simply wishful thinking or "idealistic nostalgia" that some writers have suggested. Rockwell was quoted many times, that he got his ideas from, and painted the life he witnessed around him. If anything, he made it less ideal and more true to life, by using real people, not beautiful people as depicted in the women's magazine stories, ads and romance novels. IMO, that is why Rockwell's work survived so many decades. He painted what the majority of people could understand and relate to. Although Leyendecker and Rockwell painted from the same mold, Leyendecker maintained the same look and depicted life from the same era, as when he was at the height of his popularity. By the end of his career, sadly he was considered virtually insignificant and ignored as an illustrator. Even Rockwell recalled that Leyendecker became mannered and predictable in his work, later in his career. Rockwell worried and worked hared to avoid becoming outdated. However, IMO few illustrators or fine artists have ever actually improved their work by changing it, after the peak of their career and popularity. <br /><br />Tom Watsontom watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245833554769932070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-75561490315776336462011-04-11T15:16:02.168-04:002011-04-11T15:16:02.168-04:00Jaleen; I checked with Roger and this is not exac...Jaleen; I checked with Roger and this is not exactly his essay - its material from his essay mixed with some other text from the Leyendecker retrospective he curated. He suggested I credit it as I did so as to eleviate confusion... but I guess it needed further explanation.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-8657101827300601762011-04-11T14:31:15.059-04:002011-04-11T14:31:15.059-04:00I'm glad you found a copy of Roger's essay...I'm glad you found a copy of Roger's essay. I hope some day he'll be able to do more in-depth work than a brief monograph, as he certainly has the knowledge.jaleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257085483416950886noreply@blogger.com