Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The Countdown Continues... with 'The 12 Famous Artists of Christmas'

Famous Artist #7: Norman Rockwell

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* Here's a curiosity: an unknown artist (the signature appears to be cropped off - could it be Walter Richards?) paints Norman Rockwell painting Santa Claus for a 1949 Hallmark Cards ad. The text below the illustration reads, "Norman Rockwell is one of many famous artists who have painted Hallmark Christmas cards for you."

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* A special show celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth and featuring original Rockwell artworks inspired by the literary giant’s contributions is on right now at the Norman Rockwell Museum!

2 comments:

  1. http://joelbrinkerhoff.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.html

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  2. Rokwell lo merece. Y la edición de su trabajo navideño es oportuna. Pero a la vez, este 'happy world' en los tiempos que corren parece un sarcasmo, más brutal cuanto mayor es el arte del ilustrador.

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