#art, Artista norteamericano – North American Artist – Norman Rockwell

(New York Post)

Creo que no me equivoco al decir que Norman Rockwell es uno de los artistas más famosos y más reconocidos de Estados Unidos, porque lo es… Rockwell, se puede decir que pintaba la cultura de esa gran nación, plasmaba la cotidianeidad de ese pueblo en sus telas o ilustraciones con esmero y con gran sentido del humor. La revista estadounidense The Saturday Evening Post está llena de portadas ilustradas por este pintor e ilustrador norteamericano… Rockwell también hizo portadas para la revista de los Boy Scouts of America y fue un pintor prolífico con mas de cuatro mil obras terminadas… Fue un pedazo de pintor el tío. Ilustró más de 40 libros, clásicos como Tom Sawyer y Huckleberry Finn, e hizo retratos de los presidentes estadounidenses Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson y Nixon, y de otros famosos como Judy Garland y el Coronel Sanders (1973) y como si fuera poco también creó obras de arte para anuncios de Coca-Cola, Jell-O, y General Motors… Pero Rockwell no es considerado un artista serio, sino uno kitsch y muchos para rebajarlo de categoría decían que no era un artista, que lo que lo calaba bien era el título de ilustrador. Esto no le molestaba a Norman pues eso mismo se consideraba el… pero más adelante en su carrera Rockwell si pintó cuadros con temas serios como el racismo de muchos en EEUU y la falta de derechos civiles por los cuales lucharon los negros al comienzo de la década de 1960. Cuadros como «El problema con que vivimos» (1964) ejemplifica esa seriedad en sus pinturas… Norman Rockwell nació en Nueva York en 1894 y murió a los 84 años en Stockbridge, Massachusetts en 1978.

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I think I am not wrong in saying that Norman Rockwell is one of the most famous and recognized artists of the United States, because he is… Rockwell, can be said to have painted the culture of that great nation, capturing the everyday life of that people in his canvases and illustrations with care and a great sense of humor. The North American magazine The Saturday Evening Post is full of covers illustrated by this North American painter and illustrator… Rockwell also made covers for the Boy Scouts of America magazine. He was a prolific painter with over four thousand completed works… He was quite a painter, indeed. He illustrated more than 40 books, including classics like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and made portraits of American presidents like Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, and of other celebrities like Judy Garland and Colonel Sanders (1973) and, as if that weren’t enough, he also created artworks for advertisements of Coca-Cola, Jell-O, and General Motors… But Rockwell is not considered a serious artist, but rather a kitsch one, and many tried to downgrade him by saying that he was not an artist, that he was better defined by the title of illustrator. This did not bother Norman as he considered himself just that… but later in his career, Rockwell did paint serious subjects such as the racism of many in the U.S. and the lack of civil rights fought for by African Americans at the beginning of the 1960s. Paintings like «The Problem We All Live With» (1964) exemplify that seriousness in his artwork… Norman Rockwell was born in New York in 1894 and died at the age of 84 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1978.

(«The Problem We All Live With»/1964/Dominio Público/Public Domain)

Este cuadro fue expuesto en la casa blanca del Presidente Barack Obama (2011)… El cuadro pone de relieve a la niña Ruby Bridges de 6 años camino a la escuela primaria William Franz, que era solo para niños blancos, el 14 de noviembre de 1960, en Nueva Orleans. Por las amenazas de violencia contra ella, Ruby va escoltada por cuatro agentes federales y en la pared, detrás de ella, se ven los insultos de nigger y las siglas KKK junto a un tomate aplastado y salpicado que algún racista lanzó contra la pared.

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This painting was exhibited in President Barack Obama’s White House (2011)… The painting highlights 6-year-old Ruby Bridges on her way to William Franz Elementary School, which was for white children only, on November 14, 1960, in New Orleans. Due to threats of violence against her, Ruby is escorted by four federal marshals, and on the wall behind her, the insults of nigger and the KKK initials can be seen alongside a squashed and splattered tomato that some racist threw against the wall.

(«The Runaway»/1958/Dominio Público/Public Domain)
(«Southern Justice-Murder in Mississippi»/1965/Dominio Público/Public Domain)

GRACIAS – CHEERS

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  1. Avatar de ourcrossings ourcrossings dice:

    What a fantastic artist! It looks like he gave crucial importance to every detail of the script he sought to represent on his canvas. Thanks for sharing, and have a good day 🙂 Aiva xx

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    1. Thank you so much Aiva, and all the best!

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  2. He is the epitome of a modern American artist!

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    1. Certainly a very good one! Thank you!

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  3. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:

    Francisco, you selected superb examples to show he was a skilled and perceptive artist, not just an illustrator. Not that a skilled illustrator does not also fill an important role. Some people enjoy being dismissive of groups or people they disagree with.

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    1. So true Pat, artist, artisan, illustrator, it is still a creative profession with plenty of merit and he certainly had a lot of it. Thank you so much.

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      1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:

        You’re very welcome.

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