Norman Rockwell didn't paint fancy scenes, or elegant parties. He painted every day American life the way he wanted, and for this, his work must be celebrated.
Dewey v. Truman 1948
(Source: retrogoddess, via thatvintagegirl-deactivated2012)
Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative.
Fortune Teller painted by Norman Rockwell, 1921
The lines of our hands, and of our lives, are not predetermined and final, but can change as we do. We are, in fact, already creating what we will become.
— Melissa Coleman, This Life is in Your Hands
Mother Tucking Children in Bed
‘Literary Digest’ January 29th, 1921
Happy Mother’s Day!
(Source: nrm.org)
Willie Gillis’s girl’s New Years Eve (1944)
Part of the Willie Gillis series
(Source: artrenewal.org)
Norman Rockwell.