Norman Rockwell And Willie Gillis In Convoy

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Introduction
Norman Rockwell was an American painter and an illustrator who is famously known for his contribution to the reflection of the past American culture. The painter was born on 1894, in New York City and died in the year 1978 ('Norman Rockwell: A Life'). Most of his popular artistic works were published in the Saturday Evening Post magazine for a period of more than fifty years. Norman’s early life indicated a desire in artwork, as he left high school at the age of fourteen to join the chase Art school. Upon completing the art school, he joined the National Academy of Design, to further his art skills. Finally, he joined the Art students’ League, where the publishing of his early work started. Over his lifetime, Norman completed 323 works. This paper explores two of the Norman’s artistic pieces. The paper discusses the New television set (1949) and the Willie Gillis in Convoy (1943) as depicted in his series.
New television set (1949)
The painting was done in 1949 by Norman Rockwell.
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The cover depicted soldiers carried in the armed forces convoy. The soldier sited on the left-hand side of the photo seems exhausted and dozing. In the middle of the paint, it shows a soldier who is alert, with a gun in the hands, guarding the region behind the convoy. The rest of the soldiers appear exhausted and stressed. The soldiers hold their cheek, which is a possible indication that they are drained and exhausted. Norman prepared the paint in 1941, the period over which there was a World War II. The picture shows how the World War II exhausted the soldiers who fought in it. The paint is labeled U.S.A at the back, to imply that the soldiers shown in the illustration were U.S soldier taking part in the war. The guns held by the soldier in their hands is a reminder of the firearms used in the World War II, and hence the paint serves as a reminder of the historical

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