Norman Rockwell: The Faith of America by Fred Bauer (1980, Hardcover)

Description: This hardcover book is in 'very good' condition with the only damage being small tears to the dust jacket (see images). The book has dimensions of 11.2" X 8.8" X 0.7", weights 1 lb 10 oz and has 160 pages. The book is illustrated and features a dust jacket. NORMAN ROCKWELL THE FAITH OF AMERICA Illustrated by Norman Rockwell Text by Fred Bauer The art of Norman Rockwell, America's best-loved and best-known illustrator seems during the years since his passing to have gained in both resonance and stature among a great number of Americans. Rockwell's dream of America at a simpler time, of a small-town world of pig-tailed kids and their God-fearing parents, continues to hold a powerful and emotional appeal for young and old alike; indeed if there has ever been a time for Norman Rockwell's vision of the faith of America, for many, this is it. In these pages we can see America through Rockwell's vivid and detailed artistry. Whether his subject was a rotund grandfather making a bid to recapture his youth as he faces the pitching of his freckle-faced grandson, or a soldier showing his proud mom how to peel potatoes at a Thanksgiving homecoming, these moving images present a picture of faith - of Rockwell's and of our own - in family, community, and God. This gifted illustrator seems to have possessed a particular insight into his subjects' predicaments. Warmly and compassionately he painted common men and women facing some of life's common dilemmas, but in his hands they were anything but common. These drawings speak of a love and respect bred of a deep understanding - as well they might, for throughout his career Rockwell's favorite models were his family, friends, and neighbors. It is the soul of his subjects that shines through in a Rockwell illustration, and that makes his work so profound and compelling. In the words of the artist himself, "It would be difficult to paint individuals who have lost their faith. I could sketch the outline of their faces, but the inner glow that gives them character would be missing." In the Faith of America, writer Fred Bauer shows us that faith with dozens of Rockwell favorites, including the four Freedoms, Saying Grace, Breaking Home Ties, The Marriage License, and The Golden Rule. Someone once said that Rockwell's heyday was during America's "Age of Belief," and it is around that belief that Bauer shapes such chapters as "Faith in Our Friends and Neighbors," "Faith in Our Loved Ones," "Faith in Our Hopes and Dreams," "Faith in Our Country," and "Faith in Our God." The writer also adds a new dimension to the Rockwell legend providing us with a loving portrait of the man through the interviews with the relatives and neighbors who were both his subjects and friends. Together, Norman Rockwell's paintings and Fred Bauer's words help us recapture a time too good to forget and a vision too important to desert. FRED BAUER has written more than a dozen books, including How Many Hills to Hillsboro?, Everett Dirksen: The Man and His Words, For Rainy Mondays and Other Dry Spells (book of poetry), Then Sings My Soul (with George Beverly Shea), Putting it All Together (with Brooks and Robinson), Daily Guideposts 1977 and 1978, The Springhouse Daily Devotional, and In the Vineyard with the Lord (with Helen Steiner Rice). Born in Ohio, he has worked widely in communications, with radio, newspaper, and magazines. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Guideposts Carmel, New York 10512 Printed in the U.S.A. Text Copyright © 1980 by Fred Bauer Second Printing

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