Norman Rockwell at Home in Vermont: The Arlington Years 1939-1953 (Images from the Past)

Norman Rockwell at Home in Vermont: The Arlington Years 1939-1953 (Images from the Past)

Stuart Murray
$14.95
Publication Date: November 1st, 1997
Publisher:
Images from the Past
ISBN:
9781884592027
Pages:
96

Description

This is the story of Norman Rockwell's dynamic years (1939-1953) in the Vermont village where he painted some of his greatest works, including 'The Four Freedoms' and 'Saying Grace.' Inspired by the 'everyday life of my neighbors, ' the artist created storytelling pictures that have touched the hearts of millions around the world. The book includes recollections by neighbors and models about Rockwell and his family and the community they shared, thirteen Rockwell paintings and sketches, 33 historic photographs, several never before published, a regional map, a listing of area museums, and selected bibliography for further exploration.

About the Author

Stuart Murray has written twelve works of fiction and ten of nonfiction. Murray's nonfiction "America's Song, the story of Yankee Doodle," was in Booklist's top ten books on music for 1999 and was awarded third place in the history category as ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year for 1999. "Rudyard Kipling in Vermont" was selected a national finalist in Independent Publisher's biography category in 1997. Having served as fiction editor for a leading book producer, Murray has worked on more than twenty historical novels, and with a number of best-selling authors.

A journalist, editor, and writer for more than twenty-five years, Murray loves with his family in New York's Hudson River Valley.

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