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A major retrospective volume surveying six decades of Norman Rockwell's work, published in conjunction with the influential Danenberg Galleries exhibition. Arranged chronologically (1910-1929; 1930-1949; 1950-1971), the book presents Rockwell's early magazine illustrations, iconic Saturday Evening Post covers, and later works addressing social and civic themes. The production is characteristically strong for Abrams of this era, with large-format plates, excellent color fidelity, and thoughtful curatorial commentary, making it a standard reference in Rockwell scholarship. Condition: Near Fine book, no dust jacket present. Gray cloth boards clean and sharp with minimal edgewear; spine tight and square. Interior pages bright, clean, and complete, with vivid color plates and no marks, tears, or stains observed. First edition, 1972 (Standard Book Number 8109-2049-2; Library of Congress Card No. 70-38513). Printed and bound in Japan. Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) was one of the most influential American illustrators of the twentieth century, celebrated for his narrative realism and enduring images of American life, and later for works engaging directly with social justice and civil rights. Thomas S. Buechner (1916-2007) was an American art historian, museum director, and influential curator best known for his leadership of the Brooklyn Museum and later the Smithsonian's National Collection of Fine Arts (now the Smithsonian American Art Museum). Trained as a medievalist at Princeton, he was also a practicing painter, which informed his unusually sensitive approach to interpreting artists' working methods. Buechner played a key role in re-evaluating Norman Rockwell as a serious American artist, helping to shift critical perception of Rockwell from popular illustrator to figure of lasting art-historical significance.
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