Best of Norman Rockwell

This book is filled with beautiful prints of Norman Rockwell’s art. Also there’s so much information about him making this a great gift or coffee table treasure that one will never tire of looking through.

I was looking for one particular illustration of Mr. Rockwells':this book did not happen to contain the one I was looking for. However I thoroughly enjoyed it. I keep it out on the end table, and the family and all visitors, regardless of what they say about Rockwell, will look at it. And enjoy it, admit it or not. An excellent book by a great American artist!

Rockwell's paintings of a beautiful and peaceful life in small town America is so different from his childhood in a walk-up apartment building on Manhattan Island. He was terrified by frequent gang fights in the streets outside. We can all relate to his ability to capture in his paintings our common longing for a world that is better than anything that we experience. I recall Jesus imagining a "kingdom of God upon this earth."

On Amazon, I like to go to the negative reviews first because I want to determine if there is a consistent quality issue or just a few psychopaths who are so angry, they are doing their best to get their version of justice by placing a negative review. One can usually read between the lines and see the retribution folks. I wasn't sure what to expect of this book since there were a fair amount of consistently negative reviews, and by consistent, I am referring to the image quality...normally this kind of consistency is a flag for me. However, I wanted to buy a Norman Rockwell book to introduce my son to his amazing storytelling capabilities. Additionally, we are talking about art here, not something mechanical and people get emotional about art in a way that is different, and for good reason. If you are looking for a book with image quality so high you can see his brush strokes, this is not the book for you. If you are looking for images where the details are good enough that you can see the menu in the background, the missing button on the sleeve, the untied shoelace, the headline for the newspaper, then this book provides that. It's everything you need to see the story being told. There's a good selection of his art and they are presented by decade. Is it everything I dreamed for $23? No. Is it worth the price, yes, every penny.

What a beautifully laid out book and the photos of Rockwell's work are wonderful. As a kid I loved to stare at his art on the covers of the Saturday Evening Post. If ou are a Norman Rockwell fan (or know someone who is) I think this book is a must for your library!

The Norman Rockwell book is a delightful book full of memories. LOVE IT. ❤️💕♥️

It will be a great gift for my husband's birthday.

If you love portraits of America, buy this book. You won’t be sorry.