tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post675442325709277702..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: Lincoln the railsplitter - Norman RockwellPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-32218891888383686712008-07-29T08:10:00.000+12:002008-07-29T08:10:00.000+12:00"Compare it to Newberry - Rockwell looks like the ...<I>"Compare it to Newberry - Rockwell looks like the paint by numbers stuff I used to do as a kid..."</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, I can see that -- and Rockwell is certainly no Newberry -- but as Nick Provenzo's analyses demonstrate, there is a world of meaning invested in Rockwell's apparently simple illustrations.<BR/><BR/>And Newberry doesn't do portraits. ;^)Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-42714725269145476492008-07-29T07:13:00.000+12:002008-07-29T07:13:00.000+12:00Brilliant?! I don't think so. Compare it to Newber...Brilliant?! I don't think so. Compare it to Newberry - Rockwell looks like the paint by numbers stuff I used to do as a kid. It's lifeless and certainly not great art - let alone brilliant IMO.<BR/><BR/>I'll take my Newberry anyday - wouldn't out his on the wall if you paid me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com