Norman Rockwell: The Problem We All Live With
Thursday, August 18, 2011In The Problem We All Live With, Rockwell explored segregation. The work graced the cover of Look in 1964. Note the racial slurs on the wall and the stains from thrown tomatoes, as well as the fact that the little girl is escorted to school by faceless Federal Marshals.
Tue 19 Jul 2011 by abagond
Norman Rockwell, "The Problem We All Live With" (1964) - click to enlarge
“The Problem We All Live With” (1964) is arguably the best Norman Rockwell painting ever. It shows Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old black girl, walking to school – with four guards. It is 1960 in New Orleans. It is the first time a black child is going to an all-white grade school in the American South.
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