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Norman Rockwell
Armchair General, c 1944
Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, April 29, 1944
In this work, a man listens intently on his radio to news of the war. A map of Europe hangs on the wall, as do photographs of Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur. A white flag with three blue stars positioned above three small photographs of men in the uniforms of the US Army, Navy , and Army Air Corps indicate that this is a concerned parent following the battles and movements of his children. The Windsor chair that the man sits in is identical to the one Rockwell used as his easel -- his studio furnishings frequently served as props in is art. |