Posted on 12/28/2013 8:06:08 AM PST by Sir Napsalot
“Author Claims Norman Rockwell Was Closeted Homosexual,” William Bigelow writes at Big Government:
American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell, a new biography of the great American artist and iconic figure Norman Rockwell, accuses him of being a closeted homosexual, basing the spurious claim on the fact that Rockwell would stop young boys on the street or at recess and ask if they would pose for his illustrations. The author, Deborah Solomon, ignores the fact that Rockwell, who was married three times and had three children with his second wife, who died unexpectedly in 1959, stated in his autobiography that after he asked the boy, they would go together to ask the child’s mother for permission.Rockwell’s family is furious about the biography for its sloppiness and misuse of sources, saying there are a multitude of inaccuracies as well as a “phantom theory” about his sexuality. The family released a statement saying there were at least 96 factual errors in the book, and that Solomon made “highly selective” use of Rockwell’s autobiography “My Adventures as an Illustrator.”
Solomon would not reply to inquiries.
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Coming up next: “proof” that DNA has been found in the lower bowel of George Hemmings belonging to the patrilineal line of Thomas Jefferson.
Next they’ll be trying to tell us that Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton are lesbians.
I’m from GLAAD, and all I can see is the provocative hand on the hip...
I read FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS. I noticed from the cadence of the writing that Robert Jordan and Maria were not playing pattycake in one of the paragraphs.
And in another, again by the cadence OF THE WORDS, you could tell that he and Pablo were NOT having a HOMO love tryst.
***I use photos because most of my work is of animals***
Most of us use them to a certain extent. It was Muybridge’s photos of the horse in action that changed illustrations forever from rocking horse style horses to real action horses.
Nothing is sacred in Americana anymore.
The fags demand we pay them some attention.
In 1944, Walt’s fellow members of a new conservative organization in Hollywood called the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals named him vice president.
Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee as a friendly witness in October 1947. He gave an emotional testimony about the 1941 strike, recalling — to the point of breaking down in tears — how he believed the Communist influence on the strikers to be the reason they walked the picket line. He said, “I definitely feel it was a Communist group trying to take over my artists and they did take them over.”
In 1952, The Disney Studios produced a campaign spot for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican nominee for president. Eisenhower backer and cosmetics executive Jacqueline Cochran approached Roy O. Disney, who in turn talked his brother into creating an ad. Once advertising executive Rosser Reeves convinced Eisenhower to use the Disney spot along with other ads, he became the first presidential candidate to advertise on television. Eisenhower’s Democratic opponent Adlai Stevenson would not deign to appear in any ads, as he thought it was beneath the dignity of a presidential candidate.
The Disney commercial features a parade of Americans marching — to the right, naturally — to the catchy tune “We’ll Take Ike (To Washington)” while a silhouetted figure, representing Stevenson, rides a donkey leftward. Winston Hibler, voice of the True Life Adventures series, provides narration.
A longer version of the spot included a confused animated voter seeking answers to the issues of the day. A live-action actor responds, and the voter decides to support “Ike.” The Disney-produced commercial ran more often than any other campaign ad, and supposedly it was the most popular ad that year. The Disney Studios never produced another political campaign ad.
Disney and Eisenhower became friends after the campaign. Walt served in Eisenhower’s “People to People” program during his second term, and the two men occasionally vacationed at Palm Spring’s Smoke Tree resort at the same time. In 1963, Eisenhower presented Walt with the George Washington Award for “communicating the hope and aspirations of our free society to the far corners of the planet.”
The most definitive proof that authors often cite of Walt Disney’s political leanings is a check from Walt’s personal account dated November 12, 1959, and made out to the Republican National Finance Committee.
Walt and Ronald Reagan were good friends.
If Norman Rockwell asking children to model for his art works what does that make Robert Mapplethorpe?
Wait... NO, NO, WHAT, IS THAT, EWWWWWWW!!!!
In case the title of his autobiography, “My Adventures as an Illustrator.” doesn't provide a hint, Rockwell insisted on being called an illustrator.
The art world clique demeans the term "illustrator" to make it seem less than being a "real" artist.
Rockwell described himself as an "illustrator." But I get your point.
Thank you for sharing this. It is so cool in Freeperland to read some first hand accounts like this. I have been a long time fan of NR's work, particularly his Brown & Bigelow calendars for the BSA.
Which is why Rockwell did not want to be associated with them. He wore their contempt as a badge of honor.
Thanks for sharing your memories.
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