“I didn’t find anything like that but it is very well known here in Utah art circles that the imagery and drawing lacks professional training. “
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Considering what art circles consider “art” these days,I don’t care what they think.
Norman Rockwell was probably scorned by art circles too.
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Norman Rockwell was scorned in certain art circles because for one he was not purely an artist, he was a commercial illustrator. He did not do art for art’s sake and that is a major demerit in the eyes of some. But, the real source of the scorn was and is political. He portrayed the simple things of American life in a positive, and positively glowing light. And, they hated him for that.
Elitists in art circles have always talked down the illustrators. Rockwell was no exception except to say that he was the premier artist/illustrator of his time. We cannot compare Rockwell to the untrained who use subjects for their statement and fail to make correct art. And yes the image in question is very poorly executed. That is the point of this discussion, not the subject he attempted to illustrate.
Think art, not subjects.