Rockwell’s painting was positioned behind Donald Trump’s head as he met Obama in the White House. But this isn’t trolling – it’s a reminder to Trump that America is the land of the free
Norman Rockwell is the great healer of American art. His paintings reconcile midwestern values with surprisingly progressive ideals, artistic traditionalism with optimism about the modern world, old-fashioned conservatism with liberal decency.
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