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Catalog Number |
2002.01.04 |
Title |
Fido's House |
Artist |
Rockwell, Norman Percevel |
Date |
1972 |
Medium |
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Material |
Litho crayon/Velin d'Arches paper |
Dimensions |
H-25.75 W-19.5 inches |
Accession number |
2002.01 |
Description |
Lithograph, printed in black litho crayon on handmade Velin d'Arches paper 4 of 5 from the "American Family" suite Each numbered 65/200 and signed by the artist Pulled at Desjobert, Paris and Atelier Mourlot, Paris This lithograph depicts a father and his children. The father is in the back taking in the moment while two of the boys sit on top of the dog house. The older boy paints "Fido" on the front of the dog house. The dog itself is laid back and relaxing inside its new home. During Norman Rockwell's lifetime he moved hearts and minds through his widely disseminated published illustrations, offering everyday people an opportunity to participate in the national conversations in a way few artists of his time could. When Rockwell moved to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1953, he was at the pinnacle of his career. It was here, in his meticulously renovated 1830s carriage barn studio, that he created some of his most enduring works- |
Caption |
Fido's House |
Culture |
American |
Collection |
TMA |
Cataloged by |
Tomio, Kimberley Bush |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mr. R.L. Davis, Tyler |
Source |
Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Davis |