Vicki McClure Davidson | August 30, 2011
Norman Rockwell, one of America’s most beloved and prolific artists, has one of his more compelling, controversial paintings expressing social commentary on display in the White House. “The Problem We All Live With” captured a historic moment during the 1960s Civil Rights movement — Rockwell’s shows first-grader Ruby Bridges on November 14, 1960 being [...]
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