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Today's comment comes from Patrick in regard to Alec Clayton's recent review of the Norman Rockwell exhibit, American Chronicles, currently on display at Tacoma Art Museum.

Patrick writes,

As mentioned in the article, Rockwell was an illustrator. He called himself as much. His job was to design magazine and newspaper covers and posters. He did a fantastic job of it, but it wasn't high art any more than the cover of the Weekly Volcano isn't high art.

I've read that Rockwell himself was never too pleased with the saccharine sweet depictions of American life he is most famous for, but it paid the bills. As a designer myself, I personally can't blame him.