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Cole Haddon Jul 14, 2023

When Norman Rockwell Got Woke: The Story Behind 'The Problem We All Live With'

In the 1960s, America's most famous artist defiantly transformed himself from an inadvertent white supremacist into a radical civil rights activist – blowing up his reputation and legacy in the process, all in an attempt to atone for his earlier work.

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When Norman Rockwell Got Woke: The Story Behind 'The Problem We All Live With'

In the 1960s, America's most famous artist defiantly transformed himself from an inadvertent white supremacist into a radical civil rights activist

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Iago Aug 8, 2023

@colehaddon Wonderful insights. I've viewed Rockwell's images throughout my life and noted the discontinuity between the pre-1960 images to the post 1960 images, but never asked how that came to be. It's a significant story. Thank you.