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Boy Reading Adventure Story The Saturday Evening Post, November 10, 1923 by Norman Rockwell Collection of George Lucas |
Boy Reading Adventure Story is about the power of the written word to transport a child to a distant land and time. George Lucas commented, "It's a painting celebrating literature, the magic that happens when you read a story, and the story comes alive for you." When working on STAR WARS, he said, "I realized that you could still sit and dream about exotic lands and strange creatures."
The boys in my pre-school class...who are either 4 or 5 are all into Star Wars. I do love Norman Rockwell, and this one in particular where the boy imagines himself the hero!!!
ReplyDeleteNote Rockwell's deliberate alteration of the rules of aerial perspective, allowing the boy's imagined face to clearly register because it is darkened beyond the parameters the artist established in the 'dream' image, lest readers miss this crucial point.
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