Norman Rockwell paintings being removed from the White House

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A group of four paintings from American painter Norman Rockwell have been taken off the walls of the White House, Politico reported on Tuesday.

The paintings are part of the “So You Want to See the President” series, which features different Americans, including political officials, waiting at the White House to meet with the president.

Politico reported that two people familiar with the matter said the family that owns the paintings wanted to reclaim them and their request was approved last year. Rockwell’s sketches originated from when he visited the White House in 1943.

The Rockwell works were displayed in the West Wing of the White House.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/norman-rockwell-paintings-being-removed-from-the-white-house-report/ar-AAZgNCh

[kimbutgar]

1. 3-2-1 you know the right wing media will blame President Biden

Without telling the truth.

I am so sick of this alternative bs.

[FBaggins]

2. So?

Paintings are usually on loan to the White House and rotate in and out all the time.

[JI7]

11. And that's why they are being removed

the owners wanted to take them back .

[marble falls]

3. Maybe get some real art.

[demmiblue]

4. You mean like this?:

[nolabear]

5. Oh do tell what "real art" is.

[mopinko]

10. i used to think that about him,

but the more i learned about him, the more i respected him.

[Liberal In Texas]

6. I'm guessing that maybe the family needs some money...

"Barbara Sussman, who has appraised some of Rockwell’s works, told Politico that the artist’s works have sold for between $50,000 and $200,000 in the past two years."

[usonian]

7. Fun Facts about Norman Rockwell.

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2009/11/rockwell.html

My words:
Rockwell painted from photos.
He considered himself an illustrator rather than an artist. He painted for magazines and ad companies.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rockwell

His Stockbridge studio was located on the second floor of a row of buildings. Directly underneath Rockwell's studio was, for a time in 1966, the Back Room Rest, better known as the famous "Alice's Restaurant".

J.C. Leyendecker was his predecessor, at magazines and artisically.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._Leyendecker

Connection: My Dad was a commercial artist and loved the works of Lyendecker. He had a more "Germanic" style than Rockwell. (see his Wikipedia page)

Attributions:
Wikipedia is Creative Commons -- LOVE WIKIPEDIA
NPR: Tight-ass bastids, fahkem. (Stockbridge Mass accent) https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179881519/rights-and-permissions-information

[Hekate]

8. The president & first family have access to some splendid art, & afaik it's on rotation...

That the owners of the Rockwell paintings would like them back tells us nothing, really, except that they want them back at this time.

[budkin]

9. Biden is cancelling Rockwell now!

Will he stop at nothing!?