Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
38-3/8 x 42-7/8 in. (canvas) 42-3/8 x 47-1/8 in. (framed, Optium)
Mark Description
signed and dated in red, L.R.: Norman Rockwell '26
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Credit Line
Gift of Anne G. Blackman and Sidney W. Blackman in memory of Freeman E. Hertzel
Copyright
Collection
American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
Purchased from the artist by Freeman E. Hertzel; Anne Blackman (niece of Freeman E. Hertzel) and Sidney Blackman through Carol Smithwick; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1997 (1997.151).
Gallery Labels
The Love Song presents one of Rockwell's major themes, the different stages of life. A young girl wistfully listens to music played by two elderly men. The painting's title is printed on the music sheet.
An old map may suggest where the scene takes place and also recalls the image-within-an-image process Rockwell often used in his works.
Rockwell, America's premier illustrator, created more than 300 covers for the popular magazine The Saturday Evening Post, capturing with warmth and humor his idealized vision of the everyday lives of Americans.
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