This is an essay about Norman Rockwell and his painting "Boyhood Dreams"

Norman Rockwell was a very realistic and successful 20th century artist. His paintings were recognized and loved by almost everyone in America. They captured reality and were almost photographic in their representation. Rockwell also succeeds in having an aesthetic feel in his paintings. Aesthetics is an appreciation of beauty. In all of his paintings, they can be appreciated for the quality, beauty, and time put into them. A particular one of his pieces that he …

…thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed." Although Norman Rockwell was always at odds with modern notions of what an artist should be, he chose to paint life as he wanted to see it. His themes and unique style have passed the test of time making him one of the best known and my personal favorite American artists.