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[arlenschumer]

VIDEO of my VisuaLecture, "The Flintstones: Anatomy of a Pop Culture Classic" at the Norman Rockwell Museum, 4/22/17: "Enjoy this multimedia look back at the idiosyncratic history of The Flintstones, television’s first prime-time animated program, and one of Hanna-Barbera’s most popular. Pop culture historian/illustrator Arlen Schumer (author/designer, The Silver Age of Comic Book Art) shares a plethora of information on Fred, Wilma, Barney and the gang, including early concept sketches, rare visual clips, and an analysis of The Flintstones’ storied place in American television history." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDm9eVntFCQ&t=2455s #flintstones #theflintstones #fredflintstone #hannabarbera #animation #animationhistory #cartoons #cartoonhistory #TV #television #televisionhistory #TVhistory #arlenschumer #thenormanrockwellmuseum #ABCTV #lectures #normanrockwellmuseum

[jmscollective]

The Norman Rockwell Museum

Norman Rockwell, decades after his last Saturday Evening Post cover, remains an iconic American artist.

At their best, his paintings are painstakingly humanistic, highly evocative and masterfully rendered. Many today find his works almost in the realm of kitsch–but too often the critics will forget that Rockwell painted for a commercial market. He was an illustrator–and a keen observer of the American scene of his day.

Today you can drive from Hudson to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in less than an hour. There you will find yourself confronting dozens of deeply affecting, highly realistic paintings that depict an America that seems to have left us–or perhaps never was, at least not for most of us. Read Post >