Many of Norman Rockwell’s paintings tell a story or hint at one. Our painting of the week, Outward Bound, seems to have a story. The painting has two subtitles: The Stay at Homes and Out to Sea. We wonder if this picture isn’t telling the story of a grandfather who used to be a sea captain, watching with his grandson as the boy’s father, which would be the grandfather’s son, sails away on the ship in the distance. Maybe the grandfather and grandson will be company to each other while their father/son is away. Rockwell painted many pictures featuring children and the elderly such as we see in Outward Bound. This illustration was created for the cover of a 1927 issue of Ladies Home Journal. |
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