Norman Rockwell's <em>The Problem We All Live With</em>, 1963, an illustration for <em>Look</em> magazine on January 14, 1964.

NORMAN ROCKWELL ART COLLECTION TRUST, NRM.1975.1

Picturing us: Norman Rockwell portrayed life as he wished it might be

Shaking off the cobwebs of recent history, a misunderstood artistic icon who lived through the Great Depression, two world wars and the civil-rights movement proves that he can still lift our sagging spirits with his poignant paintings of courageous Americans and his humorous view of daily life.