“THE PROBLEM WE ALL LIVE WITH” NORMAN ROCKWELL
· Nature and origin of the document
This document is: ¨ a photograph ¨ a drawing ¨ a cartoon ¨ a painting ¨ an illustration
It was ¨ taken ¨ drawn ¨ painted by ………………………………………………………..
Nationality + century + activity + artistic movement:
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It dates from the ¨ 1940s ¨ 1950s ¨ 1960s ¨ 1970s (precise date:………………..) and first appeared in ¨ an exhibition ¨ a book ¨ a magazine
Name+ date: ………………………………………………………..
Historical context: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Today, we can see it in (place, country) : ………………………………………………………..
It is famous because it was shown in ……………………………………………………….. during President Obama 2012 campaign.
· Analysis
Ø The layout
It shows ………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………..
The scene takes place ………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………..
It is seen: ¨ from a distance ¨ from above ¨ from below ¨ from the rear
It is: ¨ a close-up ¨ a portrait ¨ a realistic scene ¨ a landscape ¨ a still life
In the middle ground, there is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
On the right and on the left, there ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
In the background, we can see……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Ø The characters
§ The little girl: age/ name / clothes / colours / objects/ activity
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§ The men:
Who are they? ………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………..…………………………
What are they doing? ………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………….
Why are they around the little girl? ………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………
Why can’t we see their faces? Because the artist wanted to focus:
¨ on the tomato
¨ on the little girl ,as a central character
¨ on the little girl’s dress
Ø The setting
§ The tomato
Why is it on the ground?
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Why should people have done that?
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§ The word on the wall
What word is scrawled on the wall? …………………………..…………………………………………………
What sort of word is this?
¨ a slur= an insult ¨ a positive word ¨ a pejorative word ¨ a racist slur
Who wrote it?Why?
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§ The acronym in the background on the left
What is it for? ………………………………………………………..…………………………………
What sort of association is it? ………………………………………………………..…………………………………
Ø The contrasts
The girl’s outfit // ………………………………………………..
The marshals’ absence of faces// ………………………………………………..
The marshals’ armbands//…………………………………………………..
The splattered tomato//…………………………………………………..
The fragile little girl//………………………………………………………..