The document is a painting. It is entitled "Day in the Life of a Little Girl". It was completed in 1952. It appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post published August 30th, 1952. It was painted by Norman Rockwell who was an American artist. Norman Rockwell was born in New York City in 1894 and he died in 1978. He was a painter and an illustrator. His paintings appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. Rockwell liked painting the daily life of ordinary people. He lived through and painted pictures from an amazing time in history through the Industrial Revolution to World Wars, the Great Depression, the Baby Boom, the Civil Rights Movement and over a dozen presidents.
The document is called a sequence painting because it is composed of lots of little images that are combined to tell a story. It shows the daily life of a little girl. The painting presents a sentimental idealized view of everyday life.
Day in the Life of a Little Girl.
Yesterday Mary slept late. She woke up at 9. Then she fixed her hair in the mirror and headed out the door. She wanted to enjoy her summer vacation. She ran to the swimming-pool, her pigtails trailing behind. She also enjoyed a banana for a snack. She put her swimming cap on, she held her nose, raised her right arm and dived into the water. As she surfaced, a boy she knew, pushed her head back under the water. She resurfaced with an angry expression and she pointed her index finger at the boy. Then she returned the dunk to the boy. Then things got interesting. The boy offered her a bite from his lunch, a hot dog.
After that, the boy and the girl rode on his bike. They went to the movies. The boy paid for the movie. The little couple sat in the darkened theatre, they ate popcorn and they watched the movie wide-eyed. After the movie, the boy dropped the girl off at her house. In the afternoon, the girl had a shower, she fixed her hair, and she went to a birthday party. She played a party game with the same boy from the pool and the movies. After the party the boy walked the girl home. But he stopped and kissed her on the forehead. She was surprised. Back in her bedroom, the girl wrote in her diary and smiled as she remembered her eventful day. She really liked the boy's affections and attentions. Finally she said her goodnight prayers and went to bed, she fell asleep, her party favor and her party whistle on her bed.
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Corrected Textmore↓The document is a painting. It is entitled "Day in the Life of a Little Girl". It was completed in 1952. It appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post published August 30th, 1952. It was painted by Norman Rockwell who was an American artist. Norman Rockwell was born in New York City in 1894 and he died in 1978. He was a painter and an illustrator. His paintings appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. Rockwell liked painting the daily lives of ordinary people. He lived through and painted pictures from an amazing time in history through the Industrial Revolution to World Wars, the Great Depression, the Baby Boom, the Civil Rights Movement and over a dozen presidents.
The document is called a sequence painting because it is composed of lots of little images that are combined to tell a story. It shows the daily life of a little girl. The painting presents a sentimental idealized view of everyday life.
Day in the Life of a Little Girl.
Yesterday Mary slept late. She woke at 9. Then she fixed her hair in the mirror and headed out of the door. She wanted to enjoy her summer vacation. She ran to the swimming-pool, her pigtails trailing behind. She also enjoyed a banana for a snack. She put her swimming cap on, she held her nose, raised her right arm and dived into the water. As she surfaced, a boy she knew pushed her head back under the water. She resurfaced with an angry expression and she pointed her index finger at the boy. Then she returned the dunk to the boy. Then things got interesting. The boy offered her a bite from his lunch, a hot dog.
After that, the boy and the girl rode on his bike. They went to the movies. The boy paid for the movie. The little couple sat in the darkened theatre, they ate popcorn and they watched the movie wide-eyed. After the movie, the boy dropped the girl off at her house. In the afternoon, the girl had a shower, she fixed her hair, and she went to a birthday party. She played a party game with the same boy from the pool and the movies. After the party the boy walked the girl home. But he stopped and kissed her on the forehead. She was surprised. Back in her bedroom, the girl wrote in her diary and smiled as she remembered her eventful day. She really liked the boy's affections and attentions. Finally she said her goodnight prayers and went to bed, she fell asleep, her party favour and her party whistle on her bed.
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