Taking Mother Over The Top by Norman Rockwell

July 26, 1919 Issue of The Literary Digest

An alternate title for this work is Soldier Recounting War Stories to Family.

This painting was Rockwell's eighth picture on the cover of The Literary Digest. This illustration is one of eight Rockwell artworks that The Digest featured on its cover in just 1919 alone.

Taking Mother Over The Top

World War I was officially over when this painting was published. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919.

The Great War was now just a memory, though not a distant one.

This soldier has returned home. Many soldiers did not return from the war.

He is showing his mother and his sweetheart where he served during the war. His finger is pointing to Belgium. The majority of American soldiers involved in World War I fought in Belgium.

His mother and his sweetheart, thankful that their prayers for his safe return were answered, will gladly look at that map all day long.

Norman Rockwell's firm grasp on current events is obvious here...
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