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Man Reading Thermometer by Norman RockwellJanuary 17, 1920 Issue of The Literary DigestMan Reading Thermometer, this Norman Rockwell painting, appeared on the cover of The Literary Digest published January 17, 1920... (continued) The alternate title for this work is Fifteen Below Zero. This illustration was Rockwell's thirteenth picture featured on the cover of The Literary Digest. The Digest featured Rockwell artwork on the cover nine times total in 1920 alone. Man Reading ThermometerThis painting makes me feel cold in the winter and cool in the summer! Judging by the snowflakes, the wind is blowing fiercely. The snowflakes are blowing across the canvas diagonally. Rockwell paints snowflakes falling by removing paint from the canvas. This technique makes the snowflakes odd shapes with soft edges. This painting was only one of 47 Norman Rockwell Literary Digest covers; here is the list of more Norman Rockwell Literary Digest scans.
Here is the complete list of all Norman Rockwell magazine covers. The old man in the picture seems chilly as well. His cheeks and nose are becoming visibly flushed. The steam of his breath is clearly visible. His hair, his goatee, even his eyebrows are being windblown. He is looking at the thermometer over his reading glasses. He has one hand on the doorknob to keep the door from being blown open by the fierce wind. With his other hand, he clutches his tobacco pipe. He has been sitting by the fire reading and smoking his pipe. He has decided to check the outside temperature. His look of surprise shows that he didn't realize how cold it was. It was fifteen below zero during the day! The snow has collected on the top of the thermometer, the outside doorknob and in the corners of the door panels.
Since Rockwell painted topical themes, we can assume from this painting that the winter of 1920 was a very cold one...
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