Saying Grace

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"Saying Grace" is a famous 1951 painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell depicting a grandmother and young boy praying over a meal in a busy diner, celebrated for its warm, narrative portrayal of everyday American life.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artForm illustration art
author Norman Rockwell
colorPalette warm tones
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Norman Rockwell
depicts diner
everyday life
grandmother
people praying
restaurant patrons
young boy
depictsTimePeriod mid-20th-century America
follows Rockwell’s tradition of narrative illustration
genre genre painting
illustration
hasPart chairs
food
other diners
table
window
hasQuality detailed realism
sentimentality
storytelling composition
warmth
inception 1951
influencedBy American small-town culture
mid-20th-century American life
languageOfWork none
locationOfComposition United States
mainSubject prayer before a meal
movement American Realism
narrativeFocus everyday American life
family values
religious devotion
notableWorkOf Norman Rockwell
partOf Norman Rockwell’s body of work
publicationDate 1951
publicationMedium The Saturday Evening Post
publisher The Saturday Evening Post
setting urban diner
significantEvent auctioned for a record price for a Rockwell painting
theme gratitude
intergenerational relationship
public display of faith
religious faith
use magazine cover illustration

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Norman Rockwell
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