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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Vision Forum Catalog Covers

I just found this, a list of all Vision Forum catalog covers for the past fifteen years. I post it here because I think some of my readers might find it interesting. I'm not going to add comments - I don't have time at the moment - except to say, watch the use of history and the portrayal of gender. It's interesting to say the least. Click on the image to see a larger view of it. 


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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Ugh... nary a woman to be found.

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  2. OctoberNovember 17, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    Gee, this brings up unfortunate memories!

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  3. Erika Martin - Stampin' MamaNovember 18, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Very telling.

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  4. -PamNovember 18, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    I like the Norman Rockwell qualities of them but considering what they are promoting...

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  5. Disillusioned Ex-HomeschoolerNovember 18, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Wow. That's disturbing. It's like adult women don't exist as people, just as behind-closed-doors breeders.

    And I have to disagree with them being like Norman Rockwell paintings. Norman Rockwell's work has an overwhelming nostalgic quality now, because he painted our grandparents' era. But at the time, he was chronicling his *own* period, not a made-up version of a past that never existed. His paintings tapped into people's vision of American as they wanted it to be, so in that sense they were idealistic, but there is realism there, and an implicit challenge to give space to women and to minorities--something that was pretty radical in his time. See Jury Room and The Problem We all Live With:

    http://www.globalgallery.com/prod_images/600/61050.jpg

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/The-problem-we-all-live-with-norman-rockwell.jpg

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  6. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    "Theme Park History" is the best way to describe those photos. It all looks rather artificial.

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