The illustration by Norman Rockwell was included in the chapter to show how much we learn from examining
a. historical context.
b. the importance of the artist's home environment.
c. the variety of brushstrokes used by the artist.
d. how the work of other artists contributes to the making of any given work of art.
e. buried assumptions behind the subject matter.
a
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