3 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American illustrator best known for his Saturday Evening Post covers and his Four Freedoms paintings, whose sentimental, technically masterful depictions of American life defined mainstream visual culture for five decades.
American actor who has won two consecutive Best Actor Oscars (Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) — the only person to do so since Spencer Tracy — and whose career spanning 40+ years represents the most sustained record of critically and commercially acclaimed dramatic performances in Hollywood history.
American rock musician and songwriter who led Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — producing a string of classic rock anthems over four decades — and whose Wildflowers album (produced by Rick Rubin in 1994) represented his most personal artistic statement.