The Problem 2020
Zelley
The Problem We All Live With, 1964
Norman Rockwell
THE PROBLEM 2020
May 2020
This remake of Norman Rockwell's The Problem We All Live With (1964) depicts a boy walking to school in the aftermath of a school shooting. Surrounded by unconcerned adults, he passes a vase of flowers knocked to its side and a wall damaged by ten bullet holes. The words, “Thoughts and Prayers” have faded against the wall. Toting a red, white and blue backpack and Joyce Carol Oates’ 1992 novel, Black Water, the student marches on.