"All are commercial artists. They share a love of heroes, valor, humor, country and — of course — images that has earned them each a place in American popular culture." From NPR (7/9/10)
STTA: One thing these three artists share is being middle-brow (see Wikipedia), an attribution of art that is both popular and morally serious. Alas, being middle-brow is often a pejorative term among serious critics. Consider both sides of this issue: What's actually good about being middle-brow; why do critics so often look down on middle-crow artists and middle-brow art?
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