The Doctor and the Doll/ Neo-aristotelian artifact

     I choose Norman Rockwell and the picture of the Doctor and the Doll for my Neo-Aristotelian artifact. The artist worked for over 40 years as the artist for the Saturday Evening Post to speak meaning to the minds of the American people.Their is no specific occasion just one of everyday life. He had this painting ready for May 29, 1929 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. The audience is everyone who subscribed to the Saturday Evening Post. The rhetor's claim is one of innocence in this portrait, a doctor and a sick dollie in the minds of the audience.The interesting thing about the artist is that he found people in everyday life to be the subjects in his paintings. Thus.............. he was always looking for a person to photograph to be in his paintings.
     The reason I think that this is a good Neo-Aristotelian artifact is because the ethos and pathos is so strong in this work of art. I will explain..........................
The doctor in this painting is depicted as a man with good moral character, integrity and goodwill as he carefully examines the heart of the dolly representing the ethos. The emotion you feel about the doctor is that he has a good heart, and you can tell that the little girl loves her dollie and is innocently concerned about her health, representing the pathos of the painting.The logo's or logical appeal is not apparent because it is very illogical to examine a dollie.
     The artifact's structure is the appeal of the artist to warm, old-fashioned humor in everyday small-town life. The language the artist is speaking is meaningful in a real way because the little girl is in fact learning skills to be able to take care of the sick the same way the doctor does, as she patiently watches him examine the doll.
     The artifact is delivered in a deliberate manner as most artwork is. The intended effect is the emotion generated in the minds of the Saturday Evening Post audience.