Norman Rockwell Museum
Receives National Humanities Medal

Norman Rockwell Museum today received the National Humanities Medal, America’s highest recognition of work by individuals and institutions in the field of the humanities. It is one of nine recipients nationwide and the only museum among the winners.

The award was presented by President George W. Bush to Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director/CEO of Norman Rockwell Museum in a ceremony held today at the White House. In his citation, President Bush noted, “Norman Rockwell Museum is being recognized for studying and honoring the life, work, and ideals of an icon of American art. The museum has been the careful curator of the archives, illustrations, and benevolent spirit Norman Rockwell bequeathed to the nation.”

“I am delighted that the Norman Rockwell Museum has received the 2008 National Humanities Medal,” said NEH Chairman Bruce Cole. “Norman Rockwell’s work is an essential part of American art and the 20th-century American experience, and the Museum’s work to preserve the legacy of this iconic American artist is truly deserving of this honor.”

“Norman Rockwell Museum is deeply honored to be the recipient of the National Humanities Medal,” said Ms. Norton Moffatt, who has served as director of the museum since 1986. “Norman Rockwell’s great gift was to capture on canvas our common humanity and crystallize universal feelings through his sensitive depictions of life’s fleeting moments. He was unsurpassed in illuminating the concerns and joys of everyday Americans. For 40 years, it has been the museum’s great pleasure to contribute to the field of American visual studies by exploring the art of Norman Rockwell and the illustrators who preceded and followed him.”

Fittingly, the medallion presented to Ms. Norton Moffatt at the White House was designed by illustrator and former medal winner David Macaulay—one of over 400 illustrators whose work has been presented by Norman Rockwell Museum.

National Humanities Medal

The National Humanities Medal, inaugurated in 1997, honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the humanities, broadened Americans’ engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to important resources in the field. Up to 12 medals can be awarded each year.

Other recipients of the 2008 National Humanities Medal include: Gabor S. Boritt, scholar and Civil War historian; Richard Brookhiser, biographer and historian; Harold Holzer, scholar and Civil War historian; Myron Magnet, journalist and author; Albert Marrin, children’s book author; Milton J. Rosenberg, radio show host and scholar; Thomas A. Saunders III and Jordan Horner Saunders, philanthropists; Robert H. Smith, philanthropist; and the John Templeton Foundation.

Past recipients of the National Humanities Medal include: Cynthia Ozick, John Updike, Fouad Ajami, Toni Morrison, Jim Lehrer, John Rawls, Barbara Kingsolver, Garrison Keillor, Studs Terkel, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Norman Rockwell Museum

Founded in 1969 with the help of Norman and Molly Rockwell, Norman Rockwell Museum is dedicated to education and art appreciation inspired by the enduring legacy of one of America’s greatest artists. The Museum houses the world’s largest and most significant collection of original Rockwell art, and presents the works of contemporary and past masters of illustration. The Norman Rockwell archive contains more than 200,000 photographs, letters, and other rare mementos.

Norman Rockwell Museum 40th Anniversary

In 2009, Norman Rockwell Museum celebrates its 40th anniversary. Since its founding in 1969, Norman Rockwell Museum has become the preeminent museum of American illustration art through research, publications, exhibitions and educational programming. During its anniversary, the Museum will be announcing initiatives central to the study and understanding of the art of illustration in American visual culture. In 2009, exhibitions curated by the Museum will be seen in 10 states across the nation, and the Museum’s Stockbridge campus will present its 100th exhibition and welcome its five millionth visitor.

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Norman Rockwell Museum
To Offer Free Tuesday Admission

Looking for a little uplift in tough economic times? Visit Norman Rockwell Museum to see compelling paintings of family, community, and democracy. Best of all, admission is now free on Tuesdays from November through April.

“We extend a warm welcome to all of our friends in the Berkshires and beyond,” says Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director/CEO of Norman Rockwell Museum. “Going into 2009, the Museum’s 40th anniversary year, we have an exciting line-up of programs and exhibitions that offers something for everyone, new and returning visitors alike. We want everyone to be able to enjoy these offerings.”

Norman Rockwell Museum’s Free Tuesdays program kicks off on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, during the opening week of the new exhibition Over the Top: American Posters from World War I. Also that week, the Museum is launching Tuesday Afternoon Gallery Talks, a monthly series of free talks by curators, artists, and guest speakers inspired by the changing exhibition on view. On November 11 at 1:30 p.m., Rob Doane, historian and assistant registrar at Norman Rockwell Museum, speaks on Norman Rockwell and the American Homefront, 1917–1919.

Free Tuesdays complements the Museum’s year-round Kids Free Every Day program, offering free admission to youth 18 and under, courtesy of Country Curtains, Blantyre, and the Red Lion Inn. Museum members enjoy free admission year-round, plus special invitations, offers, and Museum Store discounts.

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Longtime Museum Curator Retires

Linda Pero, Curator of Norman Rockwell Collections, retired last month after 24 years of dedicated service to Norman Rockwell Museum. Pero, who started at the Museum as an assistant to former Director David Wood, has become a leading authority on the life and work of Norman Rockwell. Working her way up from administrative duties at the Old Corner House (the Museum’s former location), she went on to oversee the Museum's archives and reference center, which opened to the public in 1994. The author of American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, Pero curated the traveling exhibition of the same name, as well as numerous other detailed shows about the artist. Her work has also laid the groundwork for ProjectNORMAN, the Museum’s ongoing digitization of its entire archives, as well as a planned reinstallation of Rockwell’s studio to open for the Museum’s 40th anniversary in 2009. An in-depth interview with Pero will appear in the upcoming issue of Portfolio, the Museum’s members’ magazine, and you can read an article about Pero’s work in this month’s Berkshire Eagle: Read original Berkshire Eagle coverage...

Illustration as Call to Action
At the Norman Rockwell Museum
"Over the Top: American Posters from World War I"
On View November 8, 2008 through January 25, 2009

Joan of Arc raises her sword. "Joan of Arc Saved France. Women of America, Save Your Country," reads the poster that bears her image. A stern-faced Statue of Liberty clutches the flame of freedom and points her finger: "You Buy a Liberty Bond Lest I Perish." Another poster bears a drawing of a helmeted soldier charging forward, head back, mouth open, gripping an American flag. "Over the Top for You," the poster reads.

These and dozens of other stunning images are on display at Norman Rockwell Museum in a new exhibition of illustrated posters from the First World War. Over the Top: American Posters from World War I opens on November 8, 2008, and runs through January 25, 2009. This timely exhibition explores the role of illustrated images in rallying Americans to the cause, and shaping public perceptions of the war.

During World War I, posters roused Americans to support their troops, fund international aid projects, and buy bonds to finance the war effort. Imbued with iconic United States symbols like the Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam, and the American flag, posters were installed in libraries, post offices, and schools in urban and rural communities as prominent reminders of the need for support. Leading illustrators of the day including J.C. Leyendecker, James Montgomery Flagg, Howard Chandler Christy, and Jessie Willcox Smith contributed their talents to create posters and billboards that had a powerful impact. Their illustrated imagery spurred the sale of over $20 billion in government bonds—two-thirds of the total cost of American participation in the war.

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Norman Rockwell Museum Director/CEO
Presents Paper at NEH Conference

Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director/CEO of Norman Rockwell Museum, presented a paper today at a Washington, D.C. conference sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the largest funder of humanities programs in the United States, and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) of the United Kingdom. The conference, called “Picturing the Nation,” brought together U.S. and U.K. scholars around the topic of national art and identity. Norton Moffatt was the sole speaker representing a U.S. museum.

In a talk titled “Chronicling America: The Art of Norman Rockwell,” Norton Moffatt argued that illustration art and, in particular, the work of Norman Rockwell, has played a crucial role in forging American identity. “Norman Rockwell’s art profoundly shaped American culture by creating common identity through images of what it meant to be American during seven decades during the 20th century,” Norton Moffatt noted in her talk. “His work helped to create a sense of national identity and shared heritage among widely disparate groups of individuals of differing backgrounds and immigrant cultures. Before the advent of television in American households, millions of viewers were exposed to Rockwell’s images through the Saturday Evening Post and other journals. The power of the visual image to create identity—to brand and market iconography—was pervasive.”

Today’s conference complements both cultural agencies’ special arts initiatives currently in progress. NEH’s “Picturing America” initiative brings great American art to schools and public libraries to help citizens learn about the people, events, and ideas that have shaped our nation’s history. Freedom of Speech, from Rockwell’s iconic Four Freedoms series in the collection of Norman Rockwell Museum, was one of 40 images chosen for “Picturing America.”

The joint NEH-AHRC conference ended with a memorandum of understanding for scholarly research and collaboration between the two nations.

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Norman Rockwell Extends
Garden Gate Exhibition Through October 19

Due to popular demand, Norman Rockwell Museum will extend its outdoor sculpture exhibition "In Full Bloom: Artists Design Garden Gates" through October 19, 2008. The exhibition, which features three-dimensional outdoor gates designed by various artists and craftspeople, has been displayed on the Museum's scenic grounds throughout the summer, providing symbolic entry into a world of aesthetic beauty.

Artists whose work is featured in the exhibition include: Peter S. Barrett (whose "Plate Gate" won "Best in Show"), Jay Burnett, Olwen Dowling, Susan Edwards, John R. Elling, Engels Design Team, Michael Filmus, Israel Fitch, Ann Getsinger, John Graney, Marian Ives, Wendy G. Jensen, Steven A. Klema, Susan Manspeizer, Peter Murkett, Jon Riedeman, Cindy Sheeler, Angelo Sinisi, Maureen and Jack Sprano, Cathy L. Talarico, John Garret Thew, Susan Carty Treat, Faith Weldon, and Matthew Zappala.

Norman Rockwell Museum
Presents "The Lincoln-Douglas Debate"

Norman Rockwell Museum will present "The Lincoln-Douglas Debate" on Thursday, August 28, starting at 5:30 p.m. In anticipation of our upcoming presidential election, step back in time during this special performance to hear Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debate the issues of their day from The Freeport Debate, considered one of their most pivotal exchanges. The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were a series of exchanges between the two noted politicians for an Illinois seat in the United States Senate. The debates pre-dated Lincoln's 1860 presidential campaign and are remembered for the eloquence of both politicians, who discussed the matter of slavery in all seven debates. The event is being held in conjunction with "Open Season," a series of pre-election programs held at Norman Rockwell Museum this summer, and is free with regular Museum admission.

Norman Rockwell Museum
Celebrates 50th Anniversary of "The Runaway"

Norman Rockwell Museum will welcome Dick Clemens and Ed Locke, the original models for Norman Rockwell's The Runaway, on Saturday, September 20, from 1 to 4 p.m., for a special afternoon celebrating the 50th anniversary of the beloved painting. Clemens, a former Massachusetts state trooper, and Locke were both neighbors of Rockwell in the late 1950s, when the artist began work on the illustration. Published on September 20, 1958, The Runaway became an instant classic, perfectly representing the spirit of Norman Rockwell's work. Today the iconic image is as relevant as ever, and can be found on the walls of countless diners and police stations, and was recreated on a recent episode of ABC-TV's Good Morning America. Clemens and Locke will be honored at a brief ceremony at the State Police General Headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts, on September 19. The following day at the Museum, the two men will discuss what it was like to pose for Norman Rockwell, and how the image continues to be an inspiration for law enforcement officers nationwide.

Read more about the Massachusetts State Police ceremony held for Clemens
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To learn more about the development of the painting, visit our interactive timeline of Norman Rockwell's years in Stockbridge: http://www.nrm.org/page209

Norman Rockwell Museum
Honored by National Endowment for the Humanities

Norman Rockwell Museum has announced that it has received institutional support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The Museum has been awarded a grant of $225,446 through the Endowment's We the People program in support of the Museum's comprehensive archival digitization project, ProjectNORMAN.

The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Honorable Bruce Cole, spoke on July 16 at a special presentation at Norman Rockwell Museum in the gallery dedicated to Norman Rockwell's original Four Freedoms paintings, an iconic quartet of images created by Rockwell in 1943 that have inspired American ideals of democracy and freedom ever since. Freedom of Speech was chosen earlier this year as one of 40 images to be included in Picturing America, a new educational initiative from the NEH that hopes to enhance the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture by bringing high-quality reproductions of some of the nation's greatest works of art into school classrooms and public libraries.

"Norman Rockwell's singular artistry captured the American experience with warmth and humanity. The National Endowment for the Humanities is delighted to support the Norman Rockwell Museum's efforts to organize its archives and make them more accessible to curators, scholars, and the general public," said Chairman Cole.

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Picturing America

Sculpture Exhibition "In Full Bloom" at Norman Rockwell Museum

The Norman Rockwell Museum grounds have become even livelier over the past couple weeks, as artists and craftspeople have been busy installing their entries for the outdoor exhibition In Full Bloom: Artists Design Garden Gates. On view July 4 through September 7, 2008, the show will feature three-dimensional, weather-resistant, garden gates, and complement the Museum's rural landscape with a vibrant display of color and beauty. To celebrate, the Museum will throw a "Garden Gates Garden Party," on Thursday, July 10, starting at 5:30 p.m. The garden party will offer entertainment, light food and refreshments, along with a chance to tour the Museum's scenic river views, Norman Rockwell's Stockbridge studio, the historic Linwood building, and the garden gates exhibition. An opening reception for In Full Bloom will be held on Saturday, July 12, from 3 to 5 p.m., featuring an awards ceremony for the juried show, and the chance to meet the creators of the enchanting works to be displayed at the Museum this summer

Steve Brodner Exhibition Opening a Political Party

Illustrator Steve Brodner was the man of the hour during the opening of Norman Rockwell Museum's new exhibition Raw Nerve! The Political Art of Steve Brodner on Saturday, June 7. One of America's most important art journalists, Brodner celebrated the exhibition opening with a crowd of over 280 guests, including New York Times Book Review contributor Steve Heller, illustrators Barry Blitt and Thomas Woodruff, and filmmaker Gail Levin, who is currently working with the artist on a series of videos for The New Yorker about the 2008 Presidential campaign. In addition to the New Yorker videos, the exhibition features over 100 original works and interactive touch screens with links to Brodner's daily art blog. Guests at the opening were also given the opportunity to choose their favorite candidate in an old-fashioned voting booth, and contrast Brodner's work with a series of political portraits created by Norman Rockwell. A self-described "equal opportunity offender," Steve Brodner will return to the Museum on Thursday, July 17, at 5:30 p.m., for a lecture/demonstration to be held as part of "Open Season," a series of pre-election programs to be held through the season. Raw Nerve! The Political Art of Steve Brodner is on view through October 26.

Illustrator Tasha Tudor Dies at Age 92

Internationally known author/illustrator Tasha Tudor died at her home in Marlboro, Vermont, on June 18, at age 92. Her death was announced on her Web site, www.tashatudorandfamily.com. A Caldecott Honor recipient, Tudor illustrated nearly 100 books for the young and the young at heart, starting with Pumpkin Moonshine, which was published in 1938. Her last book, The Corgiville Christmas, was published in 2003, part of a series of whimsical tales about Tudor’s beloved Corgi dogs. In addition to her books, which have been distributed worldwide, Tudor created Christmas cards, valentines, posters, and other decorative works.

Tudor became a lifestyle icon, cultivating an intimate world inspired by her interest in American life during the 1830’s. In addition to her illustrations, Tudor learned to sew her own period dresses, cook on a wood-burning stove, create her own hand-dipped candles, and spent hours working in her vegetable and flower gardens. The subject of numerous books, her work features in the Norman Rockwell Museum traveling exhibition Tasha Tudor’s Spirit of the Holidays, which will be on view at the 1911 City Hall Arts and Cultural Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from November 7, 2008 through January 31, 2009. www.tashatudorandfamily.com

The Lineman Finds Permanent Home at Norman Rockwell Museum

Norman Rockwell's stunning 1948 painting The Lineman was donated to the Norman Rockwell Museum on March 12, as a special gift from Verizon Communications. The oil-on-canvas painting, recently appraised at more than $2 million, was officially presented to Museum Director and CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt by Donna Cupelo, Verizon region president of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, during a special press conference held at the Museum. The painting, originally created by Rockwell for an ad for New England Telephone, features a heroic lineman high above the ground repairing a telephone line; several modern-day linemen attended and were also honored at the press conference. The original painting had been on loan to the Museum since 2006 from the Verizon collection of art work. Said Cupelo, "We in the Verizon family loved this painting and enjoyed it for many, many years; it perfectly symbolizes our heritage and our commitment to our customers. At the same time, we recognize that its rightful place is with the Museum so that it can be enjoyed by everyone."

Norman Rockwell Named State Artist of Massachusetts

Norman Rockwell has been named the State Artist of Massachusetts, thanks to a dedicated write-in effort by a group of students from the Sullivan School in North Adams, MA. The students in teacher Anna Saldo-Burke's third-grade class submitted the proposal to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick back in January of 2007, and finally learned this week that their bill would officially be turned into a law. With so many talented artists in the region (both past and present), it is a big honor for Norman Rockwell; the artist lived in Stockbridge, MA, from 1953 until his death in 1978, creating such classic works as The Problem We All Live With and Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas, and considered the area to be "the best of New England." The students noted that "even after his death, through his artwork, his accomplishments, his achievements, and the museum that he helped create, Norman Rockwell's immortal legacy as one of America's most beloved artists continues to contribute to Massachusetts." Click here to watch a video about this story produced by Capital News 9.

National Endowment for the Humanities
Chooses Norman Rockwell Image To Help "Picture America"

Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Speech has been chosen as one of 40 iconic images to be included in Picturing America, a new education initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The program, developed by the NEH in cooperation with the American Library Association, hopes to enhance the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture by bringing some of the nation's greatest works of art into school classrooms and public libraries. Rockwell's enduring World War II-era painting will be distributed along with works by such artists as Mary Cassatt and Frank Lloyd Wright, as a large, high-quality reproduction, with additional materials and lessons plans for use by educators. The NEH states that "by bringing some of our country's finest works of art directly to the classrooms and providing the educational context for these images, we can open more eyes to the legacy of our great country." Freedom of Speech is part of the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum, and representatives from the Museum will attend a special White House reception hosted by President and Mrs. George Bush on February 26, to celebrate the launch of the initiative. To learn more about Picturing America, click here and to check out the lesson plan prepared for Freedom of Speech click here.

Dinotopia Creator Digs LitGraphic

Illustrator James Gurney, who created the acclaimed Dinotopia book series, paid a visit to Norman Rockwell Museum recently to check out the exhibition LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel. In a recent posting to his Gurney Journey blog, he praises the Museum for it's "pioneering spirit in championing American narrative art in all its forms" and notes that the exhibition includes a "diverse and vital field of talent"-fine praise indeed from an artist who has created his own imaginative storyline about a world where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony. To read more about James Gurney's visit, click here: gurneyjourney.blogspot.com, and don't miss the chance to see original work created by the artist in the Norman Rockwell Museum exhibition National Geographic: The Art of Exploration, on view at the Allentown Art Museum through May 25, 2008.

Berkshire County Teens Express
Themselves In High School Art Show

Norman Rockwell Museum once again hosts the annual Berkshire County High School Art Show, now in its 22nd year. On view from February 2 through March 2, the exhibition features 119 original works created by local high school students in a variety of mediums. One impressive submission this year is Freedom, an acrylic painting created by AJ Schlesinger of Mount Greylock Regional High School. Schlesinger was born with severe cerebral palsy, yet was able to create his artwork using a head-mounted tracking device created by Artist Realization Technologies; the system allows people with little or no control over their bodies, to create large scale artwork and still express their inner creative selves. All artists featured in the exhibition learn how to prepare their work for a gallery show, and acquire a personal understanding of the exhibition process. The show is generously sponsored by The Legacy Bank Foundation.

David Byrne Finds "Wild Wild Life"
In Berkshire County Museums

Norman Rockwell Museum received a special visit last week from musician David Byrne, who was in Berkshire County to take in some of its various cultural offerings. In a recent blog found on his Web site (http://www. davidbyrne.com), the former Talking Heads lead singer writes enthusiastically about the trip, which included a stop at The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. In addition to appreciating the current offerings at both museums, Byrne reminisces about viewing work by modern artist Jarvis Rockwell (Norman's eldest son), who in the past has created unique dioramas with toy action figures. Byrne, who also has a background as a visual artist, writes with considerable knowledge about both Jarvis and Norman Rockwell's working methods, and muses about the correlations between illustration and modern art. Read more about David Byrne's visit here: journal.davidbyrne.com

Workshops Offer Visitors
The Chance To Become Graphic Novelists

In conjunction with its current exhibition LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel, Norman Rockwell Museum is offering a number of interesting workshops on the art of creating graphic novels. Covering such topics as storytelling, character development, and self-publishing, these workshops are popular with visitors, particularly students. Graphic novels are one of the fastest growing segments in publishing, and are being used by classroom teachers. The Museum will offer a symposium on graphic novels in the classroom on Saturday, January 12, as well as an exhibition of student-created comics opening on March 15. LitGraphic will be on view through May 26, with a special Comic Arts Festival (featuring several of the artists represented in the exhibition) to be held earlier in the month.

Graphic Novelists Shine at Exhibition Opening

The Norman Rockwell Museum celebrated graphic novelists both past and present at the opening of "LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel" on Saturday, November 10. The event attracted over 340 enthusiastic guests, including such distinguished comic book creators as Brian Fies, Marc Hempel, Peter Kuper, Terry Moore, Dave Sim, and Mark Wheatley, all of whose work is featured in the exhibition. Peter Kuper, whose most recent graphic novel is the semi-autobiographical "Stop Forgetting to Remember," entertained the crowd with an amusing true story about a visit he paid to Norman Rockwell's studio as a kid. When asked by Kuper to critique the rudimentary robot drawings he brought with him on his impromptu visit, Rockwell thoughtfully replied, "learn to draw from life more." LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel will be on view through May 26, 2008.

Click here to read Art New England magazine's recent cover story on the exhibition.

Norman Rockwell Back On The Boards Through Inspired Ad Campaign

Norman Rockwell is the latest in a distinguished group of subjects to be featured in the Inspiration: Pass It On ad series produced by The Foundation for a Better Life. Rockwell's Triple Self-Portrait can be seen on both billboards and inspirational e-cards with the message "Saw The Best In Us," alluding to Rockwell's choice of finding the extraordinary in life's everyday ordinary moments. In addition to Rockwell, the ad series includes such inspirational achievers as Mother Teresa, The Dalai Lama, Albert Einstein, Hellen Keller, Abraham Lincoln, and Mohandas K. Gandhi, each with a quote illustrating their talented gift, story, or message.

The Foundation for a Better Life is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the values that make a difference in our communities. Through various media efforts, the organization's mission is to encourage adherence to a set of quality values through personal accountability and by raising the level of expectations of performance of all individuals regardless of religion or race. Through these efforts, the Foundation wants to remind individuals they are accountable and empowered with the ability to take responsibility for their lives and to promote a set of values that sees them through their failures and capitalizes on their successes.

To see the Norman Rockwell ad, and learn more about the organization, visit the Foundation's Web site: www.forbetterlife.org

Museum Unveils New Interactive Timeline About Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell Museum has produced a new interactive timeline, which features extensive information about the artist Norman Rockwell. Found on the Museum's Web site, the timeline will be an online source for people to find information about Rockwelląs remarkable life and career, enhanced by such interactive elements as slideshows, audio and video clips. Starting with the artist's years in Stockbridge, Massachusetts (1953-1978), the timeline will soon include highlights from the artist's entire career. Rockwell's story is told through extensive research, reference photos, studies and other archival materials, as well as exclusive video interviews with his models, family, and acquaintances. Visit the timeline here: www.nrm.org/page209