Veterans Day Program
Afloat and Ashore: Rockwell’s Soldiers
Friday, November 11
Explore Rockwell’s images of soldiers created during his enlistment in the Navy during World War I and throughout his career—from his famous portrayal of an intensive battle in Let’s Give Him Enough and On Time to his portraits of naval officers and scenes of the American Homefront. Enjoy refreshments and conversation. Free for Veterans, free with Museum admission.
2 to 4 p.m.
Images of Veterans from the Archives
Visit the Museum’s Archives to see first uses of Rockwell’s World War I and World War II imagery with Archivist Venus Van Ness and Deputy Director/Chief Curator Stephanie Plunkett.
3 p.m.
Soldier On: Aiding Veterans After Service
With Sara Scoco, Director of the Women’s Program, Northampton, MA and
Nathan Hanford, Artist in Residence
Learn about Soldier On, a private nonprofit organization committed to ending veteran homelessness, and role that the arts play in veterans’ lives. Since 1994, the organization has been providing homeless veterans with transitional housing and supportive services.
3:30 p.m.
Soldiers and Veterans in Rockwell’s Art
With Tom Daly, Curator of Education
A veteran of World War I, Norman Rockwell had great respect for America’s soldiers, who appear in many scenarios in the artist’s work—from receiving a care package, reading the hometown news, and returning to his neighborhood after his service. Explore Rockwell’s stirring depictions with Curator of Education Tom Daly.