Unity Project: VOTE 2024
September 4 through November 8, 2024
Much as Norman Rockwell’s work was influential in bringing the country together at pivotal times, NRM’s Unity Project campaigns are a collaboration with artists and organizations to advance initiatives that make the world a better place.
The Unity Project calls upon all Americans to uphold democracy by voting. This dynamic digital poster campaign aims to inspire citizens to
Exhibition of groundbreaking portrait series opens November 9, 2024
Stockbridge, MA—August 28, 2024—Norman Rockwell Museum is excited to announce Anita Kunz: Original Sisters, Portraits of Tenacity and Courage, a forthcoming exhibition of artworks by internationally acclaimed Canadian illustrator Anita Kunz. On view from November 9, 2024, through May 26, 2025, Anita Kunz: Original Sisters presents selections from the artist’s groundbreaking series of portraits of diverse and extraordinary women from ancient times to today, many unknown or underrecognized. This exhibition uncovers, amplifies, and celebrates the achievements of changemaking women worldwide, while also weaving together a “lost history” of women’s distinctive contributions within every possible field of endeavor.
Give your students a world-class museum experience without ever leaving the classroom. Students can explore the Norman Rockwell: Imagining Freedom exhibition through an immersive virtual platform, and teachers can choose from a suite of lessons and activities designed to integrate the experience into classroom curriculum. Each lesson includes a thematic selection of art and objects, questions to spark guided discussion, in-class activities to promote student engagement, and contextual information to deepen learning.
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The Unity Project is an art and civics initiative of the Norman Rockwell Museum and contemporary illustrators that is dedicated to an inclusive America in which all voices are heard. Inspired by the rich and continuing tradition of American illustration, this project inspires us to consider the integral role that published imagery plays in creating cultural narratives which connect us to our times.
July 9, 2024—Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Speech has taken on a new life online, as explored in a recent article in the New York Times.
“Across social media, his work ‘Freedom of Speech’ appears alongside all manner of strong opinions, from the highly serious to the absurd to the esoteric, enshrining itself into the lingua franca of the internet decades after its creator’s death,” the article notes. The painting began to show up in posts on Twitter/X in 2020.
Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum, Imagining Freedom is a virtual exhibition that explores the history and enduring legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s concept of the Four Freedoms. The exhibition also highlights the important role played by Norman Rockwell and other American artists in communicating and advancing these universal values.
Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor
June 22, 2024 through February 23, 2025
Highlighting selections from Rockwell’s most amusing artworks drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection, Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor runs concurrently with What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine, this summer’s landmark exhibition of original art from one of America’s oldest humor publications. These thematically linked exhibitions juxtapose and illuminate […]
Opening June 11, 2022, Imprinted: Illustrating Race examines the role of published images in shaping attitudes toward race and culture. More than 100 works of art and artifacts of widely circulated illustrated imagery will be on view, produced from the late eighteenth century to today, which have an impact on public perception about race in the United States. The exhibition will explore stereotypical racial representations that have been imprinted upon us through the mass publication of images. It culminates with the creative accomplishments of contemporary artists and publishers who have shifted the cultural narrative through the creation of positive, inclusive imagery emphasizing full agency and equity for all.
Nora Krug: Belonging
Award-winning artist Nora Krug’s powerful graphic memoir, Belonging: A German Reckons With History and Home, and her most recent book publication, an illustrated edition of Yale historian Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, will be the focus of an exhibition at Norman Rockwell Museum from March 18 through June 18, 2023. Each book takes inspiration from the artist’s personal experiences as […]
Eloise and More: The Life and Art of Hilary Knight
Best known for his iconic illustrations of Eloise in the books by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight has been creating art for seven decades. Influenced by his artistic parents, whose work will be on view in this exhibition, Knight’s first drawings were featured in 1952 in magazines such as Gourmet and Mademoiselle. Two years […]
One of the special features of the exhibition IMPRINTED: Illustrating Race, is the soundtrack of music that accompanies you in the galleries. The music you hear spans over 150 years and crosses over multiple genres. From spirituals that were first sung in the antebellum south through the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and right up to contemporary music of today.
This collection of music was curated by Rudy Gutierrez, an illustrator featured in the exhibition, and his wife, the vocalist D.K. Dyson.
The following playlists are available on Spotify, a streaming music platform.
Image Credit:
Kadir Nelson (b.1974)
Sweet Liberty, 2020
Oil on Linen
Collection of the Artist
© 2020 Kadir Nelson. Used with permission of the artist.
Concurrent to the Imprinted: Illustrating Race exhibition, this exhibit will be on view from June 11 – October 30, 2022. Featuring recent works, which have never been exhibited publicly, this new touring exhibition is organized by socio-political scientist, Dr. Jungmiwha Bullock and debuts at Norman Rockwell […]
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In Our Lifetime: Paintings from the Pandemic by Kadir Nelson
Final Days: Closing November 2
June 11 through November 2, 2022
“I’ve always loved creating a narrative with my work, and as we all lived through the pandemic as it gained momentum, each painting I created began to tell a visual story, historical documents on canvases that chronicled the emotional, political, and social pulse of the world […]
Norman Rockwell Drawings, 1914-1976
September 10, 2022 through March 26, 2023
Though best known for his painted magazine covers and illustrations for stories, books, and advertisements, Norman Rockwell was also a prolific and masterful draftsman who utilized drawing as an essential underpinning of his art. Whether rough or highly refined, Rockwell’s drawing process made it possible for him to envision every aspect of a final work […]
Lincoln Memorial Centennial Exhibition: The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated
Created in collaboration with Chesterwood to honor the Lincoln Memorial’s centennial in May 2022, this exhibition will highlight the work of illustrators and artists who have incorporated the Lincoln Memorial into their art as a symbolic element – an instantly-recognizable icon upon which to build meaning. Approximately fifty historical and contemporary artworks by noted […]
BASCOVE: The Time We Spend with Words
Permanent Collection Highlight Exhibition
March 12 through May 30, 2022
Known by the mononym, Bascove, Anne Bascove is a master printmaker, illustrator, painter, and collagist best known for her striking woodcut book jacket and magazine illustrations as well as for her series of paintings and drawings of the bridges of New York City. Inspired by the written word throughout her life, […]
May 7 – September 4, 2022
Stockbridge, Massachusetts has become a tourist destination in large part due to Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1967 painting Home for Christmas (Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas), which memorializes the town’s Main Street and epitomizes Rockwell’s nostalgic view of small town America.
Henry (Bill) W. Scovill, […]
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
The Problem We All Live With, 1963
Illustration for Look, January 14, 1964, pp. 22-23
Oil on canvas
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, NRM.1975.01
After resigning his forty-seven year tenure with The Saturday Evening Post in 1963, Rockwell embraced the challenge of addressing the nation’s pressing concerns in a pared down, reportorial style. The Problem We All […]
Fantastical Rockwell
February 4 through June 5, 2022
A perceptive observer, Norman Rockwell was a persuasive visual commentator whose realist paintings for popular periodicals inspired belief by millions in the innate goodness of humanity and the achievability of the American dream. Rockwell also inspired our love of fantasy in ways that he may not have fully perceived. His carefully constructed artworks for the Saturday Evening Post […]
This comprehensive exhibition of original Saturday Evening Post cover tear sheets features each of Norman Rockwell’s illustrations for the publication, created between 1916 and 1963.
I’ve been enticed and excited by Bascove’s imagery ever since I first laid eyes on her signature book covers and jackets designed for publishers throughout the 1970s and 80s. Her emotionally-charged woodcuts, pen and brush drawings and hand-crafted gothic lettering grabbed my senses and intensified my interest. The books with her peerless illuminations of the essence author’s work were often put face-out on the shelves of my favorite bookselling haunts. That gesture is itself a high form of praise. The artwork certainly encouraged me to read the books.
We at the Norman Rockwell Museum were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021), a true master of American illustration and one of the kindest and most genuine individuals that we have every had the pleasure of working with.
Jan Brett: Stories Near and Far
With over forty million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost and most widely read author/illustrators for children. This lively exhibition explores the breadth of Brett’s art and the travel experiences that have inspired her many children’s books and characters. Favorite stories, from Gingerbread Friends, The Umbrella, and Honey…Honey to her most recent published […]
Norman Rockwell: Home for the Holidays
“The commonplaces of America are to me the richest subjects in art.”
Norman Rockwell
Among Norman Rockwell’s best-known illustrations are heartwarming scenes that capture the essence of American holiday traditions celebrated throughout the year-from Valentine’s Day and Independence Day to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and the magic of the Christmas season.
Rockwell’s connection to holiday-inspired art can be traced to […]
The Artist’s Process: Norman Rockwell’s Color Studies
Known for his painted magazine covers and illustrations for stories, books, and advertisements, Norman Rockwell was a masterful draftsman and composer who navigated an exacting artistic process that made it possible for him to envision every aspect of a final work before it was begun. By the time a canvas was on his easel, he would […]
On View November 13, 2021 through March 6, 2022
Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) is pleased to announce the upcoming winter exhibition, Jan Brett: Stories Near and Far. Featuring more than 100 original illustrations, sketches, and personal artifacts, this seasonal family-friendly exhibition explores the range of Brett’s art and the travel experiences that have inspired her many books and characters. Spanning twenty-five years, Stories Near and Far is the most extensive exhibition of Brett’s picture book art to date, and will be on view from November 13, 2021 to March 6, 2022. Brett is one of the nation’s foremost and most widely read author/illustrators for children, with over 42 million books in print.
Norman Rockwell Museum Fantasy Gala
Revelers enjoyed fantastical food and liberal libations as they attempted quests, solved riddles, braved creatures in caves, and won prizes. Proceeds of the annual fundraiser support the work of the Museum.
Charles Vess, Theo Black, and Judy Riggenbach enjoy signature cocktails
Steve Bader as Darth Vader with Cathy Monoxelos
Bird People, Suze Bienaimee and Steven Lomazow, meet Lee and Vickie Tashijan
Cassandra Hutzler and […]
Norman Rockwell Museum Announces
Bonnie and Terry Burman Internship Program
STOCKBRIDGE, MA – Norman Rockwell Museum is delighted to announce this year’s participants in the Bonnie and Terry Burman Internship Program. Board of Trustees member Terry Burman and his wife Bonnie are sponsoring the academic growth of students college students and recent graduates through a meaningful paid internship in the competitive museum field. The 6 week? 8 week? 2 month? internship at Norman Rockwell Museum […]
Norman Rockwell Museum Announces Online Symposium
Enchanted: Epic Adventures in Fantasy Illustration
STOCKBRIDGE, MA – The Museum continues its popular Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies virtual symposium series this June and October On Friday and Saturday, June 18 and 19, Epic Adventures in Fantasy Illustration takes inspiration from this summer’s blockbuster exhibition, Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration. The field’s historical underpinnings and inspirations will be the […]
Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration
June 12 through October 31, 2021
Fictional worlds of magic and adventure come to life through fantasy illustration. Myths, legends, fables, romance, and epic battles involving swords and sorcery occur in a world unfamiliar to us. Unlike science fiction, which is based on fact, fantasy presents an imaginative reality built on universal themes—heroes defeating […]
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Artists showcased in the exhibition include: Peter Barrett, Sean Bixby, Jessica Bradsher, Ursula Clark, Erika Crofut, Kaya Deckelbaum, John Elling, Laurie Goodhart, Gints Grinbergs, Harold Grinspoon, Kathie Gatto Gurney, Erik Johnsen, Stephen Klema, Betsy Koscher, Beckie Kravetz, Kent Mikalsen, Robert Markey, Angelo & Jesse Sinisi, Lisa M and Christian N Donnini and St. Pierre, Darla Jackson and Paul Romano, Chip and Elizabeth Sullivan, […]
May 24, 2021
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Tyler Jacobson, Red Dragon, 2014, © Wizards of the Coast
STOCKBRIDGE, MA – Norman Rockwell Museum is pleased to announce a lively summer season both online and in-person, indoors and out. Programs, discussions, […]
During an era when women were expected to get married, raise children, and manage a household, Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871-1954), Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935), and Violet Oakley (1874-1961) chose to pursue careers in the arts. In 1897, these three women enrolled in famed illustrator Howard Pyle’s (1853-1911) class at the School of Illustration at the Drexel Institute, Philadelphia where they formed a bond. The women rook residence at the Red Rose Inn; hence their moniker.
Pat Oliphant: Editorial Cartoons from the Nixon and Clinton Eras
February 4 through May 31, 2021
Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Patrick Oliphant was described in 1990 by the New York Times as “the most influential editorial cartoonist” of his time. Spanning more than sixty years, Oliphant’s finely-tuned drawings have cast a clear eye on global politics, culture, the economy, and […]
Norman Rockwell: Telling Stories
February 4 – June 5, 2022
“Many illustrators of fiction look through a story to find the most dominant or dramatic incident, and illustrate that. I prefer to discover the atmosphere of a story—the feeling behind it—and then to express this basic quality.”
—Norman Rockwell
Though Norman Rockwell preferred cover work to […]
Norman Rockwell: The Art of Persuasion
“No matter how beautiful an advertising picture may be, if it does not sell the product which it advertises, it is a failure.”
—Norman Rockwell
While taking classes at New York’s Art Students League in 1911 and 1912, Rockwell made a pact with his classmates “never to do advertising jobs,” which they considered more commercial than magazine illustration. But […]
Pops Peterson: Rockwell Revisited
October 17, 2020 through May 31, 2021
In 2015, Berkshire-based artist and writer Pops Peterson debuted Reinventing Rockwell, a series of artworks reimagining mid-century illustrations by Norman Rockwell in a manner reflective of today’s times. Celebrating America’s rich diversity and embracing Rockwell’s sense of humanity, Peterson has created images that envision social change and express his desire for a positive, inclusive, and […]
Norman Rockwell: Covering the Post
Like most illustrators, Norman Rockwell worked within the realm of aesthetics, commerce, and technology. An astute visual storyteller and a masterful painter with a distinct, personal message to convey, Rockwell constructed fictional realities that offered a compelling picture of the life that many Americans aspired to. Anxiously awaited by an enthusiastic public, his seamless narratives assured audience engagement with the […]
Old Mill Road Media, the publisher of BERKSHIRE Magazine, is thrilled to announce its first annual CREATE 4 FREEDOMS Essay & Poetry Contest, co-sponsored by Arcadia Publishing and the Norman Rockwell Museum.
Freedom of Speech. Freedom of Worship. Freedom from Want. Freedom from Fear. Those four Freedoms were outlined as essential human […]
Back in the 1800’s, the image of Santa Claus was not portrayed as the round, jolly, bearded man that we know today. Throughout the latter half of the 19th century, Santa morphed through a variety of different looks. He was initially depicted as a thin elf-like man dressed in green, who was focused on protecting children and sailors. At other times, he appeared skinny and gaunt, with a scraggly beard and, while he may have worn a red coat, he sometimes wore a different colored hat, trimmed in black.
Food, an essential for man’s survival, is a common theme in art throughout the ages. Today, some epicureans consider food as an art form with its unique power to engage all the senses, not only vision. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, this blog looks at some of the mouthwatering imagery found in the Norman Rockwell Museum Collection.
I first met Tim Evatt three years ago. Tim greeted me in the cavernous lobby of the main building at Pixar, which is named after Apple Computer’s founder, the late Steve Jobs. We walked through the public hallways of the studio looking at the work of all the artists on staff who had contributed to the film Coco, which was in theaters at the time. We looked at storyboard art, pencil and color studies, set designs, and 3D maquettes. I was like a kid in the candy store. However, equally impressive was learning how much Tim Evatt was and is a true student of “golden age” illustrators like Norman Rockwell, J.C. Leyendecker, and Dean Cornwell. This past week, I decided to capture one of my conversations with Tim in anticipation of a virtual program that the Museum is planning to hold on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 7pm.
On view at Norman Rockwell Museum’s featured fall/winter exhibition: Imagining Freedom
STOCKBRIDGE, MA— A visual image is worth a thousand words. Millions have recently seen and shared the powerful meme of Vice President Elect, Kamala Harris, walking in the silhouetted shadow of a young girl, an homage to an earlier historical marker of equity and social justice created by Norman Rockwell. Norman Rockwell Museum is […]
Food is fundamental to personal, family, community, national and global health. Food is love. Food is culture. Every human is in relationship with food. Cookbook author Alana Chernila and NYU Nutrition and Food Studies professor Amy Bentley have each, in their own way, committed to the study and celebration of food and culture. In their work, in different ways, each invites us to think about the decisions made and comfort created from our own kitchens through paving the way for planetary wellness. And then there is joy. How can intention and care for our food relationships bring joy? Join us for a wide ranging conversation which will leave you with a renewed curiosity to enjoy and celebrate food while also bringing intention and awareness to the choices made each day and how they impact the larger food system. Illustrator Whitney Sherman has made art for social good and humanistic causes throughout her career and will share how she sees visual imagery creating and shaping our attitudes toward food, health, and the environment.
Despite the growing efficiency of cameras in the nineteenth century, photography on the battlefield was difficult due to long exposures and cumbersome equipment. Because of this, Civil War illustrator reporters like Winslow Homer, Alfred Waud and Edwin Forbes were engaged to capture events that photography at the time could not. In the twentieth century, wartime illustrators remained in demand⸺as skillful practitioners they were able to prioritize in chaotic situations and assemble compelling visual evidence that communicated to viewers in a visceral way.
In addition to scary witches and ghosts, glowing pumpkins with carved faces are a quintessential sign of the Halloween season. People have been making jack o’lanterns at Halloween for centuries, but where did the idea come from? One theory as to their origin looks to Ireland and an 18th century folktale about a man named “Stingy Jack.”
Stockbridge, MA, September 22, 2020 – Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA today announces a fresh artistic endeavor, “The Unity Project,” designed to encourage […]
How did artists like Norman Rockwell, Austin Briggs, Jon Whitcomb, and others create the believable unique faces that can tell a whole story by themselves? In a magazine cover, like those by Rockwell and Stevan Dohanos, the image, with its setting and, most of all, its characters, must convey an anecdote without any help from words. So each face must be carefully crafted to do its part in creating the drama⸺or comedy.
STOCKBRIDGE, MA—Rose O’Neill: Artist & Suffragette is a special installation created with recently acquired artwork, generously donated by The Rose O’Neill Foundation to Norman Rockwell Museum’s permanent collection of illustration art. This exhibition is especially meaningful as August 18, 2020 marks […]
In How I Make a Picture by Al Parker, he wrote about his creative process for magazine story assignments. The artist’s first step was to read the manuscript while keeping the target audience in mind. As characters entered into the tale, he jotted down their descriptions – hair color, eyes, age, type of clothing, disposition, etc.
STOCKBRIDGE, MA—In the first-ever retrospective exhibition of Liza Donnelly’s work, visitors can explore her hand-drawn lines that are a means of examining the way we live our lives, finding common ground, launching political movements, or calling leaders into account. […]
If you want to observe an artist at work, a good place to start is with his or her sketchbooks. Here are ideas, techniques, observations, memories – all the underpinnings of the finished work. Often the contents are so free and spontaneous that they draw us in, wanting and needing nothing more than these simple lines on paper.
Liza Donnelly: Comic Relief
Liza Donnelly
Love in the Time of Social Distancing, March 2020
Ink and watercolor on paper
Collection of the artist
In discussing this drawing, Liza Donnelly said: “Our globe is experiencing a terrible pandemic, one that is killing thousands of people of every gender, race, class, and religion. As a cartoonist, it is […]
Rose O’Neill: Artist & Suffragette
Kewpies in the lap of Learning [detail], 1916
Story illustration for Rose O’Neill, “The Kewpies and the College,”
Good Housekeeping, October 1916
Pen and ink on paper
Collection of Norman Rockwell Museum
Gift of The Rose O’Neill Foundation, NRM.2018.12.16
About the Exhibition
Rose O’Neill: Artist & Suffragette is a special permanent […]
Burton Silverman: In Search of the Constitution
Saturday, September 15, 1787, 1987
Book illustration for Moyers; Report from Philadelphia, The Constitutional Convention of 1787 by Bill Moyers, Ballantine Books, November 1987
Pastel and pencil on tonal paper
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Museum purchase with funds from the Audrey Love Charitable Foundation and Wendy and Stephen Shalen, NRM.2019.23.38
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
This week’s subject allowed me to delve deeper into a recent acquisition by Harold von Schmidt, a student of the accomplished illustrator Harvey Dunn. Curious about the imprisoned man in “I have had the liberty of speaking through the hold of door to my wife and servants, his editorial read," I performed a web search for the December 1934 issue of The Elks Magazine, to find out more. Luckily, the magazine was digitized.
In 1964, after The Problem We All Live With ran in Look magazine, Norman Rockwell received many letters criticizing his choice of subject, but irate opinions did not stop him from pursuing his course. In the 1965 painting Murder in Mississippi, he illustrated the Philadelphia, Mississippi, slaying of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney. The anatomy of this particular work illuminates Rockwell’s process. Veering from his habit of working on five or six projects at a time, Rockwell ignored other commissions. The result was an intensive five-week session in which he produced charcoal preliminaries, an oil color study, and the large final painting.
This exhibition takes a lively look at Rockwell’s approach to painting women and girls. According to Rockwell, “…I paint the kind of girls your mother would want you to marry,” but in fact, many of his female protagonist were strong and saavy. In his early career, he hired professional female models to pose for him, painting with a narrative realism that made his characters relatable to magazine’s target audience, women. Later, his neighbors, friends, and family members became the subjects of his work, and his images sprang to life with genuine smiles. animated expressions. and more naturalistic rendering.
Norman Rockwell’s art often contain comforting scenes of Americans enjoying the outdoors. Though he was born and raised in New York City, Rockwell showed a fondness for spending time outside.
Black Lives Matter, Liza Donnelly, 2020. All Rights Reserved
As part of an important community conversation on current events and the power of collaboration to create a more inclusive community we would like to share resources for how to be better informed.
Stay tuned for the recording which will be posted here after the live event on June […]
The 1960s would prove to be the opening of the floodgates of Rockwell’s love and concern for all humanity. After leaving the Post in 1963 he did one of his most famous and important paintings, “The Problem We All Live With”. This symbolized a moment in the life of Ruby Bridges at six years old being escorted by U.S. Marshalls to help end segregation in a school in the South. But it was also a depiction of a moment in the state of America that still resonates to this very day and moment.
Though not well known to the public, Albert Dorne (1904-1965) was the highest paid illustrator of mid-twentieth century. He strongly supported the field of illustration by serving as the Society of Illustrators president and by co-founding the Code of Ethics and Fair Practices of the Profession of Commercial Art and Illustration. He mentored and helped other people achieve their dreams of becoming paid artists with the establishment of The Famous Artists School, a correspondence course for commercial art. Over the years, this savvy businessman earned the respect of his industry.
The Problem We All Live With, Norman Rockwell. 1963. Story illustration for Look, January 14, 1964. From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum. Image © Norman Rockwell Museum. All Rights Reserved.
Dear Community,
When the civil rights movement was at its height during my childhood in the 1960s, visual images brought to the world the violence, terror, […]
In 2014, the Norman Rockwell Museum received a generous gift of the Famous Artists School Collection from the art course’s owners, Magdalen and Robert Livesey. This vast and diverse donation includes original artwork, ephemera, publicity photographs, promotional items, business correspondence, and course materials. Included in this material was a course book by noted illustration Austin Briggs.
A strong admirer of the artists Edward Hopper and Charles Burchfield, Stevan Dohanos created artwork reflecting the style of American Realism. His pictures are filled with common objects, preferably man-made, that are easily recognizable to people. This popular subject matter lead him to produce 123 covers for The Saturday Evening Post.
Norman Rockwell Museum Announces Furloughs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2020
Stockbridge, MA—Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) announced today staff furloughs, in addition to previous cost containment measures implemented to ensure sustainability of the Museum while it remains closed until government health guidance permits establishing a reopening date. The Museum applied for the stimulus payroll protection program but it is unknown at this time when funds will be received.
Effective April 12, 2020, NRM is expanding its financial mitigation strategies […]
What defines home? The circuitous pathways to finding a place of one’s own […]
Quick Pics are short 3-5 minute videos that introduce you and your class to a Norman Rockwell image. In each video, you get the opportunity to notice and wonder about the elements and details that go into each image. You will learn some fun facts and you will be invited to participate in an activity inspired by each image. There will be a new theme of images each week. These activities target grades K-4 . You can learn more about this activity, download an accompanying worksheet, and access other curriculum on the NRM Curriculum Lab.
Sketch Club is your chance to get drawing instruction from the Norman Rockwell Museum. These videos are constructed to teach you not only the fundamental elements of drawing but also how to incorporate techniques that add realism to your images. This collection of videos will vary between instructor led classes to simple drawing demonstrations that help you better understand the process of drawing. Enjoy!
From the Archives is a video series that explores the archives of the Norman Rockwell Museum. In these videos, the NRM Curatorial staff will highlight both archival elements both from Norman Rockwell but also from the Museum's broader illustration collection. Each episode will focus on a unique theme.
It is with a heavy heart that we share news of the unexpected death of a beloved member of the Museum family, Ron Walter, who passed on Saturday, March 28. Ron had been a board member of Norman Rockwell Museum since 2017 after serving on the National Council which he joined in 2012. He is predeceased by his wife […]
Norman Rockwell Museum has been creating new ways for our visitors to discover our extensive collections of art, historical objects and scholarship.
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Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), “Golden Rule,” 1961. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©SEPS: Curtis […]
The Symposium will be held online Friday, March 27, 2020 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), “Golden Rule,” 1961. Norman […]
Art Critic, Norman Rockwell. 1955 Oil on canvas, 39 ½ x 36 ¼” Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, April 16, 1955 From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum ©1955 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Licensing, Indianapolis, IN
Stewards of the world’s largest collection of original works by legendary visual storyteller Norman Rockwell, […]
A humanist and close observer of the world around him, it is perhaps no surprise that working Americans across a broad range of employment sectors were a focus of Rockwell’s art - from education, health care, and law enforcement to agriculture and essential trades. A sense of longing, desire, and humor are entwined in the artist’s wishful images of hardworking people, who seek to do their best and sometimes dream of something more.
Frances Jetter: Amalgam
An Exhibition Organized by Norman Rockwell Museum.
(Factsheet at bottom of page)
This exhibition, highlighting the book Amalgam, will incorporate original illustrations, photography and archival materials to showcase her unique illustration talent.
The Artist:
What defines home? The circuitous pathways to finding a place of one’s own are explored in our upcoming exhibition, Frances Jetter: Amalgam, which features compelling visual memoirs inspired by personal journeys through […]
It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of Norman Rockwell’s youngest son, renowned artist and our beloved friend, Peter Barstow Rockwell, on the evening of Thursday, February 6. Peter was surrounded by members of his family, his whimsical clay monsters and sketchbook, wearing his favorite […]
James McMullan: Leaving Home
An Exhibition Organized by Norman Rockwell Museum.
(Factsheet at bottom of page)
This exhibition, highlighting the book Leaving China, will incorporate original illustrations, photography and archival materials to showcase a unique illustration talent.
The Artist:
Leaving China, a memoir by James McMullan, is inspired by his World War II childhood, and the family’s travels from China to India, Canada, and the United States. “It […]
Yuyi Morales: Dreamers
An Exhibition Organized by Norman Rockwell Museum.
(Factsheet at bottom of page)
This exhibition, highlighting the new book Yuyi Morales: Dreamers, will incorporate original illustrations, photography and archival materials to showcase a unique illustration talent.
The Artist:
In 1994, Yuyi Morales left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the United States with her infant son, Kelly, leaving behind everything she owned. Their passage […]
David Macaulay: Crossing on Time
An Exhibition Organized by Norman Rockwell Museum.
(Factsheet at bottom of page) This exhibition, highlighting the new book Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to a New World, will incorporate original illustrations, photography and archival materials to showcase both a unique illustration talent as well as an American icon and technological marvel of the sea.
The […]
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Madeline Mason, Her Gaze, Monument Mountain RHS
WHAT: Celebrate the creative talent on display from Berkshire County high schools. Original works […]
Art, Love, and Identity: A 50th Anniversary Summer Lecture/Performance Series
Tuesdays, July 9 – August 20
4:30 p.m. Lemonade on the Terrace; 5:00 p.m. Talk/Performance in the Main Gallery.
Join us for an uplifting program series, which explores creativity, productivity, and identity inspired by the three 50th Anniversary exhibitions. Explore the autobiographical elements in Rockwell’s art; learn about the mutually supportive connection between Rockwell and renowned psychotherapist Erik Erikson, and reflect on the defining images […]
In a 1969 interview, Norman Rockwell responded to the question, ”Artist or Illustrator?”
“I call […]
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On View February 1 through March 7
Celebrate the creative talent on display from Berkshire County high schools. Original works in all media—from painting and drawing to photography, ceramics, three-dimensional assemblage, and digital art—will be on view. See the list below for participating schools.
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The Spirit of Giving Illustrated now on View at Norman Rockwell Museum. Holiday-themed exhibition offers a nostalgic look into generosity during the Holiday season through February 9.
On-View: November 10, 2019 – May 25, 2020
What defines home? The circuitous pathways to finding a place of one’s own are explored in our upcoming exhibition, Finding Home: Four Artists’ Journeys, which features compelling visual memoirs inspired by personal journeys through time and place. Master illustrators bring the immigration experience to life in images and words that give voice to the complex […]
The power of images to shape cultural narratives is revealed in Norman Rockwell: Imagining Freedom, an exhibition that explores the legacy of the Four Freedoms as inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt and portrayed by Norman Rockwell. Tracing the Four Freedoms journey from World War II to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and the call for freedom today, the exhibition inspires fresh consideration of our most pressing social concerns through the lenses of art and history, inviting us to consider how we can become allies in the creation of a more humane world.
In Walnut Creek, Calif., a young mother walks into the library and finds a refuge. Yuyi Morales came with her young son Kelly from Mexico to the Bay Area, where his father’s family lived.
“Migrantes, you and I,” she writes in her award-winning book, “Dreamers.” “The sky and the land welcomed us in words unlike those of our ancestors.”
In the illustration she holds her young son, and the […]
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Virtual Reality Dates: December 7, 14 and December 21 through January 5 excluding Christmas and New Year’s Day.
A new virtual reality experience at Norman Rockwell Museum, […]
Press Release – Newest Norman Rockwell Museum Exhibition Offers Compelling Visual Memoirs of Four Master Illustrators’ Immigrant Experiences
STOCKBRIDGE, MA—Finding Home: Four Artists’ Journeys, a new exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum will open Sunday, November 10, 2019 and remain on view through Monday, May 25, 2020. This special exhibition documents the complex emotional realities of adapting to a new life thousands of miles […]
In Memorium;
Marion Simon, Trustee
Anyone who met Marion Simon knew immediately two things: she lived her life to the fullest and spent most of her time and resources doing good in the world. (Left to right: NRM Board Members: Marion Simon, Robert Horvath, and David Klausmeyer. Photo by Rebecca Barrow.)
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), “Golden Rule,” 1961. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. […]
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STOCKBRIDGE, MA—Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) announces the election of Jill Hai and Louis Henry Mitchell to its Board of Trustees. “We are extremely pleased to welcome these two outstanding members as trustees of Norman Rockwell Museum,” says Board Chairman Robert T. Horvath. “Their diverse talents and networks will enhance the Museum’s mission as […]
Historic Property Walks
Thursdays, July 11 – October 31,
2 p.m.
Enjoy a guided walk on the Museum’s 36-acre site and learn about Peter Rockwell’s sculptures, the indigenous Mohican Indians, our view of Monument Mountain, and the historic Linwood house, an 1859 Berkshire Cottage. End at Norman Rockwell’s own Stockbridge Studio.
Lynda Jean Gunn (1955 – 2019) of Stockbridge, holds a special place in our hearts. She passed away this week and we would like to share some memories in tribute to her.
November 16, 2019 through February 17, 2020
This holiday season, classic Rockwell artworks from our permanent collection will feature his 1923 Christmas Trio, a bundled-up group of Dickensian carolers and musicians giving the gift of music, and Christmas Homecoming, a festive family scene brimming with smiles, will be joined by never-before-exhibited […]
September 27, 2019 through December 9, 2019
This exhibition highlights artwork for Hi, I’m Norman: The Story of American Illustrator Norman Rockwell , an artist’s biography for young people,
written by Robert Burleigh and Illustrated by Wendell Minor.
Award-winning illustrator Wendell Minor drew his way through childhood in […]
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James McMullan, “The Bombing Scare,” 2014, watercolor on paper. From “Finding Home: Four Artists’ Journeys” at the Norman Rockwell Museum. Credit James McMullan
Our current exhibition Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell and the Narrative Tradition continues to attract praise from both visitors and the media. This week USA Today included the show in […]
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STOCKBRIDGE, MA—After an extensive search, Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) is pleased to announce the arrival of Alyssa Stüble as the new Communications Manager. In this role she will help bolster NRM’s presence in the media and highlight the broad range of the Museum’s offerings, from special exhibitions to virtual […]
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Stockbridge, MA, September 5, 2019 — WHAT: Visitors are invited to learn more about the journey of creating a children’s picture book with award-winning artist Wendell Minor, whose illustrated story, Hi, I’m Norman, employs a first-person […]
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Exhibitions Through October 27, 2019
Woodstock to the Moon: 1969 Illustrated
From man’s first steps on the moon to a gathering of 400,000 concertgoers on a farm in Upstate New York, 1969—the year of the Museum’s founding—witnessed momentous cultural transition. Culled from the […]
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Stockbridge, MA, September 5, 2019 — Norman Rockwell Museum will partner with the Berkshire Immigrant Center, Berkshire Community College Adult Learning Program, and the Literacy Network of […]
Artist Joe Mathieu will discuss his experiences as a primary illustrator of Sesame Street’s beloved characters for books, magazines, and toys. His art captured the look and feel of the famed television program, leading to a long relationship with Random House and Sesame Street Workshop that continues to this day. In addition to more than 150 books, Mathieu has created art for albums and CD covers, and images for a wide range of clients.
Tuesday, August 13
4:30 p.m. Lemonade on the Terrace
5:00 p.m. Talk
Sunday – Friday, August 18-23 We are proud to partner with the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health for a one-of-a-kind program exploring the intersection of mindfulness, art, and creativity. Discover mental and physical benefits from stress reduction to improved concentration to boosted creativity and innovation.
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WHAT: A three day family friendly celebration marking the anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Concert. Coinciding with the […]
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Norman Rockwell Museum hosts the second annual Art of Brewing Festival, Saturday, August 10, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on the Museum’s covered terrace and lawn. The event […]
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Freedom from […]
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presscontact@nrm.org; Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), The Final Impossibility: Man’s Tracks on the Moon 1969. Collection of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. ©Norman […]
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WHY: In “You Say You Want a Revolution,” Heller expands on “Woodstock to the […]
Rockwell Society members enjoy exclusive benefits at Norman Rockwell Museum. Below is a list of events to which Rockwell Society members are invited, some exclusively offered for Rockwell Society members only.
Gallery & Exhibition Orientation Talks Daily
Make the most of your visit with our orientation talks with expert guides, included with admission!
March, 2020 programs and events are suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here…
Rockwell Gallery Talks at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.; approximately 25 minutes.
Special Exhibition Talks featuring current non-Rockwell exhibitions at 10:30 a.m.and 2:00 p.m. approximately 20 minutes.
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Kids and Family Events include…
March, 2020 programs and events are suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here…
Children and parent or guardian hands on art workshops in the Rockwell Museum’s classrooms, “Digital Days” in which children and families can engage in art-making with the latest digital tools, week long daily art workshops during school vacation […]
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Photo of Louis Henry Mitchell with Elmo™ and Cookie Monster puppet™ Courtesy of Sesame Workshop. Sesame Workshop® Sesame Street®, and […]
FAMILY FESTIVAL DAY
Home Run! An All American Baseball Day
Saturday, July 6
1 – 5 p.m.
A national pastime, baseball has also been a favorite subject of America’s most popular illustrator Norman Rockwell. Celebrate summer with a tribute to the sport and the people who captured the excitement of the game.
50th Anniversary Rockwell Models Reunion, Sunday, June 30, 2019, 1 – 4 p.m. Join us for a special day honoring the important role that models played in Norman Rockwell’s art. Rockwell models will be with us to share their experiences during this day of talks, panel discussions, and print signings.
FRIDAY JUNE 28 IS FREE FOR EVERYBODY! Enjoy Norman Rockwell Museum’s exhibitions and programs for free all day, for individuals and families!* This special opportunity is supported by The Highland Street Foundation.
50th ANNIVERSARY GALA
Celebration of Illustration
Saturday, June 22, 6:30 – 11:00 p.m.
Curated Cocktails, Dinner, and music & dancing with The Wanda Houston Band! Dessert and Dancing tickets also available. Reserve Tickets
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Daisy Rockwell, Laurie Norton Moffatt, Ruby Bridges.
Laurie Norton Moffatt, Norman Rockwell Museum Director/CEO, joins world representatives and […]
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June 8 through October 27, 2019
In celebration of Norman Rockwell Museum’s 50th Anniversary, we look back at the many ways illustrators portrayed news events and reflected popular culture in 1969. Norman Rockwell’s own work reflected the changing times with his iconic depiction of the moon landing, an album cover he painted for rock musicians, […]
June 8 through October 27, 2019
This special 50th Anniversary exhibition offers a behind-the-scenes look at the autobiographical aspects of Rockwell’s art through beloved imagery that conveyed, in both subtle and direct ways, his own interests, anxieties, and real-life experiences.
An astute visual storyteller and a masterful painter with a distinct, personal message to convey, […]
June 8 through October 27, 2019
In February 1959, Norman Rockwell appeared on Edward R. Murrow’s celebrity interview show, Person to Person. For decades, Rockwell had painted wholesome scenes of American life, and Murrow interviewed Rockwell at his home in the bucolic small town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. On the program, the artist described how much he and his family loved […]
Woodstock to the Moon: 1969 Illustrated Opens June 8, 2019 Exhibition explores how illustrators portrayed the changing times at the end of the 1960's while commemorating the year of the Museum’s founding
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November 10, 2018 through May 27, 2019
Frank E. Schoonover’s (1877-1972) legendary adventure paintings were inspired by the belief that artists should live what they paint—an adage often repeated by his noted teacher, illustrator Howard Pyle, and absorbed by his fellow student and friend, N.C. Wyeth. This exhibition will explore the breadth of this important Golden Age […]
Throughout Norman Rockwell’s career, models played an important part in the development of his artwork. Meet the faces behind the paintings, and learn more about Rockwell’s process from those who worked with the artist during his long career, in celebration of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary.
As decades pass, many of the adult models for Norman Rockwell are no longer with us, except for a few in their 90s. It is primarily the teen and child models, […]
April Fool: Fishing,” Norman Rockwell. 1945. Cover illustration for “The Saturday Evening Post,” March 31, 1945. Norman Rockwell Museum Digital Collections. ©1945 SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN
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Stockbridge, MA, March 21 2019— Always believe that a small group of individuals can change the world. Norman Rockwell and America’s […]
Organized by the DB Dowd Modern Graphic History Library and the Norman Rockwell Museum, this symposium brings together scholars from across the humanities and the arts to explore the history, context, and theory of illustration in the United States from the nineteenth century to now.
While its acclaimed exhibition Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & The Four Freedoms continues its international tour this year, Norman Rockwell Museum is once again teaming up with New York’s Capital Area Art Supervisors to present an exhibition of student artwork closer to home, exploring what freedom means for a new generation. Reimagining The Four Freedom: Student Works from the Capital Region will return to the Museum for its forth year, with an exhibition on view from March 16 through April 14, 2019.
This event is postponed and will be rescheduled. Thank you for your interest and we apologize for any inconvenience.
The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies at the Norman Rockwell Museum and the D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library at Washington University will bring leading scholars and artist practitioners together at a symposium designed to explore the significance of American illustration and its impact on perceptions and attitudes across time. “Illustration Across Media: Nineteenth Century to Now” will be held at Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri, from Thursday, March 21 to Saturday, March 23, 2019.
Norman Rockwell Museum and Collective Arts Brewing have announced a new partnership designed to promote illustration programs around the country and highlight career paths available to artists. The Museum and the craft beer company have teamed up to host their first Art of Brewing call for art, open to art students in the United States. The submission deadline is March 31, 2019.
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National Call for Art
Note: The submission period for this call for art is complete.
In conjunction with its current exhibition Cultural Traditions: A Holiday Celebration, Norman Rockwell Museum will present Celebrating Chinese New Year, a family day featuring illustrator Grace Lin, on Saturday, February 9, from 1 to 4 p.m.
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National Call for Art
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This summer, the Norman Rockwell Museum celebrates 50 years as the nation’s leading center for illustration art with a suite of three special exhibitions that explore Rockwell’s art, life, and legacy, and the year 1969, as well as an installation of photographs, new media, and artifacts that together evoke Stockbridge’s Old Corner House, where the Museum was first established.
In celebration of Norman Rockwell’s 125th birthday, Norman Rockwell Museum will present the 33rd annual Berkshire County High School Art Show, with a special exhibition opening to be held on Saturday, February 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the young artists, and at 2:30 p.m. hear a lecture from acclaimed illustrator Gregory Manchess, whose work is also currently on view at the Museum.
The Norman Rockwell Museum presents The Art and Wit of Rube Goldberg, an exhibition exploring the humorous illustrations of the visionary artist, who has become famous for the creative inventions bearing his name. On view at the Museum from March 2 through June 9, 2019, the exhibition will offer a revealing look at Goldberg’s creativity
Norman Rockwell Museum will present Adventure Week, a series of drop-in activities for all ages from Monday, February 18 through Saturday, February 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
As its international traveling exhibition of Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms opens in Washington, D.C. this month, Norman Rockwell Museum will present The Transformative Power of Art, the latest of its Four Freedoms Forums, to be held at its Stockbridge campus on Thursday, February 21, starting at 5:30 p.m.
The Norman Rockwell Museum and Berkshire Magazine will present a special talk with author Mary Pope Osborne and her Magic Tree House Team at the Museum on Thursday, January 10, starting at 5:30 p.m. Osborne, who lives part-time in the Berkshires and whose family home is in Great Barrington, will share her creative process and storytelling ideas for the award-winning Magic Tree House series of children’s books.
Norman Rockwell Museum and The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will present the world premiere of Above the Timberline, a radio play based on the critically acclaimed novel by illustrator/author Gregory Manchess. Performed by high school students from Berkshire County, the radio play will be presented on Friday, February 1, starting at 7 p.m, on the stage of The Mahaiwe in Great Barrington.
In conjunction with its current exhibition Gregory Manchess: Above the Timberline, Norman Rockwell Museum will present a master painting class with Gregory Manchess on Saturday, January 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: This workshop has been filled to capacity. You can still add your name to the waiting list by contacting the Museum at 413.931.2221 or register@nrm.org
Hot rods are typically old, classic or modern American cars with large engines modified for faster speed. The origin of the term “hot rod” is unclear. For example, some claim that the term “hot” refers to the vehicle being stolen. Other origin stories include replacing the engine’s camshaft or “rod” with a higher performance version.
The term has broadened to apply to other items that are modified for a particular purpose, such as “hot-rodded amplifier“. […]
In conjunction with its new exhibition Cultural Traditions: A Holiday Celebration, Norman Rockwell Museum will host a seasonal holiday party for its members on Friday, December 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The family-friendly celebration will feature holiday food from around the world, a chance to take in the holiday exhibitions, and activities for the whole family.
March 2, 2019 through June 9, 2019
A prolific cartoonist and visionary, Rube Goldberg has become more famous for the inventions bearing his name than for his cartoons and political illustrations. Within his comic strips Goldberg created extremely complex machines that were built to perform a simple task. Beginning in 1912, the hand-drawn diagrams […]
The Norman Rockwell Scavenger Hunt at the Red Lion Inn using the NRM Mobile App!
The Red Lion Inn showcases a considerable collection of Norman Rockwell prints on its walls. Using the Norman Rockwell Museum mobile app, look up the audio/video tour content for each of the following paintings to find the answers to the questions that accompanies each image. Pick up the scavenger hunt sheet at the Front Desk of […]
Norman Rockwell Museum will present Wonder of the Holidays, an afternoon with Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney on Saturday, December 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. Pinkney will share his illustrated stories of holiday wonder, warmth, and cheer by three noted authors.
Award-winning illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi will return to the Norman Rockwell Museum on Sunday, December 9, starting at 2 p.m. for a special program to celebrate the launch of his new holiday book The Broken Ornament. The artist’s work was previously the subject of the Museum’s 2017/2018 exhibition, Never Abandon Imagination: The Fantastical Art of Tony DiTerlizzi.
In celebration of the season, Norman Rockwell Museum will explore cultural traditions with a week of drop-in art programs to be held Wednesday, December 26 through Sunday, December 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. Inspired by the Museum’s current exhibition Cultural Traditions: A Holiday Celebration, families will have the opportunity to explore the works on view and take home a memento of their own design.
In preparing to paint this 1961 Saturday Evening Post cover, Norman Rockwell noted that many countries, cultures, and religions incorporate some version of the Golden Rule into their belief systems. “Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them Do Unto You” is a simple but universal phrase that reflected Rockwell’s personal philosophy.
Author, illustrator, and theorist D.B. Dowd will present a talk about the themes in his latest book, Stick Figures: Drawing as a Human Practice, at the Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, December 15, starting at 5 p.m.
Before the winter solstice, as the days grow shorter, people of every culture long for the return of light. This fall/winter season Norman Rockwell Museum will explore the commonality and distinctiveness of people through the art and stories found in children’s holiday picture books created by six award-winning illustrators. Cultural Traditions: A Holiday Celebration is on view at the Museum from November 17, 2018 through February 10, 2019.
This fall and winter, the Norman Rockwell Museum takes visitors on a journey through this imaginative tale with the exhibition Gregory Manchess: Above the Timberline. With 30 paintings, as well as props, archival materials, photographs, and behind-the-scenes videos exploring the artist’s process, the exhibition explores the art and ideas that inform this vivid tale. Life-sized sculptures of characters (including polar bears) will also be on display.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present an afternoon workshop on the art of memoir on Sunday, November 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. Author and educator Jennifer Browdy, Ph.D. will share her insights on the importance and helpfulness of keeping a written account of one’s memory.
Norman Rockwell Museum will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms with the musical performance Paintings in Song, to be held at the Museum on Saturday, November 24, starting at 5:30 p.m. Inspired by Norman Rockwell’s art, Paintings in Song is being performed by choral ensemble Crescendo, led by artistic director Christine Gevert and Berkshire-based composer John Myers.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present a screening of Jarvis Rockwell, a recently completed documentary about Norman Rockwell’s eldest son, on Friday, November 9, starting at 5:30 p.m. Produced by Massachusetts filmmakers Rachel Victor and Loren S. Miller, the film traces the artistic journey of Jarvis Rockwell, exploring his complicated family life and passion for action figures, which have become essential symbolic elements in his work.
This fall and winter, the Norman Rockwell Museum explores the art of adventure through the work of celebrated illustrator Frank E. Schoonover (1877–1972). With more than 80 original works, Frank E. Schoonover: American Visions will trace the creative journey and eventful life of this influential Golden Age illustrator, one whose vivid, dynamic work was deeply informed by his own numerous wilderness voyages, undertaken to fulfill his belief that artists should live what they paint—an adage often repeated by his noted teacher, acclaimed illustrator Howard Pyle (1853–1911).
As part of its "Inspired By Rockwell" lecture series, Norman Rockwell Museum will present a talk with illustrator Mark Romanoski on Saturday, November 10, starting at 5 p.m. A renowned fantasy illustrator, Ramonoski has created artworks for such high-profile clients as Magic: The Gathering, The World of War-Craft, and the World Wrestling Federation.
April 27 through October 27, 2019
From its humble beginnings in the historic Old Corner House in downtown Stockbridge in 1969, the Norman Rockwell Museum has grown into a vital center which informs the public of Norman Rockwell’s life and career while showcasing the history of American illustration through its ever-growing collection of work by Rockwell and […]
Whether you're a Red Sox or Dodgers fan, we've got you covered during this World Series weekend. Visit our exhibition of all 323 of Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers, and look classic Rockwell baseball illustrations.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present a walking history tour of Stockbridge Cemetery on Thursday, October 25, starting at 5 p.m. The Museum’s Curator of Education Tom Daly will lead the tour, which looks at the burial sites of such luminaries as Norman Rockwell, Elizabeth Freeman, the Sedgwick Family, and other notable town residents.
Norman Rockwell Museum’s Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies and the D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, announce a call for proposals for "Illustration Across Media: Nineteenth Century to Now," a symposium to be held at Washington University from March 21 through 23, 2019. The deadline for proposals is November 1, 2018.
As part of its “Inspired By Rockwell” lecture series, Norman Rockwell Museum will present a talk with illustrator Bri Hermanson on Saturday, October 20, starting at 5 p.m. A renowned scratchboard illustrator, Hermanson’s work can be seen in the Museum’s current traveling exhibition Reimagining The Four Freedoms.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present a digital painting workshop on Saturday, October 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. Gaming artist and Museum educator Patrick O’Donnell will explore the step-by-step process used in creating digital artworks in Adobe Photoshop.
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American illustration is an exciting and popular field with tremendous cultural significance, yet paradoxically, one with an image problem. “Illustration,” defined broadly, lacks the centrality and heuristic coherence that the related field of fine art painting has. Partly because of this fact, the endeavor has had difficulty acquiring legitimacy.
Norman Rockwell Museum has been selected to participate in the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative. A partnership between two Boston-based foundations - Barr and The Klarman Family Foundation – the initiative is a $25 million, six-year investment in 29 arts and cultural organizations from across Massachusetts. Norman Rockwell Museum’s engagement in the initiative involves grants totaling $612,000 over the next three years.
Featured weekly in this month, a series of blog posts by Rockwell Center Society of Fellows scholars offer insights into illustration from vantage points meaningful within the diverse scope of their academic interests.
Rockwell Society of Fellows, left to right: Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director/CEO; Michele Bogart; Erika Doss; Christopher Lukasik; D.B. Dowd
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Forbes Magazine has recently highlighted the work that Norman Rockwell Museum is doing to promote neurodiversity. Often defined as the idea that neurological differences such as autism and ADHD are to be recognized and respected as normal human variation, the article looks at the Museum's partnership with the College Internship Program.
Our current exhibition Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell and the Narrative Tradition continues to attract praise from both visitors and the media. This week USA Today included the show in their list of "the best American museum exhibits this fall."
Norman Rockwell Museum will present "Narrative Arts Matters," an art talk with the Museum’s President, illustrator Alice A. Carter on Saturday, September 22, starting at 1:30 p.m. The talk will elaborate on the centuries-old tradition of visual storytelling, the primary focus in the Museum’s current exhibition Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell and the Narrative Tradition.
Norman Rockwell Museum was proud to once again partner with the Berkshire Immigrant Center and host our seventh annual United States Citizenship Naturalization Ceremony at the Museum on August 10, 2018. 23 men and women, originally from 16 countries, took the oath and were sworn in against the welcoming backdrop of Norman Rockwell's artwork.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present Moving Pictures, a lecture looking at the history of hand-drawn animation from 1912 to 1990, on Saturday, August 18, starting at 1:30 p.m. Norman Rockwell Museum Curator of Exhibitions Jesse Kowalski will discuss how animated film has evolved from its earliest stages—from experimental films to cartoon shorts from the 1930s through 1950s.
On Thursday, August 23, the Museum will welcome back local a cappella group Quintessential for an evening of art music. The group, which includes tenors Al Thorp, Jay Wise and Jim McMenamy, and bass/baritone David Anderegg, will perform songs that tell stories and complement the themes of the Keepers of the Flame exhibition.
The Berkshire Eagle recently included Norman Rockwell Museum in a feature about accessibility initiatives here in the Berkshire County. Specifically, the article highlights our work with Riverbrook Residence for women with disabilities.
A common misconception is the idea that the Victorians invented childhood. Though there were obviously children running around and playing for innumerable generations before the 19th century, the concept of “childhood” was nowhere near as prevalent or as closely observed as it was by the Victorians. Children throughout history were often participating members of the household, assisting with daily chores which were commonly more labor intensive than making the bed or loading the dishwasher, in comparison with today.
Kids are free every day at the Museum. Your generous gift of $500 will provide free admission for 80 children, giving access to art, history and a world of wonder. $250 gives 20 children a museum experience that will start a lifetime habit of museum visits. $100 opens the eyes of 8 children to the learning a museum can provide.
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Norman Rockwell Museum will present an evening with contemporary artists whose work is featured in "Reimagining the Four Freedoms," a Museum exhibition currently on view at Hunter College’s Casa Lally in New York, on Thursday, August 9 starting at 5:30 p.m. Artists Bri Hermanson, Jane Feldman, Peter O. Zeirlein, and Pops Peterson, will share their perspectives on the shape of freedom today, as reflected in their work.
Norman Rockwell Museum will partner with the Berkshire Immigrant Center to host their annual United States Citizenship Naturalization Ceremony on Friday, August 10th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Now in its seventh year of being held at the Museum, the ceremony is for residents of Western Massachusetts who have immigrated to the United States from around the world.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present an evening with Professor Dr. Donald B. Giddon on Thursday, August 2 starting at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Giddon will examine the visual and emotional aspects of painted and drawn portraits, discussing the art of Norman Rockwell and other artists.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present an evening with author and Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies Fellow, Barbara Tepa Lupack, Ph.D. on Thursday, August 30, starting at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Lupak will explore the role of magazine illustration and editorial/political cartoons in defining and popularizing the notion of the "New Woman" of the turn of the twentieth century.
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms paintings, Norman Rockwell Museum will host a special Four Freedoms Festival Day on Saturday, September 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. The celebration will include related talks, tours, and performances.
Norman Rockwell Museum will honor the heroism and sacrifice of those who served in World War I, on Saturday, July 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. This special event will explore the experiences of those affected by the war through poetry, performance, and Rockwell’s art.
Norman Rockwell Museum will host a special beer tasting with Collective Arts Brewing on Monday, August 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Based in Ontario, Canada, Collective Arts Brewing commissions artists to adorn their cans and curates music to accompany each craft beer. There will be music, hors d’oeuvres and Collective Arts beverages served on the Museum Terrace.
Norman Rockwell Museum has announced the release of its new mobile Museum app available as a free download from the iTunes App Store and the Google Play App Store.
Renowned artist and illustrator Wendell Minor has been named Artist Laureate for 2018/2019 by the Norman Rockwell Museum. Established in 2008, the Museum’s Artist Laureate Award honors the contributions of outstanding visual artists whose exceptional dedication to the Museum and its mission have guided and advanced the work of the institution
Norman Rockwell Museum will hold an outdoor painting event, inspired by the Museum’s bucolic 36-acre estate, on Saturday, September 15, from 12 to 4 p.m. Artist Dan Howe will present plein air painting demonstrations, and then guide participants in the creation of their own artworks.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present a lecture on the working methods of artist Maxfield Parrish on Thursday, July 19, starting at 5:30 p.m. Ann Lawless, Executive Director of the American Precision Museum, will reflect on the many interesting facets of Parrish’s career. The event is free for Museum members or included with Museum admission.
In conjunction with Norman Rockwell Museum’s new exhibition, Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell and the Narrative Tradition, the Museum will hold a discussion that examines artistic influences. Roots of Inspiration: Contemporary Artists Speak will pay tribute to the artists, peers and mentors that inspired accomplished illustrator/educators Doug Andersen, C.F. Payne and Bill Thomson. The event will start at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 22, providing visitors with an abundance of advice, meaningful stories and inspiration.
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Stockbridge, MA, May 30, 2018 – Norman Rockwell Museum will present Urban Sketchers, a week-long series of drawing classes for teens and pre-teens on Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 20th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Illustrator Patrick O’Donnell will acquaint students with drawing techniques employed by America’s most popular illustrators, with an emphasis on sketching […]
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Stockbridge, MA, May 18, 2018—Norman Rockwell Museum will celebrate the national pastime with Home Run! An All American Baseball Day, to be held at the Museum on Saturday, July 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. The family festival day will kick off the summer season with a tribute to the sport and artists […]
Norman Rockwell Museum will present an evening with journalist and author Pamela Paul on Thursday, July 26 starting at 5:30 p.m. Ms. Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, will discuss the power of published imagery and the narratives that are derived at the intersection of images and words.
Norman Rockwell Museum will celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of Norman Rockwell’s most enduring works during its Rosie the Riveter Day, to be held at the Museum on Saturday, May 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. Published on the cover of "The Saturday Evening Post" in May of 1943, the iconic painting will be the theme for talks, workshops, music, and dance performances throughout the afternoon.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present a family day with artist Tony DiTerlizzi on Sunday, May 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. to celebrate the final weekend of its current exhibition of the illustrator’s work. The special closing event will feature drawing demonstrations, exhibition tours, readings, and a talk and book signing by the artist.
Norman Rockwell Museum Director Laurie Norton Moffatt today announced that Shuffleton’s Barbershop, Rockwell’s acclaimed 1950 painting recently acquired by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, will go on view at the Rockwell Museum beginning June 9. The painting, acknowledged by many as a masterpiece, joins the Museum’s landmark exhibition Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell, and the Narrative Tradition, on view from June 9 through October 28, 2018.
To help launch Norman Rockwell Museum's upcoming traveling exhibition, "Rockwell, Roosevelt & The Four Freedoms," Turner Classic Movies will be presenting a night of movies related to the subject on Monday, May 21.
This summer, the Norman Rockwell Museum presents the first comprehensive exhibition to look at the work of master illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, and Norman Rockwell in relation to the history of Western art. Opening June 9, Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell, and the Narrative Tradition will reveal the lineage connecting American illustration to some 500 years of European painting through the long line of teachers who have passed along their wisdom, knowledge, and techniques to generations of creators.
The Norman Rockwell Museum today announced the appointment of Mary A. Berle, a Harvard-trained educator, who is the current Principal of Muddy Brook Elementary School, in Great Barrington, MA, as the Rockwell Museum’s new Chief Educator. Ms. Berle will officially join the Museum on September 1, 2018, assuming a newly created senior-level position to lead the Museum’s education vision at a pivotal time of growth.
June 9, 2018 through October 28, 2018
Special exhibit on view this summer
First hired by the Boy Scouts of America to create a series of pen and ink drawings for The Boy Scout’s Hike Book, Norman Rockwell was appointed art editor of Boys’ Life magazine at the age of nineteen. In 1916, at the age of twenty-two, Rockwell began his tenure at The Saturday […]
In the 1960’s, leaving behind his beloved story-telling scenes, Norman Rockwell threw […]
As we developed Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms, the one question that kept coming up was “What does freedom mean today?”
That’s why we are kicking-off a new social media campaign called “#FourFreedomsToday.”
All you need to do is express what freedom means to you on social media using the hashtag #FourFreedomsToday, and you could be selected to be featured in our traveling exhibition and on the exhibition website.
The Saturday Evening Post: cover, April 1, 1961 (This Sunday will be the 57th anniversary of the Golden Rule).
A group of people of different religions, races and ethnicity served as the backdrop for the inscription “Do Unto Other As You Would Have Them Do Unto You.” Rockwell was a compassionate man, and this simple phrase reflected his philosophy.
“I’d been reading up on comparative religion. The thing is that all major […]
1. the trout, the fishhook and the water, all on the stairway;
2. the stairway running behind the fireplace,
an architectural impossibility;
3. the mailbox;
4. the faucet;
5. wall-paper upside down;
6. wallpaper has two designs;
7. the scissors candlestick;
8. silhouettes upside down;
9. bacon and egg on the decorative plate;
10. the April-fool clock;
11. the portraits;
12. ducks in the living room;
13. zebra looking out […]
Norman Rockwell Museum will present a series of art and wellness workshops to be held on Saturdays, May 5 and June 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. Katie Atkinson, an illustrator who focuses on themes of wellness, personal growth, and transformation, will guide participants in an exploration of art as a means for achieving a state of flow, mindfulness, and self-reflection.
As part of its Picturing The Fantastical series, Norman Rockwell Museum will present an evening lecture with illustrator Peter de Sève on Saturday, May 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. An artist celebrated for his work for The New Yorker, picture books, and character designs for such animated films as Finding Nemo, Robots, and the Ice Age series, Peter de Sève has been inspired by masters of fantasy illustration throughout his career.
To celebrate the 9th annual Art Museum Day, Norman Rockwell Museum announced today that it will offer free admission on Friday, May 18, 2018. An initiative of the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), Art Museum Day gathers hundreds of institutions from across North America to recognize the arts and the important role that art museums play in their communities.
In connection with its current exhibition Gloria Stoll Karn: Pulp Romance, Norman Rockwell Museum will hold an evening lecture on Gloria Stoll Karn and other female pulp fiction artists from the 1940s on Saturday, June 2, starting at 5 p.m. The talk will be presented by author and illustration historian David Saunders, the son of pulp fiction artist Norman Saunders.
Norman Rockwell Museum will host a series of art workshops this summer with illustrator Dan Howe. A contemporary realist painter and teacher, Howe will present a workshop of portraiture on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., as well as a weeklong art workshop on painting like the Golden Age masters of illustration from Monday, July 30 through Friday, August 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms, Norman Rockwell Museum is once again teaming up with New York’s Capital Area Art Supervisors to present an exhibition of student artwork, exploring what freedom means for a new generation. Reimagining The Four Freedoms is on view at the Museum from March 16 through April 8, 2018.
As part of its Picturing The Fantastical series, Norman Rockwell Museum will present an evening lecture with illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi on Saturday, April 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. Known for his successful book series The Spiderwick Chronicles, DiTerlizzi is the subject of Norman Rockwell Museum's current exhibition Never Abandon Imagination: The Fantastical Art of Tony DiTerlizzi.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present an evening lecture with illustrator Donato Giancola on Saturday, April 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. A painter of fantasy themes, known for his work for Magic: The Gathering, Giancola will discuss the background, education, and milestones that have advanced his fan-to-professional career, and offer observations about life as an in-demand working illustrator today.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present the workshop Just Imagine: Creative Storytelling in Journals and Sketchbooks at Norman Rockwell on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lead by award-winning illustrator Lisa Cyr, this hands-on workshop will focus on the development of personal content through journaling and sketching in handmade and custom-altered books.
The Norman Rockwell Museum today announced the appointment of Ellen Spear, currently President/CEO of Heritage Museums & Gardens, in Sandwich, Massachusetts, as the Rockwell Museum's new Chief Philanthropy Officer. Ms. Spear will officially join Norman Rockwell Museum over the summer, assuming a newly created senior-level position to lead the Museum's development efforts at a pivotal time of growth.
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Norman Rockwell Museum will team up with Berkshire Magazine to present an evening with award-winning photographer Susan Copich on Thursday, March 8, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Copich is an award-winning photographer known for her 2014 conceptual series "Domestic Bliss," which gave voice to an inner "darkness" while examining family life in a humorous context.
Norman Rockwell Museum’s Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, the nation’s first research institute dedicated to American illustration, announces its new Society of Fellows.
Norman Rockwell Museum and the First Congregational Church, UCC announced Tuesday, February 13, that they have entered into an agreement that allows the Museum to conduct due diligence and explore the feasibility of acquiring the old Stockbridge Town Hall building for future Museum expansion.
Marc Hempel and I first connected when he submitted some comics pages to my fanzine, NUCLEUS. I was in college, just a few years ahead of Marc. He was in his final year of high school. But his age did not show in those early pages. They were sophisticated work, professional in every way – from the storytelling and illustration, to the excellent quality photostats. There was no question that […]
Berkshire Museum (located in Pittsfield, MA) plans to sell 40 works of art, including two Norman Rockwell paintings, which were originally gifted to the Berkshire Museum directly by Norman Rockwell for the education and enjoyment of the community. Norman Rockwell Museum is not involved with the planned sale.
In celebration of Norman Rockwell’s birthday and the creativity of youth, Norman Rockwell Museum is proud to present the 32nd anniversary of the Berkshire County High School Art Show, with a special exhibition opening to be held at the Museum on Saturday, February 3, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Norman Rockwell Museum presents Gloria Stoll Karn: Pulp Romance, an exhibition of works by Ms. Stoll Karn, one of just a few female illustrators working during the heyday of popular romance and dime store magazines of the 1940s. On view at the Museum from February 10 through June 10, 2018, the exhibition will look at the artistic contributions that Stoll Karn made to the pulp fiction industry, and her unexpected journey in a world previously assigned to male artists.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present Distant Lands: Literary Fiction in the Classroom, a symposium for educators, on Saturday, January 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Educators are invited to learn about creative approaches to bringing literary fiction into the classroom for elementary and middle school students during this day of lectures, workshops, and readings. Award-winning illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi and Newbery Honor author Holly Black will discuss their collaboration on the popular book series, The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Norman Rockwell Museum’s Four Freedoms Forum series returns on Thursday, February 8, at 5:30 p.m., with a look at the history and power of protest. The town hall-style conversation will explore whether group demonstrations impact policy and affect change.
On January 6, 1941, 77 years ago tomorrow, President Franklin Roosevelt (pictured above in 1934) proclaimed the need to defend four essential freedoms—Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear—as a reason for the U.S. to enter World War II. Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms, a major exhibition organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum and opening at the New-York Historical Society on May 25, 2018, tells the story of how the Four Freedoms, as expressed by Rockwell, brought the country together in defense of universal human rights. It is a story for our time.
February 10, 2018 through June 10, 2018
Talented artist Gloria Stoll Karn is recognized for her contributions to the pulp fiction industry during the 1940s, one of very few female illustrators working in the field to create illustrations and covers for popular romance and dime store magazines. This exhibition explore the artist’s short but prolific […]
Norman Rockwell Museum will look at the career of Prince Valiant cartoonist John Cullen Murphy during a special talk to be held at the Museum on Saturday, December 9, starting at 2 p.m. Author Cullen Murphy, whose new book "Cartoon County" looks at the artistic career of his father, will talk about the many illustrators and cartoonists who resided in the southwestern corner of Connecticut.
The Norman Rockwell Museum announces Never Abandon Imagination: The Fantastical Art of Tony DiTerlizzi, an exhibition of works by the #1 New York Times bestselling author/illustrator that will be on view at the Museum from November 11, 2017 through May 28, 2018.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present a special Thanksgiving weekend family day on Saturday, November 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. in celebration of two new books for young readers, "Norman Rockwell’s A Day in the Life of a Girl" and "Norman Rockwell’s A Day in the Life of a Boy."
November 24, 2017 through February 4, 2018
Season’s Greetings explores the themes of Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and winter fun, through a festive variety of artworks and archival objects from the Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. Original paintings and drawings by Rockwell, […]
I share with you the passing of Susan LeRoy Merrill, artist, author, vibrant spirit, and mother of trustee Daisy Rockwell. Susan is also survived and cherished by son Ruslan and daughter Elena, beloved husband Carl Sprague, son-in-law Aaron, granddaughter Serafina, and Rockwell family members.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present an evening of poetry to honor the memory of Berkshire poet and author Michelle Gillett on Saturday, October 28, starting at 5:30 p.m. A gifted writer and friend to the local arts community, Ms. Gillett’s books of poetry and prose continue to bring joy.
Norman Rockwell Museum will honor the work of first responders from the local community, during a special family day event to be held at the Museum on Saturday, October 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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This summer and fall, Norman Rockwell Museum will present the first exhibition to examine the artistic and cultural influence of Norman Rockwell and Andy Warhol and the continued influence of their indelible legacies—Inventing America: Rockwell and Warhol is on view at Norman Rockwell Museum from June 10 through October 29, 2017.
Norman Rockwell Museum welcomed new members to its Board of Trustees and National Council during the Museum’s annual meeting held on September 15, 2017. Douglas Clark, Audrey Friedner, Ramelle Pulitzer, and Ron Walter were elected as new trustees, starting this fall.
Check out the changing scene here at Norman Rockwell Museum. There's nothing like fall in the Berkshires.
(Choosen monthly)
Norman Rockwell Museum will present In Plein Air: An On-Site Painting Event on Saturday, September 16, from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to join illustrator Dan Howe for an outdoor painting event inspired by the Museum’s scenic 36 acre site, which includes views of the Berkshire Hills, Housatonic River, and Norman Rockwell’s studio.
Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies Fellow Heather Campbell Coyle, Ph.D. will present a lecture on artist John Sloan’s career as a newspaper illustrator, at Norman Rockwell Museum on Friday, September 15, starting at 6:30 p.m.
In partnership with Berkshire Immigrant Center, Norman Rockwell Museum will once again host a naturalization ceremony inside its galleries on Saturday, September 9, starting at 10 a.m. Berkshire County residents who immigrated to the country from around the world will be sworn-in as new naturalized United States citizens during a special ceremony to be held against the backdrop of Norman Rockwell’s iconic Four Freedoms paintings.
This summer Norman Rockwell Museum has been proud to take part in #DanceForTheArts, a unique collaboration between cultural organizations here in the Berkshires. On Thursday, August 31, the collaborative will conclude with a final Summer Wrap Party from 7 to 10 p.m. at The Barn at The Egremont Village. Proceeds will benefit Mass Creative, a state-wide advocacy organization that supports the efforts of our creative sector.
Concluding its summer lecture and performance series, Inventing America: Art and Cultural Connections, Norman Rockwell Museum will present "Art Music: An A cappella Evening with Quintessential" on Thursday, August 31, starting at 5:30 p.m.
As part of its summer lecture and performance series, Inventing America: Art and Cultural Connections, Norman Rockwell Museum will present the talk "Norman Rockwell and the American Ideal: A European Viewpoint" on Thursday, August 17, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present the lecture "Coming of Age: American Portraits from Copley to Warhol" with art historian Maureen Hickey on Thursday, August 10, starting at 5:30 p.m. Ms. Hickey will explore the ways in which portraits have revealed the political, religious, and social status of their sitters, as well as the aesthetic preferences of their era.
Established in 1948, the Famous Artists School, in Westport, Connecticut, became a household name during the mid-twentieth century. This summer, a special exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum will explore the artworks and creative methods featured in the program, during the 1940s and 1950s. Titled Learning from the Masters: The Famous Artists School, it will remain on view from July 8 through October 29, 2017.
In conjunction with its new exhibition, Inventing America: Rockwell and Warhol, Norman Rockwell will present a talk on Andy Warhol, his muse/actress Edie Sedgwick, and the Sedgwicks of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday, August 3, starting at 5:30 p.m.
In conjunction with its new exhibition, James Warhola: Uncle Andy and Other Stories, Norman Rockwell Museum will present an evening with illustrator James Warhola on Thursday, July 27, starting at 5:30 p.m.
In conjunction with its new exhibition, Inventing America: Rockwell and Warhol, Norman Rockwell Museum will present a panel discussion looking at the enduring legacy of the two twentieth century artists, Norman Rockwell and Andy Warhol, on Saturday, July 15, starting at 5:30 p.m. The talk will explore the art and impact of the two American image-makers, and discuss evolving and sometimes controversial perceptions of their work.
In conjunction with its new exhibitions, James Warhola: Uncle Andy and Other Stories and Inventing America: Rockwell and Warhol, Norman Rockwell Museum will present Uncle Andy’s Cats and Other Pet Stories, a special family day on Saturday, August 5, from 1 to 4 p.m.
HANNA-BARBERA: The Architects Of Saturday Morning 
November 12, 2016 to May 29, 2017
Before the rise of basic cable, Saturday mornings for many children in America were spent watching cartoons on one of three available television channels. From 1958 […]
In celebration of summer and "America’s favorite pastime," Norman Rockwell Museum will present Home Run! An All American Baseball Day on Saturday, July 8, from 1 to 5 p.m. The family festival will pay tribute to the sport and artists, including Norman Rockwell, who captured the excitement of the game.
Norman Rockwell Museum will present the talk "Painting America’s Portrait: How Illustrators Created America" on Saturday, June 17, starting at 2 p.m. Author James C. Thompson will explore the ways that America’s visual storytellers capitalized on three decades of advances in corporate advertising and image reproduction technology to create highly dramatic and colorful images that envisioned the American dream.
Norman Rockwell Museum is receiving a grant of $125,000 from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund Program (CFF) towards capital improvements.
Norman Rockwell Museum’s Four Freedoms Forum returns on Thursday, May 25, at 5:30 p.m., with a look at freedom of the press in today’s journalism.
In conjunction with its current exhibition Hanna-Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning, Norman Rockwell Museum will present an afternoon with Hanna-Barbera writer Glenn Leopold on Sunday, May, 14, starting at 2 p.m.
Norman Rockwell Museum received a contribution earlier this month from an unexpected source: Chubb Insurance presented the Museum with a $15,000 check that was the returned claims payment resulting from the discovery and return of a stolen Norman Rockwell painting.
In conjunction with its current exhibition "Hanna-Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning,' Norman Rockwell Museum will present “The Flintstones: Anatomy of a Pop Culture Classic” on Saturday, April 22, starting at 5:30 p.m.
As part of its Art for a Civil Society series of talks, Norman Rockwell Museum will present "Cell Block Visions: Making and Teaching Art in Prison" on Saturday, April 8, starting at 5:30 p.m. Artist/educator Phyllis Kornfeld will describe the compelling alternative art world that exists within the prison system.
Norman Rockwell Museum will celebrate April school vacation week with Draw! Draw! Draw!, a series of drop-in drawing activities and demonstrations to be held Monday through Friday, April 17 through 21, from 1 to 4 p.m.
We are deeply saddened to share news of the recent death of former Norman Rockwell Museum Board President, Dan Cain. Dan was an ardent supporter and champion of the Museum. He was a member of the Board from 1998-2010, serving as president from 2006-2010. His zest for life, powerful personality, and smile lit up a room.
Norman Rockwell Museum will offer free admission on Thursday, May 18, as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors' (AAMD) Art Museum Day.
Hanna-Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning is the first museum exhibition on the world’s most successful animation partnership.
At a press briefing held Wednesday, March 29, at New York City's historic Roosevelt House, Norman Rockwell Museum announced details of the first internationally touring exhibition devoted to Rockwell’s iconic depictions of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms.
Artist Setsuko Sato Winchester will present a talk about The Yellow Bowl Project, her new conceptual work exploring freedom, at the Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, March 25, starting at 5:30 p.m.
For the second year, Norman Rockwell Museum is teaming up with New York’s Capital Area Art Supervisors to present a unique exhibition of student artwork exploring what freedom means in the 21st century—Reimagining The Four Freedoms is on view at Norman Rockwell Museum from March 18 through April 9, 2017.
In conjunction with its current exhibition Hanna-Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning, Norman Rockwell Museum will present a talk with former Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seibert on Saturday, March 11, starting at 5:30 p.m. This event will be live streamed on Facebook
As part of its new Berkshire County Student Passport Program, Norman Rockwell Museum will host a special day for families of Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School students, who recently completed the education outreach program, on Saturday, March 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We are saddened to learn of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Elaine Gunn. Elaine worked with Norman Rockwell Museum as both gallery guide and school program guide for over 18 years, and served on our Board from 1996 to 2002. She and her family also knew Norman Rockwell personally.
Emily Bini, “Freedom of Education”, 2017. Mixed media. Grade 9, Guilderland High School. ©Emily Bini. All rights reserved.
Young Artists Series
March 18 through April 9, 2017
In celebration of the 76th anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech, enjoy this exhibition of original artworks re-imagining the concept and Norman Rockwell’s iconic paintings. Organized by New York’s Capital Area Art Supervisors, […]
CALL TO ARTISTS
Distinguished Jury to Select from Artists’ Submissions for Inclusion in 6-City Internationally Traveling Exhibition “Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms”
Entry fee: $25
Juried online review. Application and Letter of Intent Due May 26, 2017 […]
Norman Rockwell Museum calls on artists working in all media to reimagine the four essential freedoms enunciated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear, and to consider their relevance today.
And by say, I mean paint.
With all of the rancor, discord, and divisiveness that is now so pervasive, there are a myriad of topics to choose from. Rockwell was not political. He painted presidents, both Republican and Democratic, but if you asked him, he likely would not say whom he voted for. However, Rockwell did have opinions. Most admirers of his work really did not […]
November 11, 2017 to May 28, 2018
“He stands alone as a creator of worlds and a weaver of tales.”
— Guillermo del Toro
Never Abandon Imagination showcases over 200 paintings and drawings created by Tony DiTerlizzi. Original artworks detail DiTerlizzi’s distinguished career in the role-playing games Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: […]
Norman Rockwell Museum will present Norman Rockwell: Paintings in Song, a panel discussion and documentary screening, on Saturday, March 18, starting at 5:30 p.m. Berkshire-based composer John Myers, Crescendo artistic director Christine Gevert, and documentary producer Rich Bradway, will discuss "Paintings in Song," nine musical works inspired by Rockwell’s artwork that will be performed in April.
June 3, 2017 through October 29, 2017
“Though my inspiration and encouragement to be an artist came from Uncle Andy, I am more connected to Norman Rockwell in substance and style. While I was growing up, Rockwell was ubiquitous to me. I could not help but be excited by his wonderful narrative images.”
—James Warhola
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July 8 through November 19, 2017
Learning from the Masters: The Famous Artists School offers a lively, inspirational exploration of the creative methods of America’s most highly regarded illustrators, whose influential artworks reached millions on the covers and pages of the nation’s most popular publications. The engaging lessons, sage advice, and creative approaches featured in […]
Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms is the first comprehensive traveling exhibition devoted to Norman Rockwell’s iconic depictions of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear.
November 10, 2018 through February 24, 2019
Working in the tradition of Frank E. Schoonover and the Golden Age masters, renowned illustrator Gregory Manchess has created a lavishly painted novel about the son of a famed polar explorer searching for his stranded father, and a lost city buried under snow in […]
Norman Rockwell Museum’s Four Freedoms Forum series returns on Thursday, February 16, at 5:30 p.m., with a look at today’s refugee crisis. As borders tighten around the world, millions of people from impoverished and war-torn nations seek a safe place to restart their lives.
Happy New Year! Norman Rockwell Museum has been receiving some great press lately, and we thought we'd take a moment to share it with you.
November 17, 2018 through February 24, 2019
Cultural Traditions: A Holiday Celebration explores the commonality and distinctiveness of peoples and their traditions around the world through the art and stories in children’s picture books. Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the Chinese New Year are celebrated in over 40 original works created by six award-winning children’s book illustrators, highlighting our shared hopes and dreams […]
February 4, 2017 through March 4, 2017
Celebrate the creative talent on display from Berkshire County high schools. Original works in all media—from painting and drawing to photography, ceramics, three-dimensional assemblage, and digital art—will be on view. Participating schools include: BART Charter School, Berkshire School, Berkshire Waldorf School, Drury High School, Lee High School, Lenox Memorial High School, […]
The Annual Berkshire County High School Art Show returns for its 31st year at Norman Rockwell Museum with a special exhibition opening to be held on Saturday, February 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. Celebrate the creative talent on display from Berkshire County high schools.
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Extra Good Boys and Girls (Santa on Ladder with Map), 1939. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, December 16, 1939. From the collection of A. Haigh Cundey; Huntington Hartford; Hirschl and Adler […]
Laurie Norton Moffatt
Office of the Director
Remembering Marge Blair and Steve Gershoff, devoted members of Norman Rockwell Museum.
The special connection our staff make with our visitors, and the personal association many of them had with Norman Rockwell as his neighbors, friends, or models, are what makes Norman Rockwell Museum so special. Over and over again, we hear how visitors love the stories associated with Norman Rockwell’s images, and the anecdotes our docents share in the galleries.
Stockbridge, MA, December 22, 2016—In conjunction with its new exhibition, Hanna-Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning, Norman Rockwell Museum will present “Toon In,” cartooning and animation drop-in art programs during school vacation week, December 26 through 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. Join educator, cartoonist, and animator Scott Lincoln for daily workshops exploring the creation of simple character designs to storyboarding […]
Hanna-Barbera was an animation powerhouse and its bountiful creativity is beloved to this day. Norman Rockwell Museum will pay tribute to the art of the award-winning studio with the new exhibition "Hanna-Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning," on view November 12, 2016 through May 29, 2017.
Norman Rockwell Museum will start 2017 with a series of winter break art workshops, intended for college students and adults, during the month of January. Students of all skill levels are welcome, and will have the opportunity to advance their work and strengthen their portfolio.
In conjunction with its new exhibition, "Hanna-Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning," Norman Rockwell Museum will present animated talks and screenings on Saturday, January 14.
Norman Rockwell Museum announces the Berkshire County Student Passport Program, part of a comprehensive effort to reach out and engage many more young people in the region with the Museum, and to introduce them to Norman Rockwell, who lived the last 25 years of his life in Berkshire County.
J.C. Leyendecker and
The Saturday Evening Post
I began working for The Saturday Evening Post in 1916 and Leyendecker was my god.
-Norman Rockwell
Admired by Norman Rockwell and acknowledged as one of America’s preeminent twentieth century illustration masters, Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951) […]
Norman Rockwell Museum’s Friday Night at the Movies: A Rockwellian Film Series continues on Friday, December 9, at 5:30 p.m. with a screening of the 1970 animated feature "Santa and the Three Bears. Written and directed by veteran Hanna-Barbera writer Tony Benedict, this Christmas classic presents the story of a park ranger who teaches a group of bear cubs about Santa Claus and the true meaning of Christmas.
Stockbridge, MA, November 23, 2016—In celebration of the season, Norman Rockwell Museum presents the exhibition Norman Rockwell’s Spirit of the Holidays, and a weekend of holiday programming on December 3 and 4.
On Saturday, December 3, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., join illustrator Dan Howe for a narrated painting demonstration. Through his live presentation, Howe will show the step-by-step technique that Norman Rockwell used to create some […]
Norman Rockwell Museum announces the promotion of Martin Mahoney to the Museum’s newly created position Director of Curatorial Operations. Mr. Mahoney has most recently served as Director of Collections and Exhibitions at Norman Rockwell Museum, since joining the Museum in 2005 as the Museum’s registrar.
Norman Rockwell Museum will celebrate the 75th anniversary of private Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell’s most beloved characters, with an afternoon festival to be held on Saturday, November 19, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Norman Rockwell Museum will honor those who have served with a special afternoon of Veterans Day programming on Friday, November 11, from 2 to 4 p.m.
A Champion has been crowned!
Congratulations to Scooby-Doo! After a 31-day competition, Scooby was the clear winner against 31 of his peers! Make sure to visit our exhibition HANNA-BARBERA: The Architects of Saturday Morning to see Scooby and the entire cast of characters!
Weary of the 24-hour cycle of election coverage? Are you experiencing opposing views among friends and family? Have you thought about how you will feel and behave if your candidate does not win the election? Norman Rockwell Museum is offering respite.
In celebration of Thanksgiving Weekend, Norman Rockwell Museum will present “Norman Rockwell: Paintings in Song,” a special music program, on Friday, November 25, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Freedom of Speech, 1943. Oil on canvas, 45 3/4″ x 35 1/2″. Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 20, 1943. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©SEPS: Curtis Licensing, Indianapolis, IN.
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Freedom from Want, 1943. Oil on canvas, 45 3/4″ x 35 1/2″. Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 6, 1943. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©SEPS: Curtis Licensing, […]
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Freedom from Fear, 1943. Oil on canvas, 45 3/4″ X 35 1/2″. Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 13, 1943. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©SEPS: Curtis Licensing, Indianapolis, IN.
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Freedom of Worship, 1943. Oil on canvas, 46″ x 35 1/2″. Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 27, 1943. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©SEPS: Curtis Licensing, Indianapolis, IN. […]
Norman Rockwell Museum will present "Painting Like Rockwell," an ongoing series of narrated painting demonstrations with illustrator Dan Howe, starting Saturday, November 5, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Howe will demonstrate Norman Rockwell’s process for creating a painting image during this live event, bringing the step-by-step technique of the beloved American illustrator to light.
The "Luminaries: Exploring Stockbridge Cemetery" event has been moved to Thursday, November 3 due to inclement weather Learn more...
Post a picture, meme, video, or even an audio clip of your favorite Saturday morning cartoon memory to your Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram page with the hashtag #saturdaymorningcartoonsNRM between Monday, October 24, 2016 through April 30, 2017 11:59 p.m. to enter the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Saturday Morning Cartoons Sweepstakes.
Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 2PM.
Illustrator Dennis Dittrich will discuss the powerful propaganda posters of World War I, including imagery circulated by both the Allied and Central Powers. Stylistic approaches to graphic communication will be explored, as will the influence of these materials on the German propaganda campaign of the era.
Norman Rockwell Museum, the world's largest and most comprehensive repository of art and archival materials relating to Norman Rockwell’s life and work, announced today that it is assessing possibilities for expansion and has initiated feasibility studies to examine various options for meeting its pressing need for more space.
Norman Rockwell Museum presents the very first retrospective art exhibition for legendary artist Frank Miller. Through […]
Norman Rockwell Museum’s Friday Night at the Movies: A Rockwellian Film Series continues on Friday, October 7, at 5:30 p.m. with a screening of 1936’s "My Man Godfrey." "Thin Man" star William Powell is Godfrey, a homeless man who becomes butler to an eccentric rich family, including a spoiled Carole Lombard, in this comedy directed by Gregory La Cava.
Norman Rockwell Museum today announced it has received a $1.5 million grant from the George Lucas Family Foundation to strengthen the Museum’s Digital Learning and Engagement Division. The grant will enable the Museum to create a range of robust multi-media experiences for visitors on site and online as well as for the Museum’s traveling exhibitions.
Norman Rockwell Museum welcomed new members to its Board of Trustees and National Council during the Museum’s annual meeting held on September 16, 2016. Robert Babcock, Peter Blum, Terry Burman, Marian Raser, and David Schwartz were elected as new trustees, starting this fall. New members for the National Council are Elizabeth Bender and William Zavarello, Douglas Clark and Ruth Ann McNeese, and Tucker Reed.
Norman Rockwell Museum’s Four Freedoms Forum series returns on Thursday, September 22, at 5:30 p.m., asking the question, “what’s in our water?” The forum will explore current challenges to our environment, their effects and potential risks to our health, and ways in which information is disseminated.
REPRESENTING AMERICA This past Saturday, September 10, was a busy day at Norman Rockwell Museum, as opened our newest exhibition and hosted our fifth annual United States naturalization ceremony.
17 new American citizens became naturalized during this year’s ceremony, held in partnership with Berkshire Immigrant Center. Set against the backdrop on Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms paintings, the candidates took the oath of allegiance, as administered by the Honorable Joan McMenemy, First Justice, Berkshire County […]
Please note access to galleries will be limited during this event. We expect the ceremony to conclude around 11:30am. Seating is given to new citizens and their families; Museum visitors are welcome to observe the ceremony based on space availability.
In partnership with Berkshire Immigrant Center, Norman Rockwell Museum will host a naturalization ceremony for the fifth year on Saturday, September 10, at 10 a.m. Berkshire County residents who immigrated to the country from around the world will be sworn-in as new naturalized United States citizens during a special ceremony to be held against the backdrop of Norman Rockwell’s iconic Four Freedoms paintings.
\Norman Rockwell Museum examines the impact that one of the nation’s greatest image-makers had over its politics. "Presidents, Politics, and the Pen: The Influential Art of Thomas Nast" will be on view at the Museum from September 10 through December 4. An exhibition opening event will be held on Saturday, September 10, starting at 5:30 p.m., with remarks from contemporary political cartoonist Steve Brodner.
Norman Rockwell Museum is saddened by the news of the recent passing of Nancy Goessel, wife of Bill Goessel, who served on our Board from 1988-1995. Nancy was a wonderful friend of Norman Rockwell Museum.
Our Friday Night at the Movies series continues this Friday, September 2, starting at 5:30 p.m., with a screening of Norman Rockwell fan/collector George Lucas’ 1973 film, "American Graffiti." As written in the catalogue for the 2010 exhibition, "Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg," Lucas’ breakthrough film could be seen as the “last pure, unmediated, non-revisionist ‘Rockwell film’ ever made.”
Norman Rockwell Museum announces the unveiling of a unique civic exhibition of Norman Rockwell artwork starting this fall at three United States District Courts in Massachusetts. With the assistance of Robert Farrell, Clerk of Court, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, high-quality canvas reproductions of Rockwell’s "The Four Freedoms" (1943) and "Golden Rule" (1961) paintings will be on view in the courthouses of Boston, Worcester, and Springfield.
Autumn ’13 – Winter ’14 Award-winning illustrator Wendell Minor drew his way through childhood in Aurora, Illinois, inspired by America’s heartland and the richly–illustrated magazines that were so much a part of life at the time—from nature-themed favorites like Outdoor Life and Field & Stream to the vastly popular Saturday Evening Post. Determined to forge a career as an artist, he sold his beloved 1955 Chevy to pursue his studies at the Ringling School of […]
Norman Rockwell Museum will once again celebrate Free Fun Friday, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation, offering free admission to all visitors on Friday, August 6. Join us inside and outside of our galleries for family fun and world-class exhibitions.
Inspired by its newest exhibition, "Rockwell and Realism in the Abstract World," Norman Rockwell Museum will present "The Visual Narrative: Three Perspectives" on Thursday, August 25, starting at 5:30 p.m. Meet Marshall Arisman, Anita Kunz, and Thomas Woodruff, three award-winning illustrators who also create personal works that have their own story to tell.
In recognition of this significant presidential election year in the United States, Norman Rockwell Museum has partnered with Google to share artworks and artifacts from its permanent collection that illustrate Norman Rockwell’s many commissioned presidential portraits. "Norman Rockwell: Presidential Elections Illustrated" presents Rockwell’s paintings, rarely seen studies, reference photos, and correspondence relating to presidential campaigns during the 1950s and 1960s.
On December 21, 1937, visionary American animator Walt Disney enchanted audiences and made movie history when he premiered Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles, California. Though the film is widely appreciated today, until Snow White, no one had ever successfully produced a feature-length, cel-animated film.
Many outside of Disney’s studio thought the movie would flop, but he was confident in his vision, and meticulously guided […]
Istvan Banyai is mad. Not angry nor despondent, but mad in the transcendent sense. He is perpetually in a state of creative lunacy that only a gifted artist can achieve – if lucky. Banyai is possessed by many inspirations, what he calls “an organic combination of turn-of-the-century Viennese Retro, interjected with American pop, some European absurdity added for flavor, served on a cartoon-style color palette.” His signature sinuous linearity is at once […]
Inside theaters around the world this past summer, costumed-crusaders and perfectly-chiseled muscle men dominated the big screen: The Avengers; The Amazing Spider-Man; and Batman: The Dark Knight Rises all proved to be big box-office, paving the way for more. This showcase of superhero stamina is the perfect primer for Heroes & Villains: The Comic Book Art of Alex Ross, opening November 10 at Norman Rockwell Museum. Long before Hollywood began […]
A connection to the visual traditions of the past, imbued with a deep sense of feeling, imagination and skill—this perfectly sums up the career (so far) of Raymond Kinstler, the next artist to be featured in Norman Rockwell Museum’s Distinguished Illustrator Series.
A native New Yorker, Kinstler was recognized early in life for his artistic talents. Supported by his parents, he was reminded by his father that it was a gift to […]
Join us in our galleries for a new exhibition tracing the dramatic story of escape and survival through almost eighty original artworks that have become classics of children’s literature. Curious George, the beloved irrepressible monkey of w and television fame is famous for his ability to “save the day.” Interpreting the role he played in safeguarding his creators in times of danger as symbolic, this exhibition recounts how this popular […]
Dogs do many things for us as they partner with us in our lives. They teach responsibility, provide companionship, and even become vital members of our families. We love our dogs for their personalities, as well as for their foibles.
Norman Rockwell’s dogs were not only part of his family’s life, they played an essential role in his illustrations from his earliest work and throughout his career. He often used the pets of […]
Historic Day in Vermont Following the renaming of Norman Rockwell’s New York City homesite (now “Norman Rockwell Place”) this past June, the artist’s West Arlington, Vermont home was officially declared a historic site for the state during this year’s Rockwell Models Reunion held on August 6, 2016. In addition to original models, former Vermont Governor Jim Douglas was present to make the declaration. Thanks to our friends/former Vermont neighbors Don Trachte, Jr. and Jim Edgerton (whose family […]
Norman Rockwell Museum To Present Talk on Corporate Art Collecting in the United States
The Connoisseur, 1961. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, January 13, 1962.
Private collection. © SEPS: Curtis Licensing, Indianapolis, IN. All rights reserved.
Stockbridge, MA, August 12, 2016—Norman Rockwell Museum will present the talk “From Atchison, Topeka To Altoids: Corporate Art Collecting in the United States” on Thursday, August 18, starting at 5:30 p.m. During […]
Norman Rockwell Museum Presents Screening of “Just Pals” This Friday Stockbridge, MA, August 8, 2016—Norman Rockwell Museum’s Friday Night at the Movies: A Rockwellian Film Series continues on Friday, August 12, starting at 5:30 p.m. with a screening of 1920’s Just Pals. One of director John Ford’s earliest surviving films,Just Pals features Western star Buck Jones as an out of work drifter who befriends an orphaned boy and follows their journey through a series […]
Norman Rockwell Museum Presents “Uncle Andy’s Cats” and Other Pet Stories with Illustrator James Warhola
Cover illustration for “Uncle Andy’s Cats,” James Warhola. ©James Warhola. All rights reserved.
Stockbridge, MA, August 8, 2016—Norman Rockwell Museum will present a family day with illustrator James Warhola, nephew of artist Andy Warhol, on Saturday, August 13, from 1 to 5 p.m. Warhola, the illustrator of such children’s picture books as […]
Norman Rockwell Museum Presents A Tribute to Elvis Presley and Early Rock and Roll Stockbridge, MA, July 28, 2016—As part of its “Real or Imagined? Adventures in Visual Cultural” lecture and performance series, Norman Rockwell Museum will present a tribute to Elvis Presley and early rock and roll on Thursday, August 11, starting at 5:30 p.m. Meet Elvis impersonator Joe Borelli and his band, who will bring beloved songs by the “King of Rock […]
Norman Rockwell Museum To Present Talk on Art and Civil Rights with Maurice “Pops” Peterson
Pops Peterson, “Freedom From Fear,” 2014.
Courtesy Pops Peterson. All rights reserved.
Stockbridge, MA, August 2, 2016—Norman Rockwell Museum will present “Van Der Zee to Rockwell and Beyond: Art and Civil Rights,” an evening with artist Maurice “”Pops” Peterson, on Saturday, August 6, starting at 5 p.m. Explore the relationship between art and the civil […]
Artist John Roman To Present Panoramic Drawing Workshop at Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, MA, July 28, 2016—Artist and educator John Roman will present a workshop on panoramic drawing at Norman Rockwell Museum on Saturday, August 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will learn the secrets and history of panoramic drawing—wide-angle images that span 180 degrees—from the Renaissance to IMAX movies; Roman will demonstrate a simple method for creating your own panoramic […]
Albany Berkshire Ballet To Perform Rockwell Suite at Norman Rockwell Museum Stockbridge, MA, July 28, 2016—As part of its “Real or Imagined? Adventures in Visual Cultural” lecture and performance series, Norman Rockwell Museum will present a performance of the “Rockwell Suite” by Albany Berkshire Ballet on Thursday, August 4, starting at 5:30 p.m. Choreographed by Albany Berkshire Ballet Founder and Artistic Director Madeline Cantarella Culpo, the “Rockwell Suite” bring Norman Rockwell’s art to life […]
Norman Rockwell Museum Host Rockwell Models Reunion Stockbridge, MA, July 11, 2016—Throughout Norman Rockwell’s career, models played an important part in the development of his artwork. In 1916’s Boy with Baby Carriage, Rockwell’s first painting for The Saturday Evening Post, model Billy Paine was called on to portray all three boys in the humorous illustration and went on to pose for several additional covers during the artist’s early […]
Norman Rockwell Museum Celebrates The Opening of Rockwell and Realism in an Abstract World Stockbridge, MA, July 5, 2016—Norman Rockwell Museum will celebrate the opening of its newest exhibition Rockwell and Realism in the Abstract World,with a series of artist talks during the month of July.
On Sunday, July 10, starting at 5 p.m., the Museum will present “American Realist,” an evening with painter Bo Bartlett, whose work is featured in the exhibition. An American realist with […]
Norman Rockwell Museum’s “Friday Night at the Movies” Debuts with The Grapes of Wrath Stockbridge, MA, July 6, 2016—This summer Norman Rockwell Museum will debut its new Friday Night at the Movies: A Rockwellian Film Series. Visitors are invited to this monthly series of classic films, which explore themes featured in Norman Rockwell’s paintings. Norman Rockwell Museum Curator Jesse Kowalski will introduce the films, providing context, followed by an audience Q&A. Refreshments will be […]
Illustrator Dan Howe To Present Painting Workshop July 25 through 29 at Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, MA, July 21, 2016—Norman Rockwell Museum will present “Methods of the Golden Age Masters,” a week long art workshop with painter/illustrator Dan Howe, from Monday, July 25 through Friday, July 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Howe, whose work is featured in the Museum’s new […]
Norman Rockwell Museum To Present Talk on Diversity, Perception, and Responsibility in Illustration Stockbridge, MA, July 1, 2016—Inspired by its newest exhibition, Rockwell and Realism in the Abstract World, Norman Rockwell Museum will present the talk “Diversity, Perception, and Responsibility in Illustration” on Thursday, July 7, starting at 5:30 p.m. Robyn Phillips-Pendleton, Associate Professor of Visual Communication at the University of Delaware, will examine blatant, subtle, or perceived racial stereotypes created by illustrators, sanctioned […]
Artists Robert Cottingham and Eric Forstmann, and Artists’ Representative Jane Eckert To Give Talk on Realism Stockbridge, MA, July 18, 2016—Inspired by its newest exhibition, Rockwell and Realism in the Abstract World, Norman Rockwell Museum will present “Realism and the Persistence of Memory,” a talk with painters Robert Cottingham and Eric Forstmann, and artists’ representative Jane Eckert, author, art historian, and founder of Eckert Fine Art, on Thursday, July 21, starting at 5:30 p.m. Featured […]
Norman Rockwell Museum Presents Home Run! An All-American Baseball Day Stockbridge, MA, June 28, 2016—Norman Rockwell Museum will celebrate the Fourth of July weekend with Home Run! An All-American Baseball Day on Saturday, July 2, from 1 to 5 p.m. Pay tribute to our national pastime and the artists who captured the excitement of the game during this afternoon family festival.
Starting at 1 p.m., meet former Major League Baseball pitcher Jonah Bayliss, current general […]
Norman Rockwell Museum Looks at Jackson Pollock and the Rise of Abstract Expressionism
Norman Rockwell painting Conneseur.
All Rights Reserved
Stockbridge, MA, July 22, 2016—In conjunction with its newest exhibitionRockwell and Realism in an Abstract World, Norman Rockwell Museum will present talks on the abstract expressionist movement during the week of July 24.
On Monday, July 25, starting at 5:30 p.m., the Museum will examine the work […]
Award-Winning Illustrator David Macaulay To Give Talk at Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, MA, July 19, 2016—Norman Rockwell Museum will present a special talk and print signing with award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay on Saturday, July 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. A Caldecott Medalist and recipient of a prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, Macaulay is celebrated for such international best sellers as Cathedral and The Way Things Work, which help us understand […]
The value or significance of Norman Rockwell’s representations of the Civil Rights movement as sources of historical information.
The significance of Rockwell’s vision of an “ideal” America. The idea of utopia within American thought.
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CREATING AMERICA (GRADES 7-10) The influence of Norman Rockwell’s imagery as a reflection of American values in the first half of the twentieth century.
To consider Norman Rockwell’s imagery as a means of helping students reconsider their familiar cultural and community contexts.
An analysis of the images Rockwell painted to describe Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms”, and a brief history of the impact these paintings had on America.
Tell the class about the speech Roosevelt made during WWII in which he described four freedoms — freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom to worship, and freedom from fear. His point was that these freedoms should […]
1. Getting in Touch With Our Senses
Pretend you are standing somewhere in the painting—situated in the car or as a bystander watching it go by. Describe in detail what you can see, hear, smell, touch or taste from the location you chose
1. Make Rockwell’s Characters Talk
If two of the characters in Norman Rockwell’s Going and Coming painting […]
Use Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers to teach words and build communication skills.
Rockwell is known as The Saturday Evening Post’s most famous illustrator. He submitted his first successful cover painting, “Mother’s Day Off”, to the Post in 1916. Over the next Forty-seven years his work appeared on the cover a total of 323 times. Each cover that he created tells a story. The images are rich with detail and […]
Discuss segregation and civil rights as you explore Rockwell’s “New Kids in The Neighborhood”.
Painted in 1967, this illustration depicts suburban integration in Chicago’s Park Forrest community. As a vision of positive change and growing tolerance, the children appear as if they will soon play together.
Use Norman Rockwell’s illustrations to build children’s emotional vocabulary.
In this painting Rockwell tells the story of a little girl’s day by portraying small moments in her morning, afternoon, and night. It was created for the Saturday Evening Post and is a companion to Rockwell’s prior Post cover, Day in the Life of a Little Boy. Rockwell was known for his ability to capture emotion and tell a complete story within […]
Use Norman Rockwell’s Post covers to spark creative writing.
Rockwell is known as The Saturday Evening Post’s most famous illustrator. He submitted his first successful cover painting, “Mother’s Day Off”, to the Post in 1916. Over the next Forty-seven years his work appeared on the cover a total of 323 times. Each cover that he created tells a story. Through his work, he presents images of everyday life in America, childhood, civil rights, war, and […]
Build writing skills and language skills as you speculate on what the characters in Rockwell’s The Gossips are talking about.
Rockwell had the idea for The Gossips for 20 years but couldn’t come up with the ending. Then he had the idea to picture himself as the subject of the gossips’ circle; suddenly he knew what to draw. He used his neighbors in Arlington, Vermont as the other figures in the painting. […]
Tell short stories inspired by Rockwell’s work.
This painting was done for “The Saturday Evening Post” and depicts a family before and after their summer vacation. Rockwell’s Post covers were intended to present a story that was easily “read” and understood by viewers. In this painting he uses two images within one picture to provide more detail and create a continuum of time. We see the “before” and the “after” of the […]
Use Norman Rockwell’s Post covers to spark creative writing.
Rockwell is known as The Saturday Evening Post’s most famous illustrator. He submitted his first successful cover painting, “Mother’s Day Off”, to the Post in 1916. Over the next Forty-seven years his work appeared on the cover a total of 323 times. Each cover that he created tells a story. Through his work, he presents images of everyday life in America, childhood, civil […]
FREEDOM OF SPEECH (GRADES: 6-12) Explore voting rights as you investigate, Rockwell’s freedom of speech.
Rockwell was inspired to paint this scene after attending a town hall meeting. In the meeting a manual laborer stood up and voiced an opinion that everyone disagreed with. Rockwell was struck by the fact that no one shouted him down even though he did not agree with the majority. Rockwell felt this scene embodied the democratic process and was […]
Discuss personal freedom as you explore Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms.”
In January 1941 President Roosevelt, shared with congress his vision for a postwar world founded on four fundamental human freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Inspired by his words, Rockwell created “Four Freedoms.” Originally published in the Post the paintings were a huge success and were later used to sell war bonds and stamps. The […]
Discuss inequality as you explore Rockwell’s “The Problem We all Live With.”
“The Problem We all Live With” was created for “Look” Magazine to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education which ended racial segregation stating that separate was not equal. The painting shows a young girl being escorted into her newly integrated school by US marshals as onlookers protest all around her. It was inspired by […]
Build descriptive language skills as you pretend to be Norman Rockwell directing a model.
In paintings like this we can see that Norman Rockwell was really good at capturing the thoughts and feelings of children. To help him do this he had real children pose for his illustrations. Sometimes they had to stand for long periods of time in very uncomfortable poses. Later the job got a little bit easier. […]
Practice language associated with mealtime.
In January 1941 President Roosevelt, shared with congress his vision for a postwar world founded on four fundamental human freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Inspired by his words, Rockwell created “Four Freedoms.” Originally published in the Post the paintings were a huge success and were later used to sell war bonds and stamps. The Four […]
Investigate the Invasion of Normandy as you explore Rockwell’s painting, “War news”.
Rockwell never finished this painting but it was intended for The Saturday Evening Post. Painted in January or February of 1944 about the proposed invasion of Normandy, it depicts a restaurant counterman with his costumers as they gather around listening to a radio report. What was the news of the day? If Rockwell had finished the painting […]
In this painting Rockwell tells the story of a little girl’s day by portraying small moments in her morning, afternoon, and night. It was created for the Post and is a companion to Rockwell’s prior Post cover, Day in the Life of a Little Boy [insert link]. Rockwell was known for his ability to tell a complete story within each of his images.
COMMUNITY EVENTS March, 2020 programs and events are suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here…
Four Freedoms Forums (see below for details), Berkshire County High School art shows, MCLA student/faculty presentations, area student performances in conjunction with Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington MA and much more…
This series of Town Hall […]
The Norman Rockwell Museum hosts a cornucopia of paid events including hands on art workshops, special curatorial conversations, demonstrations from visiting artists and much more…
March, 2020 programs and events are suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here…
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First exposed at a young age to the American flagged superliner; SS United States, during his family’s emigration from Great Britain to the United States, Macaulay has returned, years later, to illustrate the ship and it’s builder, William Francis Gibbs, while incorporating his own family’s story into the overarching narrative.
March, 2020 programs and events are suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here…
Enjoy Norman Rockwell Museum’s workshops for children and adults. Children’s art workshops throughout the year include a Summer Sketch Club, Parent-Child classes, an Early Childhood Program and a week-long cartooning workshop for children and teens. Adult art workshops include programs with Rockwell Museum educators, […]
Participate in either a two week-long and/or a one-day hands-on art workshop and explore drawing and painting techniques using Norman Rockwell’s methods as inspiration.
Enjoy this engaging series of talks and performances inspired by Rockwell and Realism in and Abstract World, and the pervasive power of visual imagery in its many forms. Free for Museum members, or included with museum admission.
Reservations are suggested: call 413-931-2221 or email: register@nrm.com.
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NRM is temporarily suspending the Virtual Reality (VR) experience and use of VR headsets due to public health concerns
The magic of virtual reality (VR) gives a new view into Rockwell’s Four Freedoms. Discover the themes of the paintings, war time culture, Rockwell’s painting process, parodies of Rockwell’s paintings, and much more. 10 minute session, or as time permits.
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March, 2020 programs and events are suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here…
Join the Museum curators, docents and special guests for programming about all things Rockwell. Explore Rockwell’s unique brand of visual storytelling, and learn about Rockwell’s use of models in his work. Meet and talk with the artist’s models designated days.
March, 2020 programs and events are suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here…
Enhance your Norman Rockwell Museum experience with talks by artists, art history professors and experts on art criticism. Unless specified otherwise, these talks are typically held in the late afternoon in the museum’s main gallery.
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Enjoy these programs for children, teens and families with best selling authors, children’s book illustrators, a free fun Friday to experience all of Norman Rockwell Museum’s exhibits and experiences and a week-long comic workshop for children and teens.
Norman Rockwell Museum and Google Arts & Culture Present Norman Rockwell: Presidential Elections Illustrated 
Exhibition Celebrates American Democracy Through
The Artist’s Many Portraits of Presidential Candidates
Stockbridge, MA, July 12, 2016—In recognition of this current presidential election year in the United States, Norman Rockwell Museum has partnered with Google to share artworks and artifacts from its permanent collection that illustrate Norman Rockwell’s many commissioned presidential portraits. Norman Rockwell: […]
Summer-Autumn 2010 William Steig: Love & Laughter, by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett
As a child, William Steig (1907-2003) wished that he could run away to sea; and if the Great Depression hadn’t intervened, the acclaimed “King of Cartoons” may have done just that.
Winter-Spring 2010 To Rockwell With Love: Fan Mail and The Saturday Evening Post, by Jessika Drmacich
Historical records are filled with references to well known people. Not until the 19th century, however, did the concept of celebrity explode in mass media. Unlike many other artists, Norman Rockwell was neither underappreciated nor unknown during his lifetime. As an illustrator for the widely disseminated Saturday Evening Post, he achieved celebrity status early and is still one […]
Summer 2009 An American institution: Reflections on turning 40, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
From the very first day I set foot in the Old Corner House in 1977, I knew there was something special about the organization that was to become Norman Rockwell Museum. We did not call ourselves Norman Rockwell Museum then, but it was already apparent that that was how our visitors thought of us and spoke of us, and why they […]
Winter 2009 And the Winner Is … America’s Highest Humanities Honor Bestowed on Norman Rockwell Museum
It was a day for rejoicing. On November 17, Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director/CEO, stepped up onto a platform at the White House and accepted the National Humanities Medal on behalf of Norman Rockwell Museum. President George W. Bush bestowed the honor during a special White House ceremony for arts and humanities medal winners. Norton Moffatt was joined at […]
Summer 2008 Capturing Stockbridge, by Linda Szekely Pero
Without deliberately intending to do so, Norman Rockwell spent the last 25 years of his life chronicling the people and places of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. When Rockwell moved to Stockbridge in 1953, he immediately began hiring town residents to pose for his commissions. The treasure of images and records that document posing sessions resides within the archives of the Norman Rockwell Museum.
Raw Nerve! The Political Art of […]
Summer 2007 Ephemeral Beauty: Al Parker and the American Women’s Magazine, 1940-1960, by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett
A founder of the modern glamour aesthetic, Alfred Charles Parker (1906-1985), defined the progressive look and feel of published imagery at a time of sweeping change, when Americans, emerging from the trials of economic depression and war, sought symbols of hope and redemption on the pages of our nation’s periodicals. His innovative modernist artworks created for mass-appeal women’s […]
Winter-Spring 2006 From the Director, Laurie Norton Moffatt
It gives me enormous pleasure to announce the launch of a major new project at the Norman Rockwell Museum that will transform the accessibility of our Museum collections; advance research and understanding of Norman Rockwell’s work; preserve a unique archive of an important American artist; and link the Museum to major research centers and scholars around the world. This project has been recognized as a national […]
Autumn – Winter 2006 Norman Rockwell, Year by Year: 1965, by Linda Szekely Pero
In 1965, two years after leaving The Saturday Evening Post as their most popular cover artist, Norman Rockwell, 71, was busy as ever. The Skippy Peanut Butter ads he had done for the 1963 Best Foods “Whispering Sweepstakes” had produced a winner. The prize was an original Rockwell portrait of the winner, and the winner turned out to be a […]
Summer 2005 Rockwell’s New York, by Linda Szekely Pero
Although Norman Rockwell was born in New York City and lived in or near the city for the first 45 years of his life, only 11 of his 2,900 finished works picture New York. Being a generalist was a good idea for someone whose work needed to be relevant to as many people as possible.
The Art of the New Yorker: Eighty Years in the Vanguard
An […]
Autumn 2004 Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay A Conversation with the Artist, by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett
An author and artist who has helped us to understand the working and origins of everything from simple gadgets to elaborate architectural structures, David Macaulay has an extraordinary gift for conveying complex concepts for the printed page within a social and historical context.
Norman Rockwell, Year by Year: 1968, by Linda Szekely Pero
The first day of the […]
Summer 2003 Norman Rockwell, Year by Year: 1942, by Linda Pero
Vermont living, aside from an occasional Grange Hall square dance or town meeting,
provided few distractions for a work-centered artist such as Norn1an Rockwell. Few social or professional expectations, aside from the pleasurable evening cocktail hour with his Saturday Evening Post colleagues, Mead Schaeffer and Jack Atherton, dissuaded him from time at his easel. The relative solitude along with winter’s cold and shortened daylight […]
Spring 2003 Norman Rockwell, Year by Year: 1912, by Linda Pero
1912 was full of change and new beginnings for Norman Rockwell. Tackling his assignments with the dedication that earned him the nickname “the Deacon,” Rockwell became one of the most promising students at the Art Students League.
How Bare Walls Turned Into A Bear Exhibition, by David Leopold
As an independent curator, I have had the good fortune to work with institutions around the country […]
2002 issue 2 John Held Jr. – Irreverent Chronicler of the Jazz Age, by Walt Reed
John Held, Jr. (1889-1958) was a complete artist with talents in many directions, all of which he employed at various times in his long career.
Toast of the Town, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
Known as the Queen City of the Sound, New Rochelle, New York, a northern suburb of New York City, was one of America’s most popular enclaves for […]
2002 issue 1 Charles Schulz – Master of Simplicity, by Jan Eliot
I first decided to contact Charles Schulz, whom I would later know as “Sparky,” in 1982. I had spent three years developing and publishing my first cartoon strip, Patience and Sarah, which featured a divorced single mom (Patience) and her precocious daughter (Sarah).
Merrie Christmas, by Linda Pero
The museum has been fortunate to receive a gift of an original 1929 Saturday Evening […]
Spring 2001 On Blackening My Father’s Name, by Peter Rockwell
People frequently do not like to have anyone mess with the image of someone they hold dear. I first became aware of this when doing portraits of children.
Designing Small, by Howard E. Paine
A stamp is only a tiny slip of paper, about one square inch in area, with a smudge of color and perhaps four or five typed words. It is framed by a […]
Winter 2001 A Closer Look: The Making of James Gurney’s World of Dinosaurs Stamps, by Stephanie Plunkett
Mysterious and awe-inspiring, the first dinosaurs appeared around 236 million years ago in the Late Triassic period at the same time as crocodiles and turtles. Dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period. Their fossilized remains, which were first discovered in the early nineteenth century, offer a fascinating look at the […]
Autumn 2000 Pushing the Envelope: The Art of the Postage Stamp, by Stephanie Plunkett
Despite their small scale and relatively discreet placement on the letters and packages that move throughout lives each day, postage stamps probably have greater communicative power per square inch than any other cultural artifact.
The Spirit of Christmas, by Linda Pero
In this holiday season, visitors to the Norman Rockwell Museum will be treated to Norman Rockwell’s original paintings of scenes for […]
Summer 2000 The Artist as Abstract Expressionist, by Linda Pero
The world of modern art seemed to be born out of the New York Armory Show of 1917, one year after Rockwell’s debut on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post with Boy with Baby Carriage. A fascination with modern art led Rockwell to Paris in 1932 to study art and experiment with new styles. Upon his return, he was told by Post editor […]
Spring 2000 The Girl Rockwell Gave to Disney, by David Verzi
The original oil painting for the Saturday Evening Post cover of March 1, 1941, Girl Reading the Post, stands as a token of respect and friendship between two cultural icons- the 20th-century’s giants of animation and illustration. Norman Rockwell gave the painting to Walt Disney in 1943 during the illustrator’s brief residence in Alhambra, California. Rockwell inscribed the work, “To Walt Disney, one […]
Winter 2000 In Rockwell We Trust, by Linda Szekely
Michael Jordan gobbles down Ball Park franks, Paul Hogan drives his Subaru Outback over rough terrain, Jerry Seinfeld charges with American Express and country singer Alan Jackson sings the ballad of the Ford truck.
The Post Boys, by Jan Cohn
The Post boy with a canvas bag slung over his shoulder was a determined lad on his way to earn pocket money for a bike, or perhaps […]
Autumn 1999 The People’s Painter, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
Norman Rockwell was the people’s artist. The public adored the work of this skilled storyteller. Rockwell received bagfuls of fan mail that applauded his finely honed sense of image-making. While many viewers stared bemused at Jackson Pollock’s dribbled paint and Picasso’s fractured shapes, the people understood Rockwell because he so clearly understood them.
The Saturday Evening Post: What Americans Looked at Before TV, by Christopher Clarke-Hazlett, […]
Summer 1999 Drew Struzan – Hollywood’s Illustrator, by Cris Raymond
Illustration art encompasses many formats. Books, advertisements, corporate logos, limited edition prints, CD covers and many other visual displays impress images on the minds of the public.
Perhaps the most fleeting of the thousands of images seen is that of the movie poster.
Spring 1999 Hooray for Rockwell’s Hollywood, by Linda Szekely
Since Norman Rockwell was best-known for his magazine covers, people are surprised to hear that he also illustrated movie posters.
Jarvis Rockwell’s World, by Cris Raymond
For twenty years, Jarvis Rockwell has been collecting small plastic toys and creating a whole new world of art with them. These figures, popular in every country, have become symbols of our times.
Autumn 1998 Footlights and Fireflies Summer Theater as Seen by Hirschfeld, by David Leopold
Long after the curtain has fallen and the last ovation has subsided, the lasting image of the performance is often the one created not by the performers, but by Al Hirschfeld who has captured, with the aid of India ink and illustration board, the worlds of theater, film, dance, music, literature, and politics for almost the entire century.
Studio Artifact Tells […]
Summer 1998 Winslow Homer: Artist & Illustrator, by Wendy Lutz
Winslow Homer occupies a coveted place in the pantheon of American art. A prolific artist of remarkable versatility, Homer’s work spans over half a century.
A Cultural Exploration of The Saturday Evening Post, by Christopher Clarke-Hazlett, PhD.
It’s easy to forget that for much of the 20th century, the Post came into American homes that had no TV sets or other similar visual distractions.
Spring 1998 Changes and Challenges: Rockwell in the 1930s, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
The 1930s were a time of crisis and uncertainty in America. The collapse of the U.S. Stock Exchange on October 28, 1929 created a world economic crisis that reverberated through most of the coming decade. Tensions in Europe would explode into war by September 1939.
A Move to the Country: Rockwell in Westchester, by Stephanie Plunkett
Although his images often betray a heartfelt […]
Winter 1998-99 From Idea to Illustration, by Cris Raymond
The exhibition Visual Solutions is an exciting and informative look into the working process of seven illustrators. It demonstrates the process from the moment a commission is received to the final point when the artist sees his work published. We asked the seven illustrators to describe that quantum leap from idea to illustration.
Summer 1997 Family Ties: Rockwell’s Art for Family, Friends and Fun, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
During a career that spanned seven decades, Norman Rockwell was extremely prolific, creating over 2,600 published illustrations and the many color and charcoal studies used to develop these final images. Relatively few Rockwell works were noncommissioned; even portraits of his family members and friends were sometimes done as illustrations for publication.
Silent Wonder: The Paintings of Wendell Minor, by Stephanie […]
Spring 1997 Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD!, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
To bidder number 301! Attending an auction is a thrill, a fast-paced drama where art revolves around the center stage, people revolve in and out the gallery door, and paddles, hands, and heads nod or nay at each incremental stage of the auctioneer’s bidding.
My Father’s Paintings About Painting, by Peter Rockwell
From the point of view of both the general public and the art […]
Winter 1997-98 J. C. Leyendecker and Norman Rockwell, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
Norman Rockwell considered J.C. Leyendecker (1874-1951) as one of America’s greatest illustrators and a personal hero.
Autumn 1996 The International Reach of Norman Rockwell, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
Norman Rockwell may be America’s most beloved illustrator, but his reputation is spreading around the globe. The widespread interest in and the appreciation of the universal human emotions and family moments depicted in Rockwell’s work make his paintings an American ambassador to the world.
Growing Up with Dick and Jane: Learning and Living the American Dream, by Carole Kismaric and Marvin Heiferman
At the […]
Summer 1996 A Magazine and Its Covers, by Jan Cohn
For over six decades, the Saturday Evening Post was one of America’s most popular magazines. Even today, older readers recall favorite writers, stories, and characters.
Rockwell Paints the Candidates, by Bea Snyder
Although Norman Rockwell never did run for President, he did come in close contact with presidents and presidential candidates from 1952 to 1972, when he was commissioned to paint their portraits.Curator’s Corner, by Maureen […]
Spring 1996 Norman Rockwell’s World of Scouting, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
While it is true that Norman Rockwell is perhaps best known for his covers for The Saturday Evening Post, his calendar illustrations and other work for the Boy Scouts of America are almost as popular.
Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
In 1914, when Norman Rockwell was just twenty years old and building a reputation as an illustrator for children’s and young people’s publications, he […]
Autumn 1995 The Art of Enchantment, by Stephanie H. Plunkett
“Now the great thing about illustrating a classic is that it is alive. When you read it the scenes-character, setting, mood-jump right off the page, metamorphosed into pictures which are complete and perfect to the last detail…”
Maxfield Parrish, by Linda Szekely
Maxfield Parrish, 1870-1966, was one of the most prominent and successful illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration. This era, 1880 to 1920, was […]
Summer 1995 Building an Art Collection, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
One of the most exciting moments for a museum director is adding more art to the collection! Museums celebrate the arrival of new paintings, objects, and photographs. They relate the story of our lives, and who better to tell the story of 20th-century America than Norman Rockwell? Norman Rockwell was the museum’s first art donor.
Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennesey
The Norman Rockwell Museum is […]
Spring 1995 Molly Punderson Rockwell, by Linda Szekely
Mary (Molly) Punderson was born in Stockbridge in 1896. She graduated from Williams High School and Radcliffe College, and, in 1921, joined Milton Academy where she taught English until her retirement in 1959.
Molly met Norman Rockwell while teaching a poetry class at the Lenox Library in 1961.
A Centennial Celebration- Hometown USA, by Maureen Hart Hennesey
Norman Rockwell’s gift for portraying individuals and their relationships to their families, […]
Spring 1994 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennesey
Norman Rockwell considered the development of an idea for a cover story as probably the most important element of an illustration, and coming up with fresh ideas was one of the hardest parts of his work.
An Astronaut & The Norman Rockwell Museum, by Bea Snyder
It is not because Story Musgrave is the veteran of five shuttle missions that hundreds of thousands of people make a pilgrimage […]
Summer 1994 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennesey
On January 24, 1994, The James Beard Foundation presented the Portrait of Felipe Rojas-Lombardi to The Norman Rockwell Museum. Although Norman Rockwell did not consider himself a portraitist, he was a master at capturing the expressions and emotions
of his characters.
Howard Pyle and Norman Rockwell – Lasting Legacies, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
Howard Pyle (1853-1911) and Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) represent the best in American illustration, and were the […]
Autumn 1994 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennesey
While Norman Rockwell is best known for his magazine cover illustrations, advertising and other commercial art comprise the largest category of illustration work Rockwell created. During his long career, Rockwell worked for over 150 companies, and produced more than 800 advertisements, calendar illustrations, logos and mastheads.
Art and World War II, by Philip B. Meggs
One can identify a society’s major concerns from its communication art. The raison […]
Autumn 1993 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennesey
Norman Rockwell’s process for creating an illustration included a number of steps as he progressed from getting the initial idea to sending the final oil painting to the editor or other client. For Rockwell, the pencil or charcoal drawing was a critical step in the development of an illustration.
Summer 1993 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennesey
Peter Rockwell, Norman Rockwell’s youngest son, is an internationally-known sculptor and teacher who lives in Rome, Italy. His work, both cast in bronze and carved in stone, is in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC; the National Cathedral in Washington, DC; and the Bridgeport Museum of American Art, Bridgeport, CT.
A Closer Look at Norman Rockwell’s Studio, by Linda Szekely
“Nothing else in the world, […]
Spring 1993 A Dream Come True, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
On April 3, 1993, a decade-long dream comes true when the new Norman Rockwell museum opens. With the opening of the doors, the museum will have completed a long
journey-from origins in the charming, but modest, six-room Old Comer House museum to evolution into a full-service 36-acre museum complex.
The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge: A Brief History
The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge is one of […]
Autumn 1992 Artyfacts, by Kim Conley
The proliferation of tales with a medieval theme is one example of legendary storytelling which resonates throughout Western literature. Norman Rockwell was not unaffected by medieval archetypes.
Rockwell’s Political Portraits, by Jim Farr
Between 1952 and 1972, Norman Rockwell painted every presidential candidate, and an election-year exhibition at the museum features seven of these images.Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
In the summer of 1960, Norman Rockwell took a sketch class […]
Summer 1992 Museum Gathers Rockwell Recollections As Part Of Homecoming Year Celebration
Over the past nine months, museum staff gathered firsthand remembrances from people who knew Norman Rockwell.
Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
One important step in Norman Rockwell’s process for creating an illustration was the color study.
Spring 1992 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
Norman Rockwell’s process for creating an illustration followed several steps, from the development of an idea through the final painting. One important component was the final charcoal or pencil drawing.
Bill Langley: Rockwell Admirer and Illustrator
Often working under tight deadlines, he spends hours in his studio creating illustrations. He is meticulous, completing many preparatory steps before embarking on a finished color piece.
Autumn 1991 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
As a chronicler of American history, Norman Rockwell is best known for his illustrations of ordinary people in everyday situations. At the same time, he was in a unique position to portray major events in twentieth-century America and the people who helped shape our world.
Summer 1991 Macaulay on Rockwell
When David Macaulay was a young lad, he dreamed of being an artist. Sometimes, after looking at a Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover or two, he even experimented with the signature he would use on his work one day … when he was famous. That signature bore a striking resemblance to Rockwell’s.
Spring 1991 Curator’s Corner, by Linda Szekely
Norman Rockwell’s painting for The Magic Foot-Ball, a children’s story by Ralph Henry Barbour, appeared in St. Nicholas magazine in 1914.
Autumn 1990 Fitzpatricks Donate $250,000 to Museum
The board of trustees of The Norman Rockwell Museum is pleased to announce that a gallery in the new museum will be named for Senator and Mrs.John H. Fitzpatrick in honor of their contributions to the new facility, which total $250,000.
Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
When planning an exhibit, it is frequently difficult to decide what to include and what to leave out.
Summer 1990 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
During World War II, as American men left to fight in Europe and the Pacific, American women came forward to fill the vacancies.
Spring 1990 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
American museums have relied, throughout this century, on the generosity of individual and corporate donors who have supported a variety of programs-from exhibitions, to capital drives, to endowments
Winter 1989 Hallmark Loans Holiday Pieces for Special Exhibition
Season’s Greetings From Norman Rockwell: Holiday Images from Hallmark Cards, a special exhibition of 11 original Rockwell paintings and two preliminary works commissioned by Hallmark Cards for its Christmas card series, brightened the holidays for museum visitors …
Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
Of the more than 800 images Norman Rockwell created for advertising and commercial uses, the Christmas card illustrations produced for Hallmark Cards, Inc., […]
Summer 1989 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
Norman Rockwell’s 64-year association with the Boy Scouts of America resulted in some of his best-known illustrations – those of young Scouts in action, done for the Boy Scouts’ calendar.
Spring 1989 Museum Exhibition Focuses on Rockwell Images of Blacks
One Nation Indivisible? Images of Black Americans: 1934-1967 By Norman Rockwell, an exhibition of Rockwell paintings, studies, tear sheets, and photographs that focus on the black American experience, dispels a commonly-held belief that Norman Rockwell was an illustrator of white middle-class life and nothing more.
Rockwell Museum Turns Twenty!
June 1, 1989 marks the twentieth year of operation of The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge.
Curator’s Corner, […]
Winter 1989 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
Norman Rockwell’s paintings and drawings show the artistry and technical skill of Rockwell the illustrator. But, sometimes, Rockwell’s art allows us a glimpse of Norman Rockwell the man.
Summer-Autumn 1988 She Came for a Visit and Stayed 16 Years
Margaret and John Batty had just retired from their jobs in St. Louis a year earlier, when they came to the Berkshires to relax and spend Christmas with their son in 1972.
Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
Norman Rockwell’s use of friends and neighbors as models for his paintings is a well-known aspect of the illustrator’s work
Unexpected Treasures Found in Photo Archives, by Barbara […]
Spring 1988 Robert A. M. Stern Wins Museum Gallery Competition
the firm of Robert A. M. Stern Architects of New York is the winner of the limited invitational competition conducted by the Museum to select the designer of the new gallery building.
Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
This country’s bicentennial was celebrated in a variety of ways in 1976, all distinctly American.
Autumn 1987 An Amazing Story: The Spielberg/Warner Communications Gift
Steven Spielberg, the renowned film producer and director, in conjunction with Warner Communications, Inc., has made a major donation to the capital campaign.
Summer 1987 Rockwell’s Private Collection on Exhibit
A significant portion of Norman Rockwell’s private art collection, never before seen by the public, is on exhibit at the Museum.
Curator’s Corner: Aunt Ella Takes a Trip, by Roger Reed
One of the pinnacles of Norman Rockwell’s career was his series of fiction illustrations from the ’30s and ’40s.
Winter 1987 Curator’s Corner, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
Norman Rockwell touched the lives of the ordinary and the famous, and, though famous in his own right, was not immune to a case of the jitters when faced with the prospect of meeting America’s greatest citizens.
Summer 1986 Curator’s Corner, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
Norman Rockwell’s early advertisements reveal not only a younger artist at work, but also a younger age in advertising than we know today.
Winter 1986 Curator’s Corner, by Laurie Norton Moffatt
The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge continued to build its strong collection of original works with several exciting acquisitions in 1985.
Summer 1985 “Lost” Rockwell Painting Returns
Recently the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, received as a bequest a Rockwell painting which this Museum quickly identified as an oil, it is “Tom Sawyer Whitewashes the Fence,” painted by Rockwell in 1936 for the Heritage Club Edition of Mark Twain’s classic.
September 10, 2016 through December 4, 2016
Commemorating the 2016 presidential season, Campaigns and Caricatures: The Political Cartoons of Thomas Nast will feature over thirty editorial cartoons by the “Father of the American Cartoon,” published by the provocative Harper’s Weekly between 1864 and 1884.
Build writing skills, media literacy, and civic responsibility as you explore ways that Jerry Pinkney helped to diversify children’s literature.
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Build comprehension skills as you investigate Jerry Pinkney’s process as an illustrator.
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Tales of young children raised by wolves date back to the legend of Romulus and Remus, the twins who founded Rome. However, none have captivated imaginations as completely as Rudyard Kipling’s stories of young Mowgli and the loyal animals who protect him from harm. First published in 1894, the collection of stories originally featured illustrations by […]
First published in 1931, These 13 by William Faulkner was the author’s first mass-release short story collection. It includes many of Faulkner’s most acclaimed and frequently anthologized short stories. After immersing himself in Faulkner’s narratives, Pinkney provided eye-catching illustrations for […]
Though he knew it to be an important literary work, Jerry Pinkney had not read The Covenant until he was commissioned to illustrate it. Excited by the prospect, he absorbed the text slowly to gather detailed information that would be useful for his drawings. His artworks for the […]
Limited edition releases by The Franklin Library, the nation’s largest distributor of classic books designed for the collector’s market, featured Jerry Pinkney’s work in the late 1970s by aligning his art with texts by acknowledged literary giants. Gulliver’s Travels, a full-length satirical work […]
An adaptation of a Creole folktale, The Talking Eggs tells the story of a sweet young heroine who labors in service to her lazy mother and sister until her kindness to an old woman propels her into a miraculous world. Among the magical treasures she discovers there are dancing animals, two-headed cows, and talking eggs that cry out […]
Carefully observed, animal behavior and the distinct creature characteristics are reflected in Pinkney’s images for Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, which feature Nag and Nagaina, two giant cobras who rear their sinister heads, and Darzee and the birds, who sing out messages of joy and warning. Shifting visual perspectives, from a birds-eye to worms-eye view, create a sense of drama […]
Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault was first published in France in 1697, and later translated in England in 1729, the time period in which Jerry Pinkney’s version is set. The story focuses on the antics of a clever cat who tricks both a king and a sorcerer to make his master’s dreams come true. Pictured […]
The Nightingale is the story of a humble songbird whose beautiful voice brings her great fame and an esteemed place in the king’s court. Ultimately, after saving the life of the king, the nightingale chooses to leave her regal new home to return to a peaceful life in the forest. Though the original tale by Hans Christian […]
Jerry Pinkney worked closely with author Julius Lester on several important works inspired by cultural narratives, including John Henry, a childhood favorite that offered the opportunity to “create an African American hero that would inspire all.” The importance of leading a well-lived life is a theme that emanates from this African American folk ballad, illuminated through artworks […]
Personification is central to Jerry Pinkney’s work, which frequently features believably humanistic animals. “For me, there is a balance between the natural beauty […]
A collection of stories about the exploits of Brer Rabbit and other colorful creatures, the tales of Uncle Remus were first published in book form in 1881 by Joel Chandler Harris (1845–1908), an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist. […]
The Old African is portrayed as powerful and intelligent being who longed for freedom and his homeland. In the story, the character exhibited the steadfast faith resiliency that his people needed to escape the pain and bondage of […]
Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937, is the best-known work of African American writer Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960). The novel traces Janie Crawford’s “ripening from a vibrant but voiceless teenage girl […]
When Jerry Pinkney adapted this classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, he transformed the author’s European setting to a bustling American city filled with the crowded tenements of the 1920s. Cars and carriage-filled streets, the push carts […]
Jerry Pinkney’s mother Willie Mae was a homemaker and an occasional day worker, and was largely responsible for keeping her children wellfed, clothed, and disciplined. In her little spare time each day she sat in her favorite reading chair next […]
Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr.’s swing spiritual God Bless the Child, written in 1939, was the inspiration for Jerry Pinkney’s moving depiction of one family’s move north during the Great Migration of the 1930s. The […]
Sam and the Tigers is a retelling of Little Black Sambo, a tale written in 1899 by Scottish author Helen Bannerman, who intended it […]
In this emotional retelling of a classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, a duckling who is different from the rest overcomes the cruel treatment of his siblings, cold, and loneliness to find peace and happiness when his true identity […]
Remembering Ann Fitzpatrick Brown
Reference photo of Ann Fitzpatrick for unused Norman Rockwell illustration idea. Norman Rockwell Museum Digital Collection. ©Norman Rockwell Family Agency. All rights reserved.
Norman Rockwell Museum has lost a dear friend with the passing of Ann Fitzpatrick Brown, a long-time trustee and supporter of the Museum. Ann was a member of an entrepreneurial Fitzpatrick […]
ROCKWELL AND REALISM IN AN ABSTRACT WORLD The essence of tradition is to invite the challenge that redefines it, and after many years on the periphery, realism has been reinvigorated by contemporary artists who see it as a way to address the experiences of living in our complex world. In post-World War II America, however, the primacy of abstract art was clearly acknowledged, and […]
How Do You Love Me MacConner, 1950. Courtesy of MCNY
This lively installation that brings to light the art of one of America’s […]
“Rockwell’s United Nations, as the UN itself, remains an unfinished work.” “The work, which Rockwell never turned into a painting, will be exhibited for the first time outside its home…” “This unique exhibition bridges the local and the global.” “Norman Rockwell was there — in more ways than one…” […]
Norman Rockwell Museum and South Dakota Art Museum are honored to present the first major exhibition celebrating the art and legacy […]