The Art of Fantasy with Illustrator Ruth Sanderson
Saturday, February 1,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Enjoy this inspired look at mood, composition, and narrative in oil painting with noted picture book artist Ruth Sanderson. Bring along a photograph of a figure and a landscape as reference, and include some of Ms. Sanderson's own costumed figure and background references as well. Starting with a thumbnail drawing, create a finished illustration in oils, with attention to design, color, value, and texture. $35, $25 members. Pre-registration required: 413.931.2252 or email JAubert@nrm.org

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28th Annual Berkshire County High School Art Show
Saturday, February 8, 2 to 4 p.m.

Meet the artists behind this lively and diverse collection of works, created by Berkshire County high school students. Enjoy commentary about professional opportunities for artists by illustrator John Roman at 2:30 p.m. Admission to the High School Art Show and opening is free (does not include regular Museum admission).

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OPENING:
28th Annual Berkshire County High School Art Show
February 8 through
March 9, 2014

Dancing Princesses: The Fairy Tale Art of Ruth Sanderson
Through March 9, 2014

Wendell Minor's America
Through May 26, 2014

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Model Citizens
Friday, February 7, 2:30 p.m.

Meet Norman Rockwell model Claire Williams, who will share her memories of posing for America's favorite illustrator. Free with museum admission.

Norman Rockwell: Humorous Tales and Little Known Facts
Friday, February 14, 2:30 p.m.

Celebrate Rockwell's unique brand of humor during this enlightening series exploring the artist's adventures in illustration. Free with Museum admission, members free.

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Abraham Lincoln Remembers
Saturday, February 15, 5 p.m.

Our 16th President looks back on his eventful life in this portrayal by Phil Jessen, who brings depth and dimension to this well-known public figure through the art of first-person interpretation. An outstanding actor who has brought Abraham Lincoln to life for all ages, Mr. Jessen is a life member of the Association of Lincoln Presenters. A reception and refreshments will follow each program. Adults $10, $6 members; Children 12 and under $5; free with Museum admission.

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Fact or Fiction?
Every Picture Tells a Story
Sunday, February 16 through Friday, February 21, 1 to 5 p.m.

Explore how the art of Norman Rockwell, Ruth Sanderson, and Wendell Minor tell stories in pictures, and create artworks in mixed media that express your own ideas in these special drop-in workshops for all ages. Special events: Meet Ruth Sanderson on Sunday; take part in a Berkshire Carousel Carving Workshop on Thursday and Friday. Free with museum admission, members free.

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Clothes Make the Man
(and Woman)
Sunday, February 23, 2 p.m.

Join Rockwell Center Curator Joyce K. Schiller, Ph.D. as she unravels clues found in the covers of The Saturday Evening Post, and explore the meaning ascribed to clothing and to ever-changing fashion trends through the decades. Tea and treats will be serves. Free with Museum admission.

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Image credits:

Photo of Norman Rockwell, undated. Photographer unknown. Norman Rockwell Museum Digital Collections.

Ruth Sanderson, The Snow Princess (detail), 2004. Cover illustration for Ruth Sanderson's The Snow Princess (New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2004). Oil on paper. From the collection of the artist. ©Ruth Sanderson. All rights reserved.

Anna Fraser, Simple Light, 2014. Digital photography, 11" x 17". Lee High School, 12th grade, age 17. ©Anna Fraser. All rights reserved.

Eli Neuman-Hammond, Self-Portrait, 2014. Acrylic linocut, 4" x 6". John Dewey Academy, 12th grade, age 18. ©Eli-Neuman-Hammond. All rights reserved.

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Four Sporting Boys: Football, 1951. Illustration for Brown & Bigelow Four Seasons calendar, 1951. Oil on board, 13 1/2" x 12". Collection of William High School Alumni Association on permanent loan to Norman Rockwell Museum. ©Norman Rockwell Family Agency. All rights reserved.

Wendell Minor, cover illustration for Lincoln by David Herbert Donald (New York: Simon & Schuster., 1995). ©Wendell Minor. All rights reserved.

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Boy with Baby Carriage, 1916. Oil on canvas, 20 3/4 x 18 5/8". Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, May 20, 1916. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), She's My Baby, 1927. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, June 4, 1927. Oil on canvas, 32" x 26". Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Young Jr. ©SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

Photos ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved.