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Drawing as a way of seeing
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.
Harold Von Schmidt: Pictorial Structure through Research
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.
Justice and Equity Town Hall Forum – Additional Resources
Justice and Equity Town Hall Forum – Additional Resources Black Lives Matter, Liza Donnelly, 2020. All Rights Reserved As part of an important community conversation on current [...]
The “Contemporary” Racial Conscience and Sensitivity of Norman Rockwell
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.
Hope in Times of Despair: Message from the Director
Hope in Times of Despair: Message from the Director The Problem We All Live With, Norman Rockwell. 1963. Story illustration for Look, January 14, 1964. From the permanent collection [...]
Stevan Dohanos: Capturing Beauty in the Commonplace
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.
In Memoriam Ron Walter
In Memoriam: Ron Walter Ron Walter It is with a heavy heart that we share news of the unexpected death of a beloved member of [...]
Your Virtual Museum is Ready for Exploration
Explore the world of Rockwell, anywhere, anytime. Norman Rockwell Museum has been creating new ways for our visitors to discover our extensive collections of art, historical objects and scholarship. [...]
ONLINE SYMPOSIUM: Illustration and Its Histories: New Resources, New Voices, New Directions
A Symposium organized by the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies and the Hunter College Department of Art and Art History The Symposium will be held online Friday, March [...]
MEDIA ALERT – 2nd Annual Norman Rockwell Museum Collaboration with Local High School Students in Partnership with and Presented at Mahaiwe
2nd Annual Norman Rockwell Museum Collaboration with Local High School Students in Partnership with and Presented at Mahaiwe Tales of Immigration Woven with Art – Finding Home: We Are [...]