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MonDec 19, 2022

An Artist in His Studio: The Enduring Vision of Norman Rockwell

By Ligaya Malones December 19, 2022

During Norman Rockwell’s lifetime he moved hearts and minds through his widely disseminated published illustrations, offering everyday people an opportunity to participate in the national conversations in a way few artists of his time could. When Rockwell moved to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1953, he was at the pinnacle of his career. It was here, in his meticulously renovated 1830s carriage barn studio, that he created some of his most enduring works—from neighborly gatherings of small-town America to vivid scenes of national social change.
FriNov 11, 2022

ELOISE AND MORE: THE LIFE AND ART OF HILARY KNIGHT

NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES FALL/WINTER EXHIBITION OPENING NOVEMBER 12 ELOISE AND MORE: THE LIFE AND ART OF HILARY KNIGHT

STOCKBRIDGE, MA—Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) is pleased to announce their fall/winter exhibition Eloise and More: The Life and Art of Hilary Knight, featuring iconic illustrations by 95- year-old artist Hilary Knight. This is the most comprehensive exhibition on the career of one of the most published and beloved illustrators of the last seven decades. Best known for his work in the Eloise picture book series by Kay Thompson, many of Knight’s illustrations of the spirited sixyear- old girl who lives in the Plaza Hotel are included, together with a curated selection from his extensive portfolio of published and personal work.
TueSep 20, 2022

WAMC – “Imprinted: Illustrating Race” at The Norman Rockwell Museum through 10/30

The exhibition “Imprinted: Illustrating Race” is on display at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts through October 30, 2022. Over 300 artworks and objects widely circulated illustrated imagery examine the role of published images in shaping attitudes toward race and culture. The exhibition explores stereotypical racial representations and moves forward in time to celebrate the accomplishments of contemporary artists and publishers whose work emphasizes diversity and inclusivity.

WedAug 10, 2022

Jeanne Steig

Norman Rockwell Museum is saddened to share news from the Steig family, that Jeanne Steig has died, peacefully, in her sleep, during the early morning hours of July 26, 2022, at the age of 92. Author, artist, and donor, Jeanne Steig was a dear friend to the Museum; and leaves a legacy of art to be enjoyed by future generations thanks to her incredible contribution of a collection of over 6,000 original artworks works by her husband, the legendary illustrator, author, and cartoonist William Steig.

SunAug 7, 2022

The Washington Post Article – Stockbridge, a small Berkshires town with a big artistic reputation

The wind whipped up Main Street in Stockbridge, Mass., making the rows of wooden rocking chairs lining the Red Lion Inn’s wide veranda sway gently. As I watched them, my imagination conjured another sunny afternoon 124 years earlier when the sculptor Daniel Chester French, of Lincoln Memorial fame, sat on that porch with his wife, Mary, and fell instantly and deeply under Stockbridge’s spell.
SunAug 7, 2022

New Special Exhibition “Norman Rockwell: Drawings” Opens this Fall

STOCKBRIDGE, MA—Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) announces the opening of a newly curated exhibition featuring rarely-seen Norman Rockwell drawings and preliminary studies from his six-decade career on view September 10, 2022, through January 7, 2023. The exhibition coincides with the release of Norman Rockwell: Drawings, 1911-1976, a new book by Abbeville Press written by Museum curators Stephanie Haboush Plunkett and Jesse Kowalski, available in early October.

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