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Norman Rockwell Museum has been creating new ways for our visitors to discover our extensive collections of art, historical objects and scholarship.

We are thrilled to now have curated experiences that collect related images, photography, video, audio and history relating to the Museum’s renowned collection of Norman Rockwell’s original paintings, his Stockbridge Studio, as well as the Museum’s vast collection of illustration art.

Please enjoy exploring this expanded content that […]

Learn2020-07-02T12:49:26-04:00

American Chronicles

This past Saturday, September 12, 25 Western Massachusetts residents, originally from around the world, became U.S. citizens during an emotional naturalization ceremony, held for the fourth straight year at Norman Rockwell Museum. The Honorable Daniel A. Ford, Massachusetts Superior Court Justice, administered the Oath of Allegiance to America’s newest citizens against the backdrop of Norman Rockwell's iconic "Four Freedoms" paintings.

American Chronicles2017-03-01T11:38:28-05:00

Norman Rockwell Museum Presents An Evening with Deborah Solomon, Author of New Biography on Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell Museum will present a book launch for writer Deborah Solomon’s biography, “American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell,” on Saturday, October 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. Join the noted interviewer and art critic for a look at her new, comprehensive biography of the acclaimed illustrator. As featured in the October 2013 issue of “Smithsonian Magazine,” “American Mirror” draws on a wealth of unpublished letters and documents from Norman Rockwell Museum’s archives to explore the relationship between the artist’s despairing personality and his genius for reflecting America’s brightest hopes.

Norman Rockwell Museum Presents An Evening with Deborah Solomon, Author of New Biography on Norman Rockwell2017-03-01T11:39:31-05:00

Rockwell by Design

With its bucolic setting, Norman Rockwell Museum is well-accustomed to having its picture taken. However, this past Sunday we took things to whole other level, welcoming a full-blown, fashion photo shoot.

Rockwell by Design2017-03-01T11:39:45-05:00

We Will Never Forget

The end of the summer has brought much cause for reflection here at Norman Rockwell Museum— important milestones, the passing of former colleagues and friends, and devastating storms, which have forced our neighbors to rebuild and start again. We would be remiss in not also reflecting on the tragic events that took place ten years ago, on September 11, 2001. A decade later our nation still struggles to find peace and solace from the events that unfolded on that otherwise clear, late summer day.

We Will Never Forget2017-03-01T11:40:25-05:00

Coming Up: Week of May 28, 2012

Kids Create! Wednesday, May 30, 10:30 a.m. Meet Rockwell's Models: Claire Williams Friday, June 1, 2:30 p.m. Current Exhibitions: A Day in the Life: Norman Rockwell’s Stockbridge Studio Curator’s Choice: Recent Gifts to the Permanent Collection Norman Rockwell’s 323 "Saturday Evening Post" Covers

Coming Up: Week of May 28, 20122017-03-01T11:40:33-05:00

Activities for February School Vacation Week

Lots of activities and exhibtions for the whole family. Special Holiday hours, Gallery Tours, children's art making workshops and public discussion forums...

Activities for February School Vacation Week2017-03-01T11:40:44-05:00

Norman Rockwell Museum Director Travels to Ethiopia as State Department Cultural Diplomacy Speak and Specialist on Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell Museum Director/CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt has been invited by the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Donald Booth, to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, as a U.S. Speaker and Specialist of the Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs.

Norman Rockwell Museum Director Travels to Ethiopia as State Department Cultural Diplomacy Speak and Specialist on Norman Rockwell2017-03-01T11:40:50-05:00

Laurie Norton Moffatt Journeys to Ethiopia as State Department Cultural Diplomacy Speaker and Specialist on Norman Rockwell

 Norman Rockwell’s Peace Corps and Four Freedoms Celebrated in Ethiopia

 

Norman Rockwell traveled to Ethiopia on assignment for Look Magazine in 1964 to paint United States Peace Corps volunteers on site conducting their humanitarian outreach. President John F. Kennedy founded the Peace Corps movement in 1961. The Peace Corps was designed to inspire mutual understanding between Americans and other cultures around the world.

20 years […]

Laurie Norton Moffatt Journeys to Ethiopia as State Department Cultural Diplomacy Speaker and Specialist on Norman Rockwell2017-03-01T11:40:52-05:00

Norman Rockwell Museum Announces New Illustration Art Acquisitions

"The Catch," "Norman Rockwell “The Catch,” Norman Rockwell, 1919. Oil on canvas, 29″ x 29″. Cover illustration for “Country Gentleman,” May 3, 1919. Gift of the Rodger P. Nordblom Family. From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum.

Press images available upon request

Norman Rockwell Museum announces the recent acquisition of several important original works of art by noted American illustrators, […]

Norman Rockwell Museum Announces New Illustration Art Acquisitions2017-03-01T11:41:03-05:00

Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront

Freedom of Speech ©1943 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN Freedom of Speech ©1943 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, TX
September 16, 2016 through January 13, 2017

Many of Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers during the 1940s were inspired by life on the American homefront during World War II. Rockwell’s powerful Four Freedoms, unforgettable Rosie the […]

Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront2017-03-01T11:41:12-05:00

Norman Rockwell’s 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers

Norman Rockwell’s 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers

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Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed. And perhaps, therefore, this is one function of the illustrator. He can show what has become so familiar that it is no longer noticed. The illustrator thus becomes a […]

Norman Rockwell’s 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers2020-08-06T16:23:32-04:00

Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront

Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront

An exhibition organized by Norman Rockwell Museum

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Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Rosie the Riveter, 1943. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, May 29, 1943. Collection of Crystal Bridges Museum. ©SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Licensing, Indianapolis, IN. All rights […]

Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront2020-08-06T17:31:45-04:00

The Art of Norman Rockwell

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Always on View

The largest and most significant public collection of original works by celebrated twentieth century illustrator, Norman Rockwell, the Norman Rockwell Museum exhibits a comprehensive array of paintings, drawings, studies, photographs, and artifacts that reflect the evolution of the artist’s life and career. Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms paintings (1943), iconic images inspired by Franklin Delano […]

The Art of Norman Rockwell2017-03-01T11:41:28-05:00

Norman Rockwell – Bio

A Brief Biography

Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing
the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.
—Norman Rockwell

Born in New York City in 1894, Norman Rockwell always wanted to be an artist. At age 14, Rockwell enrolled in art classes at The New York School of Art (formerly The Chase School of Art). Two years later, in 1910, he left high school to study […]

Norman Rockwell – Bio2017-03-01T11:37:18-05:00

About Norman Rockwell

NORMAN ROCKWELL: A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.
—Norman Rockwell

Born in New York City in 1894, Norman Rockwell always wanted to be an artist. At age 14, Rockwell enrolled in art classes at The New York School of […]

About Norman Rockwell2021-04-05T13:52:47-04:00

For Teachers

Teacher Programs

Museum staff organize professional development seminars and develop special school-based curriculum projects on Rockwell, illustration, and visual communication. To discuss how we can work with you, please contact:Education Department 413.298.4100, ext 260 or 252

Thank you, thank you for your pictures of the world we live in. Of thanks-giving and gossips of war and prejudice. Of our lives. I LOVE them ALL! – Emily, age […]

For Teachers2017-03-01T11:37:22-05:00

About The Museum

ABOUT THE MUSEUM OUR MISSION

The Norman Rockwell Museum illuminates the power of American illustration art to reflect and shape society, and advances the enduring values of kindness, respect, and social equity portrayed by Norman Rockwell.

MUSEUM HISTORY Founded in 1969 with the help of Norman and Molly Rockwell, Norman Rockwell Museum is dedicated to the enjoyment […]

About The Museum2024-08-13T11:55:40-04:00

Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront

I suddenly remembered how Jim Edgerton had stood up in a town meeting and said something that everybody else disagreed with. But they had let him have his say. No one had shouted him down. My gosh, I thought, that’s it. There it is. Freedom of Speech. I’ll illustrate the Four Freedoms using my Vermont neighbors as models.

—Norman Rockwell

Many of Norman Rockwell’s Saturday […]

Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront2017-03-01T11:41:46-05:00

Imprinted: Illustrating Race

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.

Imprinted: Illustrating Race2024-01-18T14:12:25-05:00

Lincoln Memorial Centennial Exhibition: The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated

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 […]

Lincoln Memorial Centennial Exhibition: The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated2023-12-11T21:48:47-05:00

Remembering Jerry Pinkney: American Illustration Master

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.

Remembering Jerry Pinkney: American Illustration Master2021-10-21T16:17:40-04:00

Pat Oliphant: Editorial Cartoons from the Nixon and Clinton Eras

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 […]

Pat Oliphant: Editorial Cartoons from the Nixon and Clinton Eras2021-08-23T12:52:21-04:00

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 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, […]

Hope in Times of Despair: Message from the Director2020-06-10T17:12:03-04:00

Norman Rockwell Museum To Host Additional United States Citizenship Ceremony on Sept 20

Norman Rockwell Museum To Host Additional United States Citizenship Ceremony on September 20

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Margit Hotchkiss
Chief Marketing Officer
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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 […]

Norman Rockwell Museum To Host Additional United States Citizenship Ceremony on Sept 202019-09-23T09:25:19-04:00

Norman Rockwell Museum to Host Annual United States Citizenship Ceremony on June 14th

Norman Rockwell Museum to Host Annual
United States Citizenship Ceremony on June 14th

For further information:

Stockbridge, MA, May 30, 2019—

Norman Rockwell Museum will partner with […]

Norman Rockwell Museum to Host Annual United States Citizenship Ceremony on June 14th2019-06-14T13:21:19-04:00

United States District Courts To Display Iconic Norman Rockwell Images

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.

United States District Courts To Display Iconic Norman Rockwell Images2017-03-01T11:37:42-05:00

Community Events

COMMUNITY EVENTS March, 2020 programs and events are suspended in observance of public health guidelines. Read more here…

Norman Rockwell Museum Community Events include:

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…

About the Four Freedoms Forums

This series of Town Hall […]

Community Events2020-03-11T18:27:15-04:00

We The Peoples: Norman Rockwell’s United Nations


What people are saying about We The Peoples: Norman Rockwells United Nations

“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…” […]

We The Peoples: Norman Rockwell’s United Nations2017-03-01T11:38:13-05:00
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