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Norman Rockwell. By: Isabella Palladino. About Rockwell. Born in New York on February 3, 1894 Died of emphysema in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on November 8, 1974. Girl Reading Palm, 1921. Family Life. Second son of Jarvis Waring and Anne Marie “ Nancy” Rockwell
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Norman Rockwell By: Isabella Palladino
About Rockwell • Born in New York on February 3, 1894 • Died of emphysema in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on November 8, 1974
Girl Reading Palm, 1921
Family Life Second son of Jarvis Waring and Anne Marie “Nancy” Rockwell Older brother named Jarvis Waring Rockwell Jr.
Attic Memories, 1925
Boy and Girl Gazing at the Moon, 1926
Personal Life • Married Three times: • Irene O’Connor in 1916, divorced in 1930 • Mary Barstow in 1930, she died in 1959 -Had 3 sons with Mary (Jarvis, Thomas and Peter) • Molly Punderson in 1961
Family Home from Vacation, 1930
Freedom from Want, 1943
Rosie the Riveter, 1943
Education • Studied at 3 Universities • Chase Art School • National Academy of Design • Art Students League of New York
Day in the Life of a Little Girl, 1952
Breaking Home Ties, 1954
Influences and Inspiration • Artwork has a touch of humor • Storytelling • Time spent in the country • Everyday life scenarios • “Things happen in the country, but you don’t see them. In the city you are constantly confronted by unpleasantness. I find it sordid and unsettling.”
Football Hero, 1955
After the Prom, 1957
The Runaway, 1958
Movement and Style • Extremely realistic • He thought of himself as a commercial illustrator
A Family Tree, 1959
Awards • Created 330 covers for “The Saturday Evening Post” • Won a number of awards • Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 • Silver Buffalo Awards from the Boy Scouts of America
Man on the Moon, 1967
Citations • http://www.museumsyndicate.com/artist.php?start=0&artist=372 • http://www.virtualology.com/virtualmuseumofart/hallofamericanart/norman-rockwell.org/ • http://www.artexpertswebsite.com/pages/artists/rockwell.php • http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/norman-rockwell/about-norman-rockwell/689/