Rockwell Center News
CONFERENCE: Illustration Across Media: Nineteenth Century to Now
The Society of Fellows at the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies announces a seminal conference:
LOCATION: Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri,
DATE: March 21-23, 2019
CONVENED BY: The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and the D. B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Norman Rockwell has a New York City street in his name
Read the following New York Times article by James Barron to learn how high school students were inspired to have a New York City street renamed to honor Norman Rockwell. Manhattan Street is Renamed After
2011 Rockwell Center Scholar, Michael Lobel Awarded the 28th Annual Eldredge Prize for His Book John Sloan: Drawing on Illustration
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has awarded the Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art to Michael Lobel for his book John Sloan: Drawing on Illustration (Yale University Press, 2014). The jurors
ILLUSTRATOR JERRY PINKNEY RECEIVES TWO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Cover illustration for The Little Match Girl Norman Rockwell Museum is pleased to congratulate beloved picture book illustrator Jerry Pinkney on his historic receipt of two lifetime achievement awards in a single day—as
Remembering Joyce K. Schiller
Photo of Joyce K. Schiller, inaugural curator of the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, Norman Rockwell Museum. Norman Rockwell Museum is sad to learn and report of the passing of Joyce. K.
Museum Debuts New Online Illustration History Resource
Illustration History website On August 15, Norman Rockwell Museum will debut a new, comprehensive, online resource dedicated to the art of illustration. Join us at the Museum this Saturday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as we
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FOUR FREEDOMS FORUM
Can Art Change Us? The Transformative Power of Art
Thursday, February 21
5:30 p.m.
Join us for this Town Hall-style conversation inspired by Norman Rockwell’s "Four Freedoms" paintings, that will explore the ways in which imagery inspires us, invites us to question the world around us, and affects change. Led by award-winning photojournalist and author Jane Feldman, expert commentators will offer observations and inspire community discourse. Refreshments and a reception will follow. Free.
Norman Rockwell, The Four Freedoms, 1943
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Vacation Adventure Week, Virtual Reality, Four Freedoms Forum and more at Norman Rockwell Museum - mailchi.mp/nrm/heartwarming-art-and-fun-at-norman-rockwell-museum-237329
It's Adventure Week February 18-23! Join us for our drop-in art activities from 1:00-4:00pm where each day educator and illustrator Patrick O’Donnell will teach visitors how to draw a different animal inspired by creatures painted by Gregory Manchess in the exhibit Above the Timberline, and Frank Schoonover in the Art of Adventure. There will also be other fun activities to check out. You'll find the daily schedule here: www.nrm.org/event/february-vacation-week-vacation-week-is-adventure-week-at-the-norman-rockwell-m...
Included with Museum Admission, Kids 18 and under are FREE.
PRESIDENTS DAY TALK
In Celebrated Company: Rockwell’s Presidents
As America’s best-known illustrator, Norman Rockwell was called upon to paint the presidents and presidential candidates of his day, from Eisenhower to Nixon and Kennedy. Join Curator of Education Tom Daly, Monday, February 18th at 1:30pm, who will share little known stories of Rockwell’s experiences capturing their likenesses.
Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission. Free for children 18 and under.
First published on the February 19, 1927 cover of The Saturday Evening Post in honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, The Law Student is one of Norman Rockwell’s symbolic portrayals of the American dream. It presents the notion that with diligence, a person of modest means can aspire to, and achieve, anything.
The original oil painting remains a highlight of the Museum's collection, and custom prints are available to order here: prints.nrm.org/detail/260800/rockwell-law-student