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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
Illustration Historian Walt Reed (1917-2015)
The Norman Rockwell Museum was sad to learn of the recent passing of illustration historian, Walter Arnold Reed on March 18, 2015 at his home in Westport, CT. Reed is the author of many books
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Enjoy an evening of art with Norman Rockwell Museum and learn more about the lives of Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth and Norman Rockwell. Keepers of the Flame Curator Dennis Nolan and Chief Curator Stephanie Plunkett will lead a lively gallery conversation Thursday, August 16th at 5:30 p.m.
For more information, visit our website: www.nrm.org/event/n-c-wyeth-artist-teacher/
Rob Shuffleton, grandson of the original barber whose shop was made famous by Norman Rockwell, was thrilled to finally see the original painting for the very first time recently.
Don't miss your chance to view the painting as part of our acclaimed new exhibition, "Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell and the Narrative Tradition," on view through October 28.
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This week's "New Yorker" cover by illustrator R. Kikuo Johnson, inspired by Norman Rockwell:
"...When I’m working on a New Yorker cover, I’m probably thinking most about Norman Rockwell. The narratives he constructs are so sharp, they’re difficult to shake. I was specifically thinking about his 1947 diptych 'Coming and Going' for this one."
www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2018-08-20This week's cover, “Safe Travels,” by R. Kikuo Johnson: nyer.cm/p3E3ADD
Don't miss "Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell and the Narrative Tradition," on view through October 28, 2018.
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Illustrators and their influences at Norman Rockwell Museum
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STOCKBRIDGE - The great American illustrator N.C. Wyeth, raised on a farm in Needham, is one of the titular stars of “Keepers of the Flame: Parrish,First published on the August 16 1947 cover of The Saturday Evening Post, Norman Rockwell used his son Peter to model in Boy on High Dive. Moving his easel to the balcony of his studio, Rockwell cranked it as high as it would go and hoisted Peter onto a plank hanging over the 2-story space to accurately capture the fright on his face.
Find an original magazine tearsheet in our galleries, or take the plunge and order custom prints (20% OFF with coupon code TEACH) from our Museum Store here: prints.nrm.org/detail/260989/rockwell-high-dive