Welcome to The Illustrator’s Studio!

My name is Jesse Kowalski, Curator of Exhibitions at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Each week, I speak with an artist, collector, or scholar on a number of topics related to their work and the field of illustration – from illuminated manuscripts to children’s books, to role-playing and video games. Each discussion examines the vast history of the art form.

As the home of the American illustration, the Norman Rockwell Museum has a large collection of artworks by Rockwell and other artists, as well as Rockwell’s Stockbridge studio and archives. The museum highlights Norman Rockwell’s rich legacy through exhibitions and programs related to illustration. The Museum’s Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies enhances scholarship relating to the field through fellowship opportunities, symposia, a growing illustration history website, and programs like this.