Results: Norman Rockwell the illustrator
Published on 11/27/2016
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Norman Perceval Rockwell (The Saturday Evening Post's most famous illustrator) is considered by many to be one of America's greatest artists. He was a master storyteller via canvas and paint, and his works, capturing the triumphs and foibles of the common man, are as popular today as they were in decades past. Rockwell's talent flourished during a period referred to as "The Golden Age of Illustration" (image: painting of Norman Rockwell). Are you familiar with the American artist Norman Rockwell?
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What facts are you familiar with about Norman Perceval Rockwell?
He was born in New York City on February 3, 1894 and died on November 8, 1978 in Stockbridge, MA.
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Rockwell always wanted to be an illustrator.
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He transferred to the Chase Art School at the age of 14, and then went on to the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League.
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He was taught by famous artists such as Thomas Fogarty, George Bridgman, and Frank Vincent DuMond.
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Rockwell's fondest early memories were of summers spent in the country enjoying an adventuresome and carefree existence. Many of his experiences during this time are reflected in his later paintings.
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He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the United States of America's highest civilian honor) in 1977 for "vivid and affectionate portraits of our country."
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Rockwell's illustration career (image: cover for Boys' Life - entitled Scout at Ship's Wheel, September 1913). What facts are you familiar with?
His first major commission came in 1912 (18-years-old), with his first book illustration for Carl H. Claudy's Tell Me Why: Stories about Mother Nature.
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He later produced works for St. Nicholas Magazine and the Boy Scouts of America's publication Boys' Life, of which he later became the art editor.
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During his three year tenure (1913–1916), he painted several covers, the first, Scout at Ship's Wheel, appearing on the Boys' Life September 1913 edition.
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Rockwell spent the last 10 years of his career painting about civil rights, poverty, and space exploration for Look magazine.
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Rockwell's involvement with The Saturday Evening Post began in 1916 (image: "Gramps on Rocking Horse" - Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 16, 1933). What facts are you familiar with?
His family had moved to New Rochelle, New York, where a then 21-year-old Rockwell shared a studio with cartoonist Clyde Forsythe, who worked for the Post.
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Forsythe helped Rockwell submit his first successful cover painting, Mother's Day Off, to the Post in 1916.
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Forty-seven years later, Rockwell's work had appeared 322 times on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
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The last, a portrait of John F. Kennedy, appeared in 1963, a week after the president's assassination.
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N/A or I am unfamiliar with all of these facts.
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Last question, do you like the illustration's from Norman Rockwell?
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