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Norman Rockwell

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

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  1. Norman Rockwell By: Isabella Palladino

  2. About Rockwell • Born in New York on February 3, 1894 • Died of emphysema in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on November 8, 1974

  3. Girl Reading Palm, 1921

  4. Family Life Second son of Jarvis Waring and Anne Marie “Nancy” Rockwell Older brother named Jarvis Waring Rockwell Jr.

  5. Attic Memories, 1925

  6. Boy and Girl Gazing at the Moon, 1926

  7. 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

  8. Family Home from Vacation, 1930

  9. Freedom from Want, 1943

  10. Rosie the Riveter, 1943

  11. Education • Studied at 3 Universities • Chase Art School • National Academy of Design • Art Students League of New York

  12. Day in the Life of a Little Girl, 1952

  13. Breaking Home Ties, 1954

  14. 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.”

  15. Football Hero, 1955

  16. After the Prom, 1957

  17. The Runaway, 1958

  18. Movement and Style • Extremely realistic • He thought of himself as a commercial illustrator

  19. A Family Tree, 1959

  20. Triple Self Portrait, 1960

  21. 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

  22. Man on the Moon, 1967

  23. 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/

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