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Norman Perceval Rockwell, 1894-1978, was a American painter. Rockwell art enjoy a popular appeal for their reflection of American culture. The best-known Rockwell paintings are the Willie Gillis series, Rosie the Riveter, The Problem We All Live With, etc.. In 2013-2014 the majority of Rockwell oil painting was exhibited at the Reading Public Museum and the Church History Museum. The 1994 film Forrest Gump drew heavy visual inspiration from Rockwell paintings. His Breaking Home Ties sold for $15.4 million in 2006 auction. The 2013 sale of Saying Grace for $46 million.

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About Norman Rockwell

American artist
Borned on February 3, 1894 - Died on November 8, 1978

Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. Rockwell painting enjoys a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture.
The artist transferred from high school to the Chase Art School at the age of 14. He then went on to the National Academy of Design and finally to the Art Students League.
His first major breakthrough came in 1912 at age eighteen with his first book illustration.

In 1913, the nineteen-year-old Rockwell became the art editor for Boys' Life, published by the Boy Scouts of America.

Rockwell Norman married his first wife, Irene O'Connor, in 1916. However, the couple were divorced in 1930. While staying in California he met and married schoolteacher Mary Barstow. They had three children.

In 1959, Mary Barstow Rockwell died unexpectedly of a heart attack. In 1961, Rockwell married Molly Punderson, a retired teacher.

For "vivid and affectionate portraits of our country," the painter received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America's highest civilian honor, in 1977.

Norman Rockwell died November 8, 1978, of emphysema at age 84 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. First Lady Rosalynn Carter attended his funeral.

He was a prolific artist, producing over 4,000 original Rockwell Norman paintings in his lifetime. Most of his works are either in public collections, or have been destroyed in fire or other misfortunes.

Norman Rockwell artwork was dismissed by serious art critics in his lifetime. Many of Norman Rockwell portrait appear overly sweet in modern critics' eyes, especially the Saturday Evening Post covers, which tend toward idealistic or sentimentalized portrayals of American life – this has led to the often-deprecatory adjective "Rockwellesque".

However, in his later years, the artist began receiving more attention as a painter when he chose more serious subjects such as the series on racism for Look magazine.

Norman Rockwell painting was exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 2001. Norman Rockwell artwork Breaking Home Ties sold for $15.4 million at a 2006 Sotheby’s auction.

During his long career, he was commissioned to paint the Norman Rockwell portraits for Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, as well as those of foreign figures, including Gamal Abdel Nasser and Jawaharlal Nehru. One of last Norman Rockwell paintings was a portrait of Judy Garland in 1969.

The museum's collection is the world's largest, including more than 700 original Rockwell paintings, drawings, and studies.

More About Norman Rockwell
It’s hard to find a painter that had such a likable personality. Norman Rockwell was the complete opposite of what people associated with how an artist carries themselves. Born February 3rd 1894, he has become one of the most overlooked American artists of his time. Although he achieved great fame in the states, internationally he never really was as big a hit. This was most likely due to the subject and stories of Norman Rockwell paintings, which focused heavily on American culture and ideals. As skilled a painter as Rockwell was over the year, he was equally as famous for his cover illustrations for ‘The Saturday Evening Post’. This partnership almost lasted 50 years, and created some great and unforgettable works. He was also heavily involved with illustration work with the ‘Boy Scouts of America’ for an incredible 64 years. So where does Norman Rockwell painting come in? His first successful painting that started it all was when he was only 21 years old, and it came in the form of a cover painting to the Post titled ‘Mother’s Day Off’. This would start off a great career that would intertwine with several other projects and make him a well-rounded, loved, and absolutely unforgettable artist.

Analysis of Norman Rockwell Paintings
An American artist that flew under the radar for a good portion of his career was Norman Rockwell, who did great in America but didn’t quite get a huge international following as other famed American artists.

His most famous work is of course ‘Portrait of John F. Kennedy’, a 1960 painting that perfectly captures President Kennedy in his prime. From the hair, right down to the skin tone and profile, Rockwell nailed it and made one of the better presidential portraits of all time. The gaze and smile from him in the Norman Rockwell painting is so spot on that it is like looking at the President directly in person.

In an almost comical way ‘Boy with Baby Carriage’ pokes fun at youth in a very clever way. Two young boys in baseball clothes mock a boy with a suit pushing a baby carriage. It looks like a movie poster for ‘Little Rascals’, and with the look on the boy’s face being so priceless, it may very well have been a better choice for the poster. Catching youth in those magical moments is a fun thing to watch, even if it is a disappointed young man that would rather be anywhere but in his current position.

‘Scouting with Daniel Boone’ is simple, and is a Norman Rockwell painting that has a lot of older values attached to it. Boone stands in the painting clutching his rifle in one hand. His strong stance and demeanor explode out of the painting, and is done so without the use of any dominant colors. This is a very technically strong painting from Rockwell that shows why he was such a great illustrator as well as painter. He could outdraw just about anyone in his prime, and when it came to painting, this was a good show of his skills in multiple settings.

In the much beloved ‘Girl reading Palm’, Rockwell inadvertently created one of the prettiest women ever in a painting. It shows a beautiful young woman and a young man sitting down together on a bench, with her attempting to read his fortune. She holds his hand firmly, and it’s clear by how she is leaning in that she is very much in control of the situation. The great thing about this Norman Rockwell painting is the expression on the man’s face, as he is more interested in getting his fortune told than he is in the young lady that is holding his hand.

The most creative self-portrait in history was done by Norman Rockwell, as he painted a picture of him painting a portrait of himself, with the Rockwell in the painting eyeing a mirror trying to get the details just right. It is an expected tongue in cheek way of doing a self-portrait, and it is the type of wit that many began to love and appreciate from the painter. His personality was as much fun as his dedication to great art.