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The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge SUMMER 1997

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Summer Is A-Comin' In ALTHOUGH EVERY SEASON IS A

family, friends and fun time at the Norman Rockwell Museum, summertime is a particularly exciting season. The summer programs have the added attrac­tion of being held outdoors on the museum's rolling 36-acre site. Children are encouraged to

develop their individual artistic skills under the guidance of our

trained staff. Classes in water color, finger painting and clay modeling are but a part of the activities offered to our young artists. For those not quite ready or willing to develop their creative side, our talented story­telling times will stir up their imaginations. Adults are encour­aged to work not only alongside their youngsters but also to

participate on their own. Two summer intensive workshops for adults give students the oppor­amity to expand their visual communication skills by work­ing with prominent artist! illustrators both on and off-site. This summer, just put yourself or your family in one of the pictures shown here! For a complete schedule of events, please see the insert, Program and Events calendar.

The Norman Rockwell Museum Board of Trustees

David L. Klausmeyer Bobbie Crosby Patricia Deely (dec.) Steven Spielberg Perri Petricc~

Rosell e Kline Chartock

J.P. Barger J ohn T . Batty III Daniel DuBois Joa n SerVaas Durham Michelle G illett Neil and J ane Golub Elaine S. G unn Harvey C het Krentzman Robert F. McDermott

President First Vice-President Second Vice-President T hird Vice-President Treasurer Clerk

T homas Patti Jea n Rousseau Lincoln Russell Joseph M. Sa lvadore Mark Sclkowitz AsoTaviti an Martin D. Terrien Laughran S. Vaber Richard Wilcox

Timothy R. MeLevish Lee W illiams Jamie Williamson

Honorary Trustees Emeriti

John M. Deely, ] ... J ane P . Fitzpatrick

Norm a G. Ogden Lauric Norton Moffatt, Director

The Portfolio Volume 14, N umber 2, Summ er 1997

C ris Raymond , Edi tor

Bea Snyder, P roject Ma nager

7})e Portfolio is published fo ur t imes a year by T he N orman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, I nc., and is sent free to all members .

Copyri ght © 1997 by T he No rm an Rockwe ll Museu m at Stockbridge. All rights reserved.

Cover: Cbl-ist'l1l{{s Homecoming, oil on canvas, Saturday Evening Post, December 25, 1948, cover. Copyright © 1948 by The C urtis Publishing Company.

T he cover art is a perfect example of Rockwell 's use of famil y and frie nds in his illustrations. Back row left: Mead Schaeffer, illustrator. Second row: Peter Rod.-well ; Grandma Moses, artist; Tom Rockwell ; M ary Rockwe ll ; NRM. Man being hugged: Jarvis Rockwell.

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Norman Rockwell was done by

syndicated ca rtoonist Joe Busciglio, and

given as a gift to Museum Director

Laurie Norton Moffatt, April 24,

1996.

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Securing the Artistic Legacy of Norman Rockwell Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director

T HIS ISSUE OF THE

Portfolio celebrates some of our generous members

and friends who have contrib­uted to support the work of the Norman Rockwell Museum over the past year. The museum has been incredibly fortunate to have been the recipient of a wide variety of gifts ranging from donations of original art by Norman Rockwell (a generous bequest from a long-time friend), to nickels, dimes and quarters left by school children in museum donation boxes.

For the first time in its his­tory, the museum has begwl to enjoy the support of foundations and corporations for exhibit and program funding. For example, the exhibit The Picturebook Art of

Chihiro Iwasaki was partially underwritten by grants from the Japan Foundation, Brain Trust Co., and the Five College Cen­ter for East Asian Studies. Such grants help to defray the costs of mounting new exhibits and enable the museum to continue to offer a diverse and changing exhibit program. The Norman

Rockwell Mu­seum has made a tremendous commitment of relegating part of its operating budget re­sources to offer a wonderful education pro­gram to stu­dents of every age from pre­school right through senior citizens. This outreach pro­gram helps to educate new audiences about Norman Rockwell's artistic legacy, and is a critical part of our long-term mlsslOn.

Corporations and founda­tions have begun to recognize the many contributions made by the museum, as last year over 6,100 school children from 138 schools came here. In April of this year, local representatives from GE Plastics awarded the museum $25,000 from the GE Fund to support history-based education programs. This grant is the largest program-related grant ever received by the Norman Rockwell Museum. The grant will be used to sup­port the teaching of history by using the art of Norman Rockwell. Activities supported by the grant include a Curricu­lum Advisory meeting for edu­cators scheduled for July 1997, refinement of curriculum mate­rials by museum staff, and pro­gram support of It's History! and Across the Generations-two history-based programs now offered at the museum.

And, of course, what would the Norman Rockwell Museum be without the unsurpassed collection of original art by Rockwell? Norman Rockwell was the first to respond to the museum's need to build an art collection. By entrusting his own collection to the Norman Rockwell Museum in 1973, Rockwell ensured that his art­work would be preserved.

Since that time, friends of the museum from across the coun­try have donated original works and made financial contribu-

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tions to enhance our collections. To date, over 180 pieces have been added through their gener­osity.

However, one of the great myths about the museum is that we hold a hidden treasure-trove of paintings and only exhibit a small fraction of our collection. Oh, if only this were the case! The reality is that our collection resources are too modest to meet the many exhibit requests we receive. The museum is very anxious to increase its holdings through donations, loans and, when we are able to, by pur­chase.

Just like the people in a Norman Rockwell painting, art patrons are a diverse group. Over the years, donors have cited many different reasons for supporting the Norman Rockwell Museum. Following are some of these wonderful and heartfelt reasons:

"We had to keep our Rockwell painting in storage and insure it, too. We decided to donate it to the museum so others could enjoy it. "

"Norman gave this painting to my father and 1 always felt it be­

longed at the museum. " "Please use the proceeds from the

stock 1 sent you to buy new pictures. " "1 am delighted to have my

pictures at the museum on long term loan and I'm thinking about

leaving them in my will. " "1 have th1'ee children and didn't

want to 'play favorites!'" "Enclosed is $5 to help you pur­

chase Heart's Dearest. I'd send mon but I'm reti1'ed. "

Recently we published a wonderful pamphlet The Art of GivinglThe Giving of Art that presents the case for helping to secure Norman Rockwell's artistic legacy. If you would like a copy please call my office at

GE P lastics G loba l Communications Manager Robert Hess, along with Human Resources Manager, Diana Nichols, and Executive Director of GE's Elfun Society and museum trustee Jack Batty, presents a check for $25,000 from the GE Fund to museum director Laurie Norton Moffatt.

Top, The Flowe)' Shop, mixed media on posterboard with acetate overlay. Inscribed "Best wishes to my friend and neighbor,lLarry Vaber-/sincerely,l Norman Rockwell." Gift to the museum from trustee Laughran S. Vaber.

413-298-4140 and I'll be de­lighted to send you one.

To each of you, members, donors, and friends, thank y~)U for helping tl1e museum fulfill

its mission to present Norman Rockwell's artistic legacy to this generation and those to come. Your support is appreciated by everyone at the museum.

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Grabbing the Ring by].C. Leyendecker, Saturday Evening Post, Sept 6, 1930, cover.

Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas October 5,1997-January 11,1998

political events over the decades. AIl 322 Post covers created by Rockwell are fea tured in this exhibit, from his first cover in 1916 through his last in 1963.

COMING TillS FALL TO THE

NORMAN ROCKWELL

MUSEUM:

J. C. Leyendecker: A Retrospective

November 8, 1997-May 25, 1998

Going and Coming

Celebrate the wonder of classic children's tales through the work of twelve of today's most highlyac­claimed illus­trators. Curated by Stephanie Plunkett, Manager of Adult Services at the Norman Rockwell Museum, The Art of Enchant­ment features original works by Chris Van AIls burg, Jerry Pinkney, and

Creator of such icons as the Arrow Collar Man and the New Year's Baby, Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951) was one of the most well-known and admired illustrators of the first half of this century. Curated by Roger Reed of Illustration House, New York, this is the first retrospective featuring the work of Leyendecker, who illustra ted 322 covers for The Saturday Evening Post and was one of Norman Rockwell's heroes and mentors.

T HE NORMAN ROCKWELL

Museum has an exciting traveling exhibition

program. Some of the museum's most innovative and popular exhibitions are "on the road." So, if you haven't had the chance to visit Stockbridge recently, take a look at the listlllg below. One of the museum's exhibitions might be coming to a museum near you!

THE ART OF ENCHANTMENT

The Art Institute of Chicago June IS-September 7, 1997

The Marion Koogler McNay

1996 Caldecott Medal wilmer Stephen T. Johnson, among others.

NORMAN ROCKWELL'S

SATURDAY EVENING POST

The Mandeville Gallery at the Nott Memorial Union College, Schenectady, NY. June 20-July 30,1997.

Canton Museum of Art, Ohio August 16-0ctober 26, 1997

Norman Rockwell's covers for The Saturday Evening Post chronicled everyday life in twentieth-century America as well as the impact of social and

Seeing Is Not Believing: The Art of Robert Weaver

November 8, 1997-January 25, 1998

The undisputed pioneer of contemporary expressive illus­tration, Robert Weaver (1924-1994) became one of tlle most influential artists and teachers of the late twentieth century. This exhibition, co-organized with the School of Visual Arts, New York, features tlle original artwork, reproductions and props of tlle illustrator whom Steven Heller, Art Director of the New York Times Book Review, has called "the godfather of the new illustration."

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My Adventures as an illustrator:

Great Expectations, 1960. Ink on

paper. School absence

letter, 1945.

FamilyTies: Rockwell's Art for Family, Friends and Fun Maureen Hart Hennessey, CUI'ator

DURING A CAREER THAT

spanned seven decades, Norman Rockwell was

extremely prolific, creating over 2,600 published illustrations and the many color and charcoal studies used to develop these final images. Relatively few Rockwell works were non­commissioned; even portraits of his family members and friends were sometimes done as illustra­tions for publication. In other cases, the ideas behind an illustration were taken directly from Rockwell's personal expenences.

However, especially in his later years, Norman Rockwell did some painting and sketching that was not on commission. Many of these landscapes and portraits were done on his extensive travels. Others were

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created as part of an art class he took in the early 1960s in an effort to get himself out of his studio and improve his work. These pictures, very different in style, technique and even medium from those done for publication, are part of a new exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum from June to October, curated by Linda Szekely.

Family Ties: Rockwell's Art for Family, Friends and Fun features artwork by Norman Rockwell that reflects his personal life. Final magazine covers featuring Rockwell family members as models, illustrated postcards and letters, personal portraits and illustrations that the Rockwells chose to hang on the walls of their home all provide a glimpse into the private life of one of America's best-known artists.

Of special note are Rockwell's pen and ink drawings for the chapter headings for My Adven­tures as an Illustrator, on loan from a private collection.

One of the earliest works in the exhibition is a self-portrait from the 1920s. The charcoal drawing, which was not done for publication, shows a sweet, somewhat serious young Norman Rockwell. In the inscription, however, Rockwell's sense of humor, often at his own expense, comes through: "To my brother Jarvis, from funny face, Norman Rockwell." This is the earliest known self­portrait by the illustrator who became famous for using himself as a model for his illustrations.

A series of letters, written by his parents while Tom Rockwell was in high school in Arlington,

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VT, also show Rockwell's sense of humor. The illustrated letters, addressed "To whom it may concern," were written to excuse Tom's school absences. The excuses range from having a cold to deer hunting. In the latter, an intrepid hunter with his rifle tracks a six-point buck

across the bottom of the page. Illustrated travel postcards and drawings for personal greeting cards are other examples of the family's correspondence that were created Witll a distinct style and whimsy not seen in pub­lished illustrations.

Throughout his life, Norman Rockwell traveled across the United States and to Europe, usually with his family. He met his wife Mary during a visit to

.,; southern California in 1930 and, ~ ~ two years later, the couple and ~

~ their baby son Jarvis lived in .g> ;;: Europe for several montlls. In ~ the 19605 and 19705, Norman .= i and Molly Rockwell traveled ~ aroUlld the world. Sonletimes 0;

~ the trips were related to specific ~ commissions, such as Rockwell's E ~ illustrations for Look magazine's ~ story on the Peace Corps, which ~ took the Rockwells to Africa, '" @ Asia and South America. Other ~ 0>

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travels were purely for pleasure and personal reasons.

During his journeys, Rockwell painted and sketched, and he seemed to take great pleasure in this very private art. During his trip to Europe in 1927, Rockwell's sketchbook

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~ in Madrid. Writing about the i experience in his autobiography ;;: thirty years later, Rockwell ~ wrote," ... I'd done it just for my .; own pleasure. No deadline; I ~ wasn't planning to sell it. I still ~ almost cry when I think about it. a: ~ I've never lost anything I felt so E

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~ book from his 1932 European ~ sojourn does survive, as do a .~ number of travel portraits and a.

8 landscapes from later travels. Rockwell rarely used watercolor in his illustration work but did use it as well as oils in his travel paintings. These works, done directly from life and without studies, have a freshness and spontaneity not found in Rockwell's final illustrations, and they also are more impres­sionistic and less detailed. His charcoal and pencil drawings, however, show Rockwell's control of the medium and innate attention to detail, even when working for no one's approval but his own.

Family Ties features published works as well as the personal art meant only for Norman Rockwell's eyes and those of a few close family members and friends. Both kinds of images, however, provide insight into tlle private life of this celebrated and renowned figure.

Family Ties: Rockwell's Art for Family, F1'iends and Fun opens on June 7, 1997 and will continue through October 26,1997.

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Silent Wonder: The Norman Rockwell Stltdio-Wi17tel~ by Wendell Minor. Created specially for the

Norman Rockwell Museum by Enduring Visions.

The Paintings of WendeJJ Minor Stephanie Plunkett, Mfl17agel" of Adult Sel'Vices JoAnn Losinger, Director of Marketing

A GIFTED AMERICAN PAINTER,

illustrator and graphic designer, Wendell Minor is

known as a traditionalist and a roman­tic. Born in Aurora, Ulinois, he at­tended the Ringling School of Art and Design in Florida, but influenced by movies that he'd seen and books that he'd read, he knew that he "belonged" in New York. In the summer of 1968, he arrived in the city with one suitcase, a portfolio and a new sport coat, and embarked upon a career as a freelance illustrator. In the past twenty-five years, Minor has produced more than 1,500 book jackets, produced several widely acclaimed children's books, documented space flight for NASA, painted a U.S. postage stamp celebrat­ing North Dakota's 100 years of statehood, and served as a former president of the Society of Ulustrators in New York City. His work has been exhibited widely, and is currently on

view at the Art Institute of Chicago. Knowledgeable about history,

architecture, automobiles and garden­ing, the vernacular architecture of America echoes throughout his work. A compelling silence reigns in his images, and his love and respect for nature are clearly evident.

Last year, Wendell Minor was invited to capture the beauty and spirit of the Norman Rockwell Museum landscape in a series of images to be reproduced as fine quality prints and cards available through our museum store. In order to achieve a true sense of place in his work, the artist walked the River Walk on the museum grounds, and explored our 36-acre site with camera in hand, ready to record compelling scenic views. Back at his studio, color sketches inspired by the site were created for presentation to museum staff, who worked collaboratively to determine which

composition would make the most effective print.

A contemplative image of Rockwell's studio in winter is the first of four paintings that celebrate the wonder of seasonal change here at the museum. We are pleased to report that The Norman Rockwell Studio-Winter 1996 was accepted into the 1997 Society of Illustrators annual exhibi­tion, which displays the best in con­temporary illustration art for the year past. Other paintings, including a dazzling autumn landscape and a glimpse of our building in the dappled light of spring, will be on view for your enjoyment throughout the year.

The Norman Rockwell Studio-Winter is available in signed and unsigned prints, note card sets and postcards. For information about this and other signed prints call the Museum Store: '1-800-742-9450.

Ever the visionary, in 1960

Norman Rockwell already portrayed being

caught in the WorldWide

Web. From My Adventures as an

Illustmtor.

www.nrm.org The Norman Rockwell Museum Goes on the World Wide Web

attractive tool for anyone who can point and click a keypad called a "mouse."

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T he World Wide Web is indeed a new kind of place and not just a metaphor for intercon­nected computers. In the last

.1:> three years, interest in the web has grown tremendously.

offering the following informa­tion: Getting Here, Hours, Exhibits, Programs, Member­ship and Museum Store. If you clicked on "Getting Here," for example, a map of Stockbridge would appear with detailed instructions on how to reach the museum.

T o THE INITIATED, THE

phrase "going on the World Wide Web" means

taking the information super­highway to the newest and most exciting mass medium. To others, it probably conjures up the thought of reaching for the mop to remove a large dust site from a corner. In its own effort to bring the work of Norman Rockwell to a world-wide audience, the Norman Rockwell Museum now offers its own site on the Internet's World Wide Web.

The world-wide connection of computers known as the "Internet" has been a huge, rich source of information. But until recently, all that information was available only to tllose Witll the motivation and patience to learn tlle arcane commands of enig­matic programs Witll names like Archie, Gopher, FTP and TELNET. What we now call tlle "World Wide Web" began as an effort to allow researchers to share papers complete witll text, graphics, illustrations and even sound and video. It quickly blossomed into a simple and

Upwards of 20 million people all over tlle world use it regularly to "visit" sites that promote literally everything imaginable. The hundreds of thousands of web sites tlnt you can visit range from the frankly personal to tlle earnestly non-profit, and from tlle aggressively commercial sites to tllose tllat are just plain goofy. The World Wide Web may well be the most democratic mass medium ever devised.

What would you find if you visited tlle museum's site on the World Wide Web? Once your computer is connected to the Internet, you would type in tlle museum's web address (our web phone number, so to speak) -www.nrm.org. Then a beautiful image of the museum in its bucolic setting would appear on your computer screen. To the right of tlle image appears the title of the current exhibit and its duration dates. If you click on tlle title, an example of the exhibit artwork would appear along with a description of the exhibit and all tlle related programs being offered in conjunction Witll it.

On tlle left side of the mu­seum image tllere is a "menu,"

For us, this is just the begin­ning. The web site will continue to evolve in tlle montlls ahead. Future additions to our web site are unlimited.

You will be able to find out more about exhibits and your favorite paintings. "Behind tlle scenes" information and eye­opening, interactive activities will bring out bOtll the new and the familiar in tlle art of Norman Rockwell. You will also be able to browse tllrough highlights of the store catalog and do your ordering directly on your screen.

In the meantime, however, click in to keep up to date on what is happening at the Norman Rockwell Museum. Keep in mind tllough, tllat no matter how convenient it might be to have all tllis information without leaving the comfort of your own home, nothing can ever replace getting on tlle real highway, coming to the Norman Rockwell Museum, and enjoying tlle experience of seeing a Rockwell painting, up close and personal. Don't forget to bring the entire family, our site has room for all of you to gather at the same time!

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The Cheerleader (study). Tempera

on canvas, 14.25 x 1l.25 inches.

The Cbee1'!eadel' (study). Ink,

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this column, especially when a new study enters the museum's collection. From the earliest conceptual sketch and photo-graphs of carefully selected models and settings, through the detailed charcoa l drawing and loosely painted color study, to the fina l oil painting and the printed illustration, every piece represents an important part of

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the overall process that Rockwell developed to create his illustrations. Each study contrib­utes to our understanding of this process. When a group of studies for the same work are together, the illustrator's progress can be seen more clearly. We are very pleased and excited, therefore, to announce the gift of ten original works of art, including eight studies for the Post cover The Cheerleader from the estate of Bill Scovill, Norman Rockwell's friend and photographer.

The Cheerleader appeared on the cover of The Satzl1'day Evening Post on November 25, 1961. Using a series of small vignettes to tell a story, Rockwell's cheerleader is seen in seven poses, all at different stages of a football game, with a final exuberant cartwheel as a touchdown is scored in the background. The studies for this work give one of the most complete pictures of Rockwell's working methods. Having the

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~ gift is a great addition to our ~ museu.m collection . .E ! Rockwell began, once the « 8 initial concept had been ap-I proved by the Post, by selecting

.. 1\ ~ models and having photographs "' ~ § taken. For The Cheerleader, the ~~. ... . ~ photographer was Bill Scovill,

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, . '-r." ~ Rockwell for ten years. After ~ . .,.. ... ~, .\. -", ~.-I ____ w_ _ • ..;:. r dozens of poses had been shot,

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elements of the illustration except color. Composition, tonal values and detail were all worked out in this black and white study. Fre­quently, Rockwell would erase sections of the drawing in order to re­work the illustration,

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sometimes even wearing a hole through tl1e paper. He would then simply cut out the worn area and insert fresh

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take shape. With his photographs in

hand, Rockwell would undertake the detailed charcoal drawing, completed in approximately the same size as the final painting, so that he could see clearly all

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paper. In The Cheerleader draw­ing, the final figure has been drawn on a separate piece of paper and inserted, indicating a change from Rockwell's original concept.

One of the series of color studies, in fact, shows the illustrator's initial idea for the cover. This study, done in ink and tempera on board, has been created in almost the exact size of the actual magazine cover witl1 a printed Post masthead adhered across the top. Here, nine figures appear in three rows. This study would have shown Rockwell how tl1e final printed illustration would look. Perhaps it appeared too busy or crowded; perhaps some of the poses looked artificial or con­trived. Whatever the reason, in the final illustration, only seven figures appear, with the scoring

player running across the bottom of the cover.

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The remaining six works are primarily figure studies. Rockwell's color studies were usually painted in oils directly on a photographic print of the charcoal study. These color studies for The Cheerleader are unusual in that they were neither painted on photographs nor are they all in oil paint. Watercolor, pastel and tempera, as well as oils, were used in creating these color studies.

In addition to the eight studies for The Cheerleader cover, Bill Scovill's generous bequest includes two color studies for the 1959 Brown and Bigelow Four Seasons calendar. Landscapes: Sledding and Landscapes: Back 'to School are each approximately 7 inches square and are more typical of Rockwell's color studies. The two present lovely impressions of winter and fall in the Berkshires from a child's point of view.

The working relationship and friendship between Bill Scovill and Norman Rockwell was rewarding and warmly remem­bered by Bill. During his life­time, Bill was a tremendous resource to the museum, with his wealth of knowledge and his willingness to share it. Bill printed photographs for mu­seum exhibits and spent long hours in the Museum Reference Center helping to identify photographic material. His bequest to the museum is one more indication of the generos­ity and spirit of Bill Scovill. He is greatly missed, but his legacy to the museum ensures that the artwork will be cared for and that the name "Bill Scovill" will be remembered.

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Recent Support THE NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES

the generous support from the following corporations and individu­als, received through April 15, 1997. It is with their help that we are able to preserve our collections, maintain facilities, expand exhibitions and programs, and continue to add to our reference center. While every effort has been made to make our lists accu­rate, errors may occur. If we have omitted or misspelled your name, please let us know so that we may correct the oversight. External Relations Office: 413-298-4120.

BUSINESS MEMBERS

Norman Rockwell Circle

Brain Trust Country Curtains GE Plastics Kay-Bee Toys

Roundtable

ALEXIPanline USA Art Print Japan Bank of Boston Berkshire County Savings Bank Berkshire Gas Berkshire House Publishers Berkshire Life Insurance Berkshire Mutual Insurance Berkshire Plastics Network Blue Cross & Blue Shield Cain, Hibbard, Myers & Cook Carole Fabrics Colt Insurance Agency Crane & Company Fahey Beverage

GIFTS AND GRANTS

Mr. Laurence Cutler & Ms. Judy Goffman

Ms. Joan S. Durham Phoebe Haas Charitable Trust The Japan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Harold Konner Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Chet

Krentzman

Linwood Society

Red Lion Inn

Studio Society

Abbeville Press Engraved Stationery Manufac­

turers Association Fleet Services Corporation

First National Bank of the Berkshires General Systems The Great Barrington Marketplace INTRONlA (Galleria Prova, USA) Kwik Print Lee Bank Lenox Design Resources Lenox National Bank Lenox Savings Bank Massachusetts Electric Company Mead Specialty Paper Mullen Brothers Moving & Storage The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank Price Chopper/Golub Foundation Quality Printing Company

The Kugler Foundation Massachusetts Cultural Council Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Patti The Pittsfield Cultural Council The Red Lion Inn The Red Lion InnIN orman

Rockwell Museum Pro/Am Golf Tournament

Studio Society, continued.

Great Barrington Savings Bank Lee Lime Corporation Lockheed Martin MassMutual Rockwell Society of America Syncsort Winstanley Associates

Four Freedoms Associates

Beloit Pulping MassWest Insurance Company Union-News &

Sunday Republican Wheeler & Taylor

Schweit:zer-Mauduit International Smith & Jones Marketing Sotheby's Southern Berkshire Power

Equipment Stevens World of Carpets Storey Communications The Studley Press United Technologies M.S. Walker, Inc. Wheatleigh Windy Hill Farm Yankee Publishing

Mr. & Mrs. Jean Rousseau Robert A.M. Stern Mrs. Anson P. Stokes, Jr Mr. & Mrs. Edward

T eraskiewicz Mr. Laughran Vaber

GIIT LEVEL MEMBERS

Norman Rockwell Circle

Mr. & Mrs.]. P. Barger Mr. & Mrs. John H . Fitzpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Steven Spielberg

Studio Society

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Berle Ms. Ann F. Brown Mrs. Donald P. Corbett Mr. & Mrs.]. Player Crosby Ms. Joan SerVaas Durham Ms. Nancy Fitzpatrick & Mr.

Lincoln Russell

Four Freedoms Associates

Ms. Carliss Baldwin & Mr. Randy Hawthorne

Mr. & Mrs. John T. Batty Mr. & Mrs. Robert Donnalley Mr. & Mrs. Klaus Hallig Mr. & Mrs. William W.

Hargreaves Mr. & Mrs. Gene Hartline Mr. & Mrs. Murray S. Katz Mr. & Mrs. A. G. Magrath Mr. & Mrs. David Nurnberger

Illustrator's Roundtable

Ms. Jean Aaron Mr. & Mrs. George P. Adams Ms. Yuko Akaboshi Mr. & Mrs. Pasquale Albertelli Mr. Stanley M. Alday Mr. & Mrs. Robert Aller Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Alvord Mr. Kiyoshi Asakawa Ms. Mary G. Avery Mr. Norman A. Bailey Mr. George S. Bain Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood E. Bain LCDR & Mrs. Walter F.

Bankowski Ms. Amy L. Barakian Mr. David R. Barrett Ms. Marjorie H. Beck Mr. W. Mason Beekley Mr. William D. Bell

Mr. & Mrs. Aso Tavitian Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Wilson

Mr. & Mrs. William W. Goessel

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Nickel Mr. Frederick W. Richmond Mr. Laughran Vaber Mr. & Mrs. Peter Visceglia Mr. & Mrs. Lee Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. O'Dowd Mrs. George F. Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rockwell Mr. & Mrs. Jean]. Rousseau Mr. & Mrs. Mark Selkowitz Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Staffieri Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Sullivan Miss Ruth Watson Mr. Robert G. Wilmers Dr. Richard M. Ziter

Ms. Laurine Hawkins Ben-Dov Mr. & Mrs. Allen]. Bernstein Ms. Yvette A. Blank Ms. Barbara Bonner &

Mr. Maurice Stiefel Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Boraski Mr. Peter Borie Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bottomley

Mr. Frederick H. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Clayton E. Burke Mr. & Mrs. John Burns Mrs. Joseph Busciglio Mr. & Mrs. John Byrne Mr. William Caligari Ms. Kathleen Callaghen Mr. & Mrs. Jack Campbell Ms. Zoa Campetti (dec.) Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Canaday Mrs. G. W. Canterbury

Illustrator's Roundtable continued

Mr. & Mrs. William D. Carty Ms. Judy Caywood Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chain Ms. Michele Chaney Drs. Alan & Roselle Chartock Mr. Robert Chitester Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Clark Ms. Phyllis S. Cohen

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Mr. & Mrs. William Cohn Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Collins Mr. & Mrs. James L. Collins Mr. & Mrs. c.Jeffrey Cook Mr. & Mrs. John D. Crosier Mr. Joseph Csatari Mr. Mike Cuggino Mr. & Mrs. Foster K Cummings Mr. & Mrs. James Cunningham Mr. Edward Currie, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter M .

D 'Ambrosio Mr. Richard Dannay & Ms.

Gloria Phares Ms. Deborah Davidson Ms. Shirley A. Day Mr. & Mrs. Philip S. Deely Mr. William DeMarco Mr. Henry H. Dennis Mr. Charles Devlin Ms. Joyce E. Devore Mr. & Mrs. Martin Diamond Mr. & Mrs. Abbott W. Dressler Dr. & Mrs. David M. Drvaric Ms. Ann V. Dulye Mrs. Vincent L. Eaton Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ebbets Mr. Christopher Edwards Dr. & Mrs. Stuart M.

Eichenfield Mr. David Ellenbogen & Mrs.

Jean Ellenbogen Mr. & Mrs. George Elvin Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Epstein Ms. Kay Erwin

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continued

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C. Everitt Mr. Harold M. Falik Mr. & Mrs. David Fehr Mr. & Mrs. Carl Feinberg Mr. S. Jay Ferrari Ms. Doris P. Fischer Mr. Richard L. Fitzgerrell Mr. & Mrs. John F. Fortier, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dale Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Friedner Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Friendly Ms. Eleanor S. Frye Mr. Nelson E. Furlano &

Ms. Susan Wilkes Mr. Robert W. Garthwait Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Gerhart Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Ginsberg Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Ginsberg Mr. William L. Gladstone Mr. Stanley Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Neil Golub Mr. Rosarito Gonzalez Mr. & Mrs. Howard Gorham Ms. Linda]. Gorham Mr. Raymond Gorski, Jr Ms. Margaret M. Grande Ms. Raffaelina Guerriero Ms. Nancy Wilde Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Fred]. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Scott M. Hand Mr. & Mrs.]. Mark Haney Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hansen Ms. Ruth Diane Harris Ms. J eananne Hauswald Harris Ms. Mary W. Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Philip F. I-Ieller Mr. & Mrs. Robert Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Gordon

Hendrickson Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus A. Henry, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Jean M . Heuschen Mr. & Mrs. Paul]. Hickey Mr. C. Hugh Hildesley Ms. Pamela]. Hoiles Mr. & Mrs. Richard Holland Mr. & Mrs. Henry Bassett Holt Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Hooker Mr. & Mrs. Dayton Howe Mr. & Mrs. John B. Hull III Mr. & Mrs. John L. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Huoppi Mr. & Mrs. Douglas F. Ingram

Mr. Samuel G. Ippolito Ms. Julia Rosalyn Isch Mr. & Mrs. Z. Edmund Janas Mr. & Mrs. John Kaloyanides Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Kaplan Mr. Arnold Kaufman Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kaufman Barry Kellog Family Ms. Heather Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Haskell

Klaristenfeld Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Klein Mr. & Mrs. Robert W.

Kohanski Mr. Waino T. Komi Mr. Anthony P. Konecki Mr. & Mrs. Jolm Konwiser Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kroboth Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Kutz Dr. Barry M. Lamont Dr. Susan R. Lampshire Mr. Harold M. Lane, Jr. Ms. Mildred Luria Langsam Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bill

Laplante Mr. & Mrs. Jerald Levine Mr. & Mrs. Coleman Levy Mr. & Mrs. Murray Liebowitz Mr. Joseph Lillis, J r. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lipton Mrs. Franklin Lischke Mr. & Mrs. Walter F. Loeb Dr. Stefan Lorant Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Ludwig Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lunder Ms. Edwina M. Lundquist Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mandell Mr. Norman Marsolan Mr. & Mrs. James T. .McCabe Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McCance Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McCann Mr. & Mrs. R. ]. McDonald Mr. & Mrs. David McKearnan Mr. & Mrs. Jack McKelvey Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R.

McLevish Mr. & Mrs. William]. McNutt Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K.

McQueen Mr. Laurence Meads Mr. & Mrs. Matthew].

Merritt, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Messinger Mr. Richard F. Mihalcik Mr. Louis A. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Alan Model Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Moffatt Craig & Laurie Norton Moffatt Mr. & Mrs. William F. K.

Monks Ms. Dorothy E. Montuori Mr. & Mrs. James A. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Martin

Morgenstein Miss Ruth E. Morrow Mr. Kenneth F. Mountcastle, Jr. Mr. Frank D. Moxon Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B.

Murray III Mr. Shigeaki Nakajima Mr. & Mrs. David Namerow Ms. Chloe Nassau Mr. Brian L. Newman Mr. & Mrs. William G. Norton Mr. Carl C. Nourse Mr. & Mrs. John C. O'Brien Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. O'Keefe Mr. & Mrs. Hugh O'Neill Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A.

Oppermann Mr. Robert O. Owens Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Palmquist Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Penola Dr. & Mrs. William H. Perlow Mr. & Mrs. Frank Peseckis Mr. Vincent]. Peters Ms. Mary Ann Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Perri Petricca Ms. Sherry L. Pfaffenberg Mr. & Mrs. Leo Pfieffer Mr. Julius Pieper Mr. Michael Poterala &

Ms. Heidi Bulich Mr. John T. Pryor Mr. & Mrs. Millard Pryor Ms. Barb Putratz Mr. & Mrs. Robert Quattrochi Mr. John W . Queen Mr. & Mrs. Brian]. Quinn Mr. & Mrs. Milton Rattner Mr. Charles]. Reed Mr. Wylie Rehmert Mr. & Mrs. Gordon H.

Reynolds

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Ms. Lyn Peal Rice Mr. Philip D. Rich Mr. J. Douglas Richards Mr. & Mrs. Donald J.

Rodriguez Mr. Jonathan L. Rosner Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Rothenberg Mrs. Merl L. Rouse Mr. & Mrs. David Rudd Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Ruggio Mr. & Mrs. James Rulison Mr. Ernest Sagalyn Mr. Hector Salas & Ms. Maria

Provini Mr. Nicholas Salerno Mr. & Mrs. Allen W. Sanborn Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Sawyer Mr. & Mrs. James R. Schiffer Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Schramm Mr. & Mrs. David Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Segel Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Sego Mr. & Mrs. Charles Selig Mr. & Mrs. William A. Selke Col. & Mrs. A. Park Shaw, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Terrence C. Shea

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr.

Ms. Akira Shimoi Mr. & Mrs. William E. Shone, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sitzer Ms. Dorothy D. Smith Ms. Elissa Sommer Ms. Catherine D. Stansfield Dr. & Mrs. Donald R. Stoltz Mr. Benjamin Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. David Swanson Mr. & Mrs. David Swawite Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Ta1l11er Mr. John E. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Alfred H. Taylor, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Terrien Mr. & Mrs. RobertM. Thomas,Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Toffey Mr. & Mrs. Richard P.

T orykian, Sr Mr. & Mrs. Bill Towey Mr. C. David Trader Mr. Stephen Viscusi &

Ms. Casey McNamara Dr. & Mrs. Charles R. Volk Capt. & Mrs. R. Leonard Volk

REFERENCE CENTER DONORS

Mr. & Mrs. Henry von Mechow

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Vorman Ms. Patricia Vreatt Ms. Kazuhiro Wagatsuma Mr. & Mrs. Mort Walker

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Wallace Mr. Stuart A. Warshaw Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Weber Mr. Garry Weber Mr. R. P. Weinstein Mr. & Mrs. Peter Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Wells Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wellspeak Dr. & Mrs. Albert Wermuth Mr. & Mrs. Barry Wesson Ms. Alice M. Loos Wheeler Mr. & Mrs. George C. Wheeler Dr. Joe Wheeler Mr. & Mrs. Reid White Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Whitehead Mr. G. William Wilde Mr. & Mrs. Mark Williams Ms. Carol A. Wilson Mr. Zeke Zekley Mr. & Mrs. Remo J. Zola Ms. Lorraine Zollo

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Charles DeBevoise Walter J. Engels Norman Gautreau The Gillette Company Wal tel' Hawver

Arthur D. & Ann E.Holman

Joel H. Holt Harriet & John J edekin Kathleen M. Raber

Christine M. Kister Philip N. Linde Shane McCormack Wendell Minor

Joel Schick Raymond Schweibert

M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Edward

Johnson Reverend John R.

The National Geographic Society Library

Pauline D. Pierce

Teraskiewicz Eric Corbett Williams Henry H. Williams, J r. Eric Wilska, The Kenny,Jr. Walt Reed

MEMORIAL GIFTS

In Memory of Joe BuscigLio Maud Ayson Mamie & Tony Buggica Cynthia A. Davis Art & Rusty Maynor John Busciglio

In Memory of Katherine Resnick Arthur & Irma Gottesfeld

In Memory of Arthur Baker Cyrus & Grace Henry

In Memory of Zoa Campetti George & Marcella Hopkins

BEQUESTS

Estate of Adele Ryan Brennan

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IN-KIND GIFTS & SERVICES

The Berkshire Eagle CKSystems Country Curtains Flowers Make Scents Nelson Furlano Raoul Gagne Guido's Kohler Company Robert Williams

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The Great Wine Dinner & Auction

T HE NORMAN ROCKWELL X Museum is planning The Great Wine

Dinner & Auction to be held on Saturday, October 18th. Tills event will be a delight to wine enthusiasts, and proceeds from the evening will benefit the Art Acquisition Fund, which enables the museum to purchase original art by Norman Rockwell.

-T he

Norman

The evening, a black tie affair, will begin with a festive Cham­pagne reception, and strolling musicians will help set the mood.

A gourmet dinner featuring foods produced in Berkshire County will be prepared by one

Rockwell Museum

at Stockbridge

Stockbridge Massachusetts 01262 Tel. 413-298-4100

Huckleberry Finn (Chapter XXX heading).

of our local chefs. After dinner, there will be a

live auction of select fine wines including rare bottles generally unavailable for purchase. Wine

also will be featured in the silent auction along with

;j' donated items such as CD ~ travel packages, novelty £ bottles and other wine-., .~ related articles. ii;

;. The tickets will be $175 I>

~ per person ($165 for ... : members). Due to limited .~ seating, places will be Cl.

8 reserved on a first come basis. Invitations will be majled out in late summer. For pre-reservation and further information you

may call Suzy Sheridan in the External Relations Office 413-298-4120.

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE

PAID Permit No. 33

STOCKBRIDGE MA 01262

Summer 1997

For Adults Sunday, July 6,3 pm

GALLERY TALK

Family Ties Enjoy our current exhibition of personally significant Rockwell images of family members, travel sketches and images made for friends, which offer a unique glimpse into the life of the man behind the art. With museum guide Barbara Glassman. Free with museum admission.

Saturday, July 19, 12:30 pm

AN ARTFUL LUNCH

Family Chronicle: A Conversation with Margaret Rockwell Join Margaret Rockwell in an insightful visual chronicle of Norman Rockwell's life, art, and the family he held dear. Archival photographs and published illustrations will paint a fascinating portrait of the artist from boyhood to mature artist husband. father and grandfather.

An author and journalist in Hamilton, Ontario, Margaret Rockwell is also the wife of Norman Rockwell's grandson, Geoffrey. She has written and compiled the recent publication entitled Norman Rockwell 's Chronicles of America, a tribute to the artist's humanistic vision of life in his times. Enjoy this feast for body and soul -a sumptuous lunch will be served. $15, $12 members.

Saturday, July 19,2 pm

SPECIAL BOOK SIGNING

Norman Rockwell's Chronicles of America Meet and speak with author Margaret Rockwell, who will sign copies of her recent publication Norman Rockwell 's Chronicles of America.

Sunday, July 20, 3 pm

GALLERY TALK

River View Enjoy breathtaking Berkshire vistas as you stroll our River Walk along the Housatonic. Explore the history of the museum site and discover the contemporary outdoor sculpture of Peter Roc kwell. With Abigail Diamant Assistant Manager of Visitor Services and Programs. Free with museum admission.

Monday, July 21 through Friday, July 25 10 am to 4 pm

SUMMER ART INTENSIVE FOR

ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS

On Location: The Painted Landscape Join award-winning artist Gregory Crane in this in-depth exploration of the art and practice of direct painting from the landscape. Contemporary and classic approaches to the concepts of light form, color, composition and painting technique will be demonstrated and discussed, and individual and group c ritiques will offer positive perspectives for personal growth.

Noted for his painting virtuosity and powerful visual interpretations of the natural world. Gregory Crane's work has been exhibited widely in such museums as The New Britain Museum of American Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and The Museum of the City of New York. The New York Times, ARTnews, House & Garden, Avenue and Newsweek have featured articles about his work; he c urrently teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York. PDPs and CEUS for educators are available. $250, $225 members.

Wednesday, July 30, 1 :30 pm

SPECIAL TOUR

Two Artists' Studios: Norman Rockwell and Daniel Chester French Explore the studios, materials and working methods of two renowned Stockbridge residents - Norman Rockwell and Daniel Chester French. Tours atthe museum and at

Chesterwood will offer insights into each artist's c reative process and body of work. $ 15, $ 12 members of either organization.

Sunday, August 3,3 pm

GALLERY TALK

Traveling Through Whether on assignment or exploring for p leasure, Norman Rockwell c reated a rich visual record of his many travels. Enjoy this lively look at the art that he created' on location,' both near and far. With museum guide Bob Stevens. Free with museum admission.

Monday, August 11 through Friday, August 15 10 am to 4 pm

SUMMER ART INTENSIVE FOR

ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS

Visual Solutions: The Art of Illustration Among America's most prominent contemporary illustrators, Tim O'Brien will inspire students to define their individual approach to visual problem solving. Conceptual development and the refinement of technique will be the focus of this intensive hands-on program, which will take a step-by-step approach to the c reation of narrative/symbolic realist imagery. Approaches to managing a career as a working illustrator will a lso be discussed, as w ill aspects of self-promotion and portfolio development. A layman's lesson in reference photography for illustration will be included.

OOginal illustration by Tm O'BIien

Known for his extraordinary draughtmanship and c reative conceptualization, TIm 0' Brien is a freelance illustrator whose diverse clients have inc luded Time magazine, Scholastic, Inc" Cunard and the Rainforest Alliance. He has taught at Paier College of Art in Hamden, CT. and at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. PDPs and CEUs for educators are available. $250, $225 members.

Sunday, August 17, 3 pm

GALLERY TALK

A Funny Thing Happened .. . The consummate storyteller, Norman Rockwell had a keen sense of humor, and enjoyed devising anecdotal situations that entertained viewers and drew them into his images. This light­hearted look atthe artist's visual puns will tickle your funny bone. With Abigail Diamant Assistant Manager of Visitor Services and Programs. Free with museum admission.

Saturday, August 23, 12:30 pm

AN ARTFUL LUNCH

Fun, Family and Friends: A Conversation with Curator Maureen Hart Hennessey Enjoy this in-depth look at our Family Ties exhibition through the eyes of museum curator Maureen Hart Hennessey. Ms. Hennessey will discuss the curatorial p rocess and explore Rockwell's published and personal images that offer insight into the life of this celebrated figure.

Don't miss this feast for body and soul - a sumptuous lunch will be served. $ 15, $ 12 members.

Sunday, August 31, 3 pm

GALLERY TALK

Across the Miles Experience Norman Rockwell's distinct style of whimsy in the artist's personal correspondence to fami ly and friends. Illustrated letters, travel postcards and personally drawn greeting cards will offer a true sense of the artist's unique humor. With museum guide Marjorie Blair. Free with museum admission.

Sunday, September 7, 3 pm

GALLERY TALK

Berkshire Vistas Take in the view, explore the history of the Linwood estate, and discover the outdoor sculpture of Peter Rockwell on this enjoyable walking tour of our beautiful museum grounds.

Small Gorden with Mandrake. detail. 1989. Gregory Crane

With Abigail Diamant Assistant Manager of Visitor Services and Programs. Free with museum admission.

Sunday, September 21,3 pm

GALLERY TALK

In Celebrated Company Explore this special exhibition of photographs from Norman Rockwell's personal archives featuring the illustrator in the company of celebrated figures from the worlds of entertainment art and politics. With Abigail Diamant Assistant Manager of Visitor Services and Programs. Free with museum admission.

Sunday, September 28, 11 am

INSIGHTS: TALK & BRUNCH

A Master of His Craft: Reflections on Norman Rockwell Spend time with renowned art historian/ author Hellmut Wohl. A Stockbridge resident since 1965, Professor Wohl visited Norman Rockwell in his studio frequently. He will share personal remembrances of those visits, and examine Rockwell's mythiC portrayal of America.

Hellmut Wohl is a Fellow of the University Professors and Professor of Art History at Boston University. A noted author, his fields of interest are the art of the Italian Renaissance, twentieth century art, and the art and architecture of Portugal. He is a lso the Consulting Editor for the journal Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Thought. $ 15, $ 12 members.

Exhibitions May 3 through October 26

IN CELEBRATED COMPANY A selection of photographs from Norman Rockwell's personal archives featuring the illustrator in the company of celebrated figures from the worlds of entertainment politics and art.

June 7 through October 26

FAMILY TIEs: ROCKWELL'S ART

FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FUN An exhibition that examines aspects of the artist's personal life through images of family members, travel destinations, and art created for friends.

Permanent Exhibits My AoVENTURES AS AN lLLUS'TRtITOR This exhibit includes some of Rockwell's most famous paintings, from his earliest works through his last published magazine cover.

MIRROR ON AMERICA This exhibition focuses on the Four Freedoms paintings, as well as works from the 1960s and 1970s that portray powerful political and social issues.

My BEST STUDIO YET Original objects from Norman Rockwell's work space offer a look at the artistic, business and social aspects of the illustrator's daily life.

Saturday, June 21, 10 am to 2 pm

FAMILyTIME

Circus Friends Rockwell captured the colorful world of the circus in his painting called Checkers. Design your own scene for "under the big top" and share your imaginative c irc us world with your family! Children $2. ages 5 and under free. half price museum admission for adults with c hildren.

Tuesdays July 8, IS, 22, and 29 August 5, and 12 10 am to 11 am

DRAWING TOGETHER For parents and children ages 4-8. Take time out from your busy days to re lax together in an art c lass for a ll of you. A grand opportunity for parents and c hildren to try out different art media and share an experience. Fee per person: $5 for each c lass. Take one. or take them a ll! Inc ludes museum admission. Please p re-register.

Thursdays July 10, 17, 24, and 31 August 7, and 14 lOam to 11 :30 am

SUMMER SKETCH CLUB For ages 8-12. Explore basic art concepts- line. shape. color. texture. etc. in this outdoor drawing class. In case of rain or extreme heat. class will meet in the studio c lassroom. Bring sketchbooks/pads. Other materials provided. Per class. $10. $8 members. Take one or take them a ll! Includes museum admission. Please pre-register.

Saturday, July 19, 10 am to 2 pm

FAMILyTIME Families are welcome to tour the museum with a self-guide brochure and a special admission p rice. Children $2. ages 5 and under free. half price museum admission for adults with children.

Saturday, August 16, 10 am to 2 pm

FAMILY TIME Families are welcome to tour the museum w ith a self-guide broc hure and a special admission p rice. Children $2. ages 5 and under free. half price museum admission for adults with c hildren.

Monday through Friday August 18 - 22 10 am to 12 noon

TECHNIQUES

On the Road: Creating a Picture Journal For ages 8 and up. interested adults welcome. Join artist H.M. Saffer as he explores the art of capturing a moment. an impression of the scene. Participants wi ll see examples of Roc kwell's travel paintings. Saffer's travel journa ls. and c reate a personal picture journal. Bring a sketchbook; all other materials provided. Enjoy any number of these sessio ns. or the whole week! $10. $8 members for each session.

Saturday, September 20, 10 am to 2 pm

FAMILY TIME

Sunrise, Sunset Blend together the colors of a sunset sky and add interest with silhouette shapes. Children $2. ages 5 and under free. half price

This orgolliwtion is funded ill part by the Massaclmsetts Cliitumi Coullcil, a state agency tbat supports public p1'Og7Y17I1S in the arts, hU1Jumilies, ami scie1lces.

Please call (413) 298-4100 ext. 220 for reservations or

information about programs and exhibitions. Pre­

registration for all programs is requested. and includes

museum admission. All programs take place at the

Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge. Route 183.

Stockbridge. MA0l 262. Museum members receive

special program discounts and more! For membership

information. please call (413) 298-41 00 ext. 234.

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