NORMAN ROCKWELLNORMAN ROCKWELL

1894-19781894-1978

AMERICA’S MOST BELOVED AMERICA’S MOST BELOVED ARTIST.ARTIST.

BORN 1894 IN NEW YORK BORN 1894 IN NEW YORK CITY.CITY.

BECAME INTERESTED IN ART BECAME INTERESTED IN ART AT A VERY YOUNG AGE.AT A VERY YOUNG AGE.

ONE OF HIS FIRST ONE OF HIS FIRST DRAWINGS WAS A DRAWINGS WAS A CARDBOARD RECREATION CARDBOARD RECREATION OF A FLEET OF SHIPS FROM OF A FLEET OF SHIPS FROM THE SPANISH –AMERICAN THE SPANISH –AMERICAN WAR FOR CHILDHOOD WAR FOR CHILDHOOD NAVAL BATTLES .NAVAL BATTLES .

AT 16, ROCKWELL ATENDED AT 16, ROCKWELL ATENDED ART SCHOOL PART TIME. ART SCHOOL PART TIME.

EARLY YEARSEARLY YEARS BY THE AGE OF BY THE AGE OF

17(1911), ROCKWELL 17(1911), ROCKWELL PUBLISHED HIS FIRST PUBLISHED HIS FIRST ILLUSTRATIONS.ILLUSTRATIONS.

BY 19, ROCKWELL BY 19, ROCKWELL BECOMES THE FIRST BECOMES THE FIRST ART DIRECTOR FOR ART DIRECTOR FOR BOY’S LIFE BOY’S LIFE MAGAZINE(PUBLISHED MAGAZINE(PUBLISHED BY THE BOY SCOUTS BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA). HE OF AMERICA). HE PAINTS AND PAINTS AND ILLUSTRATES ONE ILLUSTRATES ONE STORY EACH ISSUE. STORY EACH ISSUE.

MOTHER’S DAY OFFMOTHER’S DAY OFF

FIRST ROCKWELL FIRST ROCKWELL SATURDAY EVENING POST SATURDAY EVENING POST COVER APPEARS, COVER APPEARS, “MOTHERS DAY OFF”.“MOTHERS DAY OFF”.

HE WAS HIRED FULL TIME HE WAS HIRED FULL TIME AND ENJOYED A LONG AND ENJOYED A LONG CAREER WORKING FOR THE CAREER WORKING FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. SATURDAY EVENING POST.

HIS FIRST YEAR WORKING HIS FIRST YEAR WORKING FOR THE POST HE WAS FOR THE POST HE WAS PUBLISHED ON 8 OF THE 12 PUBLISHED ON 8 OF THE 12 COVERS.COVERS.

DURING HIS LIFE, DURING HIS LIFE, ROCKWELL PUBLISHED A ROCKWELL PUBLISHED A TOTAL OF 321 COVERS IN TOTAL OF 321 COVERS IN 47 YEARS.47 YEARS.

ROCKWELL MATURESROCKWELL MATURES

AT 22, NORMAN SELLS 2 PAINTINGS($75 AT 22, NORMAN SELLS 2 PAINTINGS($75 EACH) AND GETS COMMISSIONED FOR AN EACH) AND GETS COMMISSIONED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 SKETCHES.ADDITIONAL 3 SKETCHES.

HE CALLS UP AND PROPOSES TO IRENE HE CALLS UP AND PROPOSES TO IRENE O’CONNOR(THINGS DID NOT WORK OUT O’CONNOR(THINGS DID NOT WORK OUT THOUGH). THOUGH).

AT 24 HE IS DETERMINED TO JOIN THE WAR AT 24 HE IS DETERMINED TO JOIN THE WAR EFFORT BUT NEEDS TO PUT ON 15 POUNDS. EFFORT BUT NEEDS TO PUT ON 15 POUNDS. HE EATS DONUTS, BANANAS AND WATER TO HE EATS DONUTS, BANANAS AND WATER TO PASS THE PHYSICAL AND JOIN THE NAVY.PASS THE PHYSICAL AND JOIN THE NAVY.

TRIPLE SELF PORTRAITTRIPLE SELF PORTRAIT

ROCKWELL HAD 3 SONS ROCKWELL HAD 3 SONS BY HIS SECOND WIFE.BY HIS SECOND WIFE.

1930-HE MOVED THE 1930-HE MOVED THE FAMILY TO NEW FAMILY TO NEW ROCHELLE NEW YORK.ROCHELLE NEW YORK.

IN 1935, HE VISITS IN 1935, HE VISITS MISSOURI TO MISSOURI TO ILLUSTRATE MARK ILLUSTRATE MARK TWAIN’S , TWAIN’S , “HUCKLEBERRY FINN “HUCKLEBERRY FINN AND THE ADVENTURES AND THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN”. OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN”.

THE FOUR FREEDOMSTHE FOUR FREEDOMS

AFTER THE FOUR AFTER THE FOUR FREEDOMSFREEDOMS

ROCKWELL TRIES TO ROCKWELL TRIES TO SELL THE PRINTS TO SELL THE PRINTS TO THE GOVERNMENT THE GOVERNMENT WITHOUT SUCCESS.WITHOUT SUCCESS.

THE NEW YORK POST THE NEW YORK POST PUBLISHES THEMPUBLISHES THEM

THEY BECAME SOME THEY BECAME SOME OF HIS MOST OF HIS MOST FAMOUS PAINTINGSFAMOUS PAINTINGS

THE GOLDEN RULETHE GOLDEN RULE

IN HIS LATER IN HIS LATER YEARS ROCKWELL YEARS ROCKWELL DREW MORE DREW MORE SERIOUS PICTURES SERIOUS PICTURES ABOUT HUMAN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND RIGHTS AND VALUES. VALUES.

BEFORE THE SHOTBEFORE THE SHOT

HE WAS COMMISSIONED TO PAINT HE WAS COMMISSIONED TO PAINT PORTRAITS OF PRESIDENTS PORTRAITS OF PRESIDENTS INCLUDING EISENHOWER, INCLUDING EISENHOWER, KENNEDY,NIXON AND FOREIGN KENNEDY,NIXON AND FOREIGN DIGNITARIES. DIGNITARIES.

ONE OF HIS LAST WORKS WAS A ONE OF HIS LAST WORKS WAS A POTRAIT OF JUDY GARLAND( DORTHY POTRAIT OF JUDY GARLAND( DORTHY IN THE WIZARD OF OZ).IN THE WIZARD OF OZ).

IN 1977, ROCKWELL WAS AWARDED IN 1977, ROCKWELL WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM( THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN FREEDOM( THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR).HONOR).

NORMAN ROCKWELL DIED OF NORMAN ROCKWELL DIED OF EMPHYSEMA AT THE AGE OF 84 EMPHYSEMA AT THE AGE OF 84 (1978).(1978).

OUR PROJECTOUR PROJECT

DESIGN YOUR OWN DESIGN YOUR OWN SATURDAY EVENING SATURDAY EVENING POST COVERPOST COVER

CAN USE ONE OF CAN USE ONE OF NORMAN NORMAN ROCKWELL’S ROCKWELL’S THEMES OR COME THEMES OR COME UP WITH YOUR UP WITH YOUR OWN.OWN.

SANTA AT THE MAPSANTA AT THE MAP

THE SNOWBALL FIGHTTHE SNOWBALL FIGHT

DEADMAN’S HILLDEADMAN’S HILL

SANTA’S CHILDRENSANTA’S CHILDREN

GRAMPS AND THE GRAMPS AND THE SNOWMANSNOWMAN

NEWSTAND IN THE SNOWNEWSTAND IN THE SNOW