Posted
on February 3, 2014
I
enjoyed this artist's paintings in the form of jigsaw puzzles and
magazine covers. Eventually, someone gave me a book that had pretty
much all of his paintings and illustrations.
I loved poring over that book!
The
painter / illustrator whose 1894 birthday we celebrate today is
Norman Rockwell. He was about as American as anyone with European
heritage could be. He born in New York City. His ancestors came to
North America way back in the early 1600s. He went to art school here
in the U.S., and he began his career with such American institutions
as Boy's Life, the magazine of the Boy Scouts of America, and
The Saturday Evening Post.
Rockwell
was what is called “prolific” – he produced more than four
THOUSAND original works!
Rockwell
has long been dismissed as too commercial, too sweet and idealistic,
too kitsch. However, if you study his compositions, his techniques,
and his most serious pieces – such as the series on racism he
painted for Look magazine – you have to admit that he was
successful artistically as well as commercially.
Enjoy
some of Rockwell's pieces here.
Learn
more about Rockwell's life here.
Here
is a short video about Rockwell that was created by a student. And
here is a much longer and professional video biography.
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