Norman Rockwell

Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter. He was born in New York City. During 40 years Rockwell drew the cover pages of The Saturday Evening Post. He died of emphysema in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge owns much of his work.

Norman Rockwell
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Norman Rockwell, c. 1921
Born	(1894-02-03)February 3, 1894 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	November 8, 1978(1978-11-08) (aged 84) Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Field	Painting, illustration
Training	National Academy of Design Art Students League
Works	Willie Gillis Rosie the Riveter Four Freedoms The Problem We All Live With
Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom
Website	www.nrm.org

He is well known for the set of paintings called the Four Freedoms - four pictures of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, called: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear.

Other famous paintings are

• The Problem We All Live With (1964) - the painting shows Ruby Bridges.

Norman Rockwell Media

• BoysLifeSeptember1913.png

  Scout at Ship's Wheel, 1913

• Norman Rockwell Red Cross Magazine 1918.jpg

  Rockwell's first Scouting calendar, 1925

• SaturdayEveningPost27Sep1924.jpg

  Saturday Evening Post cover (September 27, 1924)

• Norman Rockwell - Cousin Reginald Spells Peloponnesus (Spelling Bee) - Google Art Project.jpg

  Cousin Reginald Spells Peloponnesus. Norman Rockwell, 1918.

• "Freedom of Speech" - NARA - 513536.jpg

  Freedom of Speech, 1943

• "Freedom From Want" - NARA - 513539.jpg

  Freedom from Want, 1943

• Rockwell studio rear.jpg

  Norman Rockwell's studio in*Stockbridge, Massachusetts

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  Rockwell's grave in Stockbridge Cemetery

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  Rockwell c. 1920–1925

• Cover of October 1920 issue of Popular Science magazine

Related pages

• List of American painters