Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
There were hardly any malls when Norman Rockwell was painting his Saturday Evening Post covers of small-town life, domestic bliss, and unfettered patriotism.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
It's not uncommon for people to say that their holidays don't live up to a Norman Rockwell painting, but Augusten Burroughs says his holidays have been "hideous."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK -- It's not uncommon for people to say that their holidays don't live up to a Norman Rockwell painting, but Augusten Burroughs says his holidays have been "hideous."
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Unknown Norman Rockwell Painting Auctioned October 23 Has Connection With Hohner Harmonicas A previously unknown work by Norman Rockwell of a young man playing a harmonica entitled "That Musical Pal of Mine." was recently auctioned by Pennsylvania auctioneers Pook & Pook Inc. The painting was commissioned by the Vice President and General Manager of Hohner's U.S. operation in the 1920s...
Gurney Journey (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Norman Rockwell went to great lengths to get his models to act. He spared no expense in hiring photographers to document their performances. The resulting photos—20,000 of which are in the Norman Rockwell Museum’s archives and have just been digitized—served as references for most of his famous Post covers after the mid-1930s. As a new book and an upcoming exhibition demonstrates,...
Today's Inspiration (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Comments by Tom Watson Illustration #3 When I first saw this illustration, I was a little puzzled as to what was going on. Of course, a story illustration is often most effective when it entices the reader to read the story without revealing too much. And, perhaps that was Rockwell’s motive in choosing this unusual scene in the story. The odd looking dark spot on the floor is a “hair-ball,...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
An exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art shows Americans as they once were WHEN “The Americans”, a collection of 83 imaginative and powerful photographs by Robert Frank, was first published in America in 1959 it was attacked for being anti-American. With McCarthyism still in the air, the country’s preferred self-portrait resembled Norman Rockwell’s covers...
Today's Inspiration (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
* TI list member Tom Watson returns this week to continue the series of posts he began this past summer, analyzing Norman Rockwell's illustrations for Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn - thanks Tom! Four years after Norman Rockwell illustrated “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” written by Mark Twain, he illustrated “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, also written by...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
TOLEDO, OH.- A new wave of critically acclaimed long form comic books, called graphic novels (a mostly grown-up version of the comic book), is the subject of a exhibition opening Oct. 2 at the Toledo Museum of Art . Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel examines the history, diversity and tremendous popularity of what is considered...
Mid Atlantic Art News (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Wanna go to an Alexandria opening this week? Renowned American painter, Thomas S. Buechner will be sharing work spanning 60 years of his career in his upcoming solo exhibition: ‘A Retrospective: 60 Years of Painting, 1948-2008’ at Alexandria's Principle Gallery . Featured paintings will include figurative, still life, and landscape pieces. The 83-year-old painter has had three Retrospective...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
DAYTON, OH.- The Dayton Art Institute has announced details of a 2011 special exhibition that will celebrate the work of American icon Norman Rockwell. American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell will be on view at The Dayton Art Institute, November 12, 2011 through February 5, 2012. Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum, located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, this national traveling exhibition...
On the Cusp (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
This morning, ArtBabble.org (the Indianapolis Museum of Arts online endeavor to create a community and archive of art museum/institution created video content) will launch with 10 new partners and a whole lot more videos. For those of you keeping score, that will bring the total now to 17 partners in all. These partnerships have been in the works for some time, so when you get a little time on your...
What I Believe (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
Just now getting back from the weekend, which was wild for sheer surrealness, starting with the visit to the house where Superman was created. Last time I was there, the paint was peeling, the roof was dumping water into the bedrooms, the whole place was a mess. Today, the outside is pristine. It's the Norman Rockwell painting I imagined in my head. And of course, we took an early sneak peek at the...
Today's Inspiration (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
* TI list member Tom Watson takes over this week as I enjoy a short break from the blog - thanks Tom! Concluding Tom's analysis of Norman Rockwell's illustrations for Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer ... Illustration #8 The last full color illustration in the book shows Tom and his friend Becky Thatcher at the moment Becky realizes they are lost in a large cave, with only a few candles for light....
Today's Inspiration (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
* TI list member Tom Watson takes over this week as I enjoy a short break from the blog - thanks Tom! Continuing Tom's analysis of Norman Rockwell's illustrations for Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer ... Illustration #3 When I think of a Rockwell illustration, I think mainly indoor scenes, unless it was for a calendar, perhaps. Landscape paintings were not his specialty, and I suspect he may...
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