America’s Artist
Norman Rockwell didn’t create his celebrated images using only brush and paint. They often took shape first as scenes that Rockwell literally acted out. Showing their appreciation for his storytelling talents, film directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg share their private Rockwell collections with the Smithsonian for the upcoming exhibit Telling Stories.
April 5, 2010 | Read more »
Norman Rockwell
Dogs Hate School!
If there’s anything I’ve learned from studying hundreds of magazine covers for the Post and Country Gentleman, a sister publication, it is that dogs hate school! If you’re bummed about returning to school, you’re not the only one.
August 28, 2010 | Read more »
Norman Rockwell’s Cousin Reginald
The adventures of Norman Rockwell's city-slicker-turned-country-boy, Cousin Reginald.
June 26, 2010 | Read more »
A Norman Rockwell Spring
Who better to greet springtime than Norman Rockwell? In Springtime, the artist's fancy often turned to the whimsical. Dancing critters? Oh my!
April 10, 2010 | Read more »
Norman Rockwell’s April Fool’s Covers
Only a fool would fall for such illustrations. Check out our collection of tricky April Fool's Day covers.
March 27, 2010 | Read more »
Norman Rockwell Goes to the Dogs
Is the skinny guy a dogcatcher or just some kind of nut? That’s what some locals thought of Rockwell scrounging around town looking for dogs for paintings. Since the Mar/Apr issue of The Saturday Evening Post honors Rockwell, we thought it was only right you knew the truth. Norman Rockwell went to the dogs.
March 13, 2010 | Read more »
Rockwell in Hollywood
His scenes of everyday life have become a symbol for Americana at its best, but Norman Rockwell was a portrait artist as well—illustrating some of Hollywood's entertaining characters.
February 3, 2010 | Read more »
I Know That Face!
What do all these Rockwell covers have in common? It's the same model!
January 16, 2010 | Read more »
Obama’s Rockwell
Is there an artist in the house? Illustrations from America’s most beloved magazine hang proudly in the Oval Office.
January 9, 2010 | Read more »
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