Rockwell Files: Salute to Local Newspapers — Long May They Run
During a bustling summer day at a county paper, Norman Rockwell carries a sketchbook into the office.
During a bustling summer day at a county paper, Norman Rockwell carries a sketchbook into the office.
This U.S. sailor earned his rest. Not so for Norman Rockwell!
For the first July 4th cover after World War II, Norman Rockwell took an unusual approach to illustrating this landmark.
All I want for Christmas: Rockwell captures a critical moment in a young girl’s life.
Norman Rockwell used detailed props to give his scenes an authentic feel.
In 1961, Norman Rockwell perfectly captured the creative process that went into developing the Post’s new logo. (His painting lasted much longer than the new design!)
We answer a Rockwell cover mystery: Who was the girl looking at her reflection?
In 1947, Norman Rockwell went to Marshall Field’s in Chicago to find the perfect setting for his exhausted toy department clerk on Christmas Eve.
When the Post underwent a major redesign in 1961, Norman Rockwell painted a special cover reflecting the publication’s new look and new logo.
Rarely has Rockwell’s genius for narrative art been better displayed than on this cover of a politician comically stunned to learn he’s lost an election.
For the 1948 presidential race between Dewey and Truman, Norman Rockwell captured the political division across the nation, running straight through one couple’s kitchen.
Norman Rockwell’s “Commuters” was a tribute to a brilliant friend and artist, who used perspective as her tool.
Norman Rockwell used his recollections of summers in the country to create illustrations of Cousin Reginald, a frail and awkward city kid who never quite fit in with the farm boys.
During World War II, Norman Rockwell painted a homecoming as he imagined a soldier might dream of it.
At the end of World War II, Norman Rockwell attempted to show the inner conflict of a homecoming soldier.
In creating his “Four Freedoms,” Rockwell’s challenge was to show the absence of fear in Americans’ lives. So he captured a moment of peace and security that most would recognize.