Norman Rockwell was born on February 3, 1894.

He was born in his parents Upper East Manhatten apartment.

"Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed. My fundamental purpose is to interpret the typical American. I am a story teller." --Norman Rockwell



HERE ARE SOME FAST FACTS FOR YOU!!!
Birth name: Norman Percevel Rockwell
Nickname: "Mooney"
Birth date: February 3, 1894
Birth place: New York, New York
Death date: November 8, 1978
Death place: Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Burial location: Stockbridge Cemetery in Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Hair color(s): Brown
Eye color: Brown

Check out Norman Rockwell's Museum. http://www.nrm.org/page38

Has painted more than 300 Saturday Evening Post Covers!


"To us, illustration was an ennobling profession. That's part of the reason I went into illustration. It was a profession with a great tradition, a profession I could be proud of."
Some of my favorite paintings by Mr. Rockwell

This next portrait is titled The Golden Rule. Rockwell wanted to show that "doing unto others as you would have them do unto you" was something on which people of most religions could agree, regardless of their creed or belief. In the picture we see people of many nationalities.







In 1943, Rockwell was insprired to paint the Four Freedoms paintings. He decided to do these paintings after President Franklin Roosevelt delivered his address to Congress. These paintings were seen in several issues of The Saturday Evening Post. Below you will find a poster of the Four Freedoms paintings.

Graphic from: www.acposter.com/.../warmilitary.html