Norman Rockwell 1894 1978 Spring Brook Elementary Art

Norman Rockwell (1894 -1978) Spring Brook Elementary Art Awareness Mrs. Mores

Norman Rockwell

Early Life 20 th century American painter & illustrator Born in New York City At age 14 he enrolled in The New York School of art Was always small in stature and was picked on for not being good at sports. He always loved painting & detailed drawings

Personal Life Illustrations of everyday life scenarios for The Saturday Evening Post magazine for over 40 years When his first Post cover appeared, the U. S entered into World War 1 Norman Rockwell joined the U. S navy as a military artist Painted world Used the common man and his everyday models

“Sporting Boys” “Fishing”

Inspiration was life in America at the time Anything going on would have influenced his art work He took a stand against prejudice, inequality, and stereotypes

Great sense of humor to viewer

Stylistic Traits Enjoyed drawing boys, girls, teenagers and older people Used earthy colors Draws what you would see everyday nothing out of the ordinary Used charcoal before final copy One main focus in the piece Always draws people

“Gossip”

1 st Publication At 19 years old, the art editor for Boys Life, published by the Boy Scouts of America Painted 1 st several covers, published magazine cover, Scout at Ship's Wheel, in 1913 magazine

Rockwell’s Success First successful cover painting to the Post in 1916. Published a total of 321 covers for The Saturday Evening Post over 47 years. Also painted covers for Life Magazine Famous storyteller with great titles for art

“The Shiner””

“Optometrist”

Class Project You get to be Norman Rockwell today and sketch your everyday life in 1 M for your own Spring Brook front cover!

Your version of class in 1 M

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