1. Norman Rockwell By Ryan McMichael

2. "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." —Norman Rockwell

3. Norman Rockwell

4. Illustrator Mid-20 th century Americana illustrator Known for Saturday Evening Post covers Born: February 3, 1894 New York City Died: November 8, 1978 84 yrs. Old American American Modernism Regionalism Painter

5. Movement Would probably considered an American Modernism Regionalism painter Contemporaries would include Benton, Wood, and Curry This form was a stylized realism that showed American heartland

6. Contemporaries Trail Riders By Thomas Hart Benton Circus Elephants By John Steuart Curry

7. Importance Most famous American illustrator Showed paintings of everyday American life Shunned the common abstract theories of the time for more realistic paintings of common American events during the mid- 20 th century

8. Importance Rockwell created images that described universal human experiences within a particularly American context. His ability to reveal the deeper meaning in commonplace situations captivates audiences to this day.

9. Some of His Paintings Freedom of Speech Freedom from Fear Freedom from Want Freedom to Worship Triple Self Portrait

10. More of His Paintings

11. “Controversial Piece” Rockwell is not really known for painting “controversial” paintings. However, in this one he does. This shows the integration of the school system in the South. It is titled “The Problem We All Live With” referring to racism. The Problem We All Live With

12. Boy Scouts Paintings From 1924 to 1974, in all but two years, he painted calendars for the Boy Scout organization.

13. Paintings His most famous paintings were his 4 Freedoms paintings (shown in one of the previous slides) They were done to raise support during WWII He is best known for his over 200 Saturday Evening Post Paintings