1. (1894-1978)

2. High Adventure, 1957 As a child, Norman sketched characters while his father read aloud to him. He began studying art in high school. His first real job was illustrating children’s books. Soon after, he began his work for the boy scouts.

3. No Swimming The Saturday Evening Post, June 4, 1921 (cover) Oil on canvas 25 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. In 1916, Rockwell sold his first of 321 covers to “The Saturday Evening Post.” His covers made a very prestigious magazine even more popular.

4. Norman Rockwell’s paintings tell stories. What do you think is happening in this painting? Which details in the painting help to tell the story?

5. Who do you think this girl is? What do you think she is reading about?

6. Freedom of Speech The Saturday Evening Post, February 20, 1943 (story illustration) Oil on canvas 45 3/4 x 35 1/2 in. During WWII, he painted the “Four Freedoms.” They were published with essays by American writers.

7. Freedom from Fear The Saturday Evening Post, March 13, 1943 (story illustration) Oil on canvas 45 3/4 x 35 1/2 in. The paintings symbolized the aims of the war. A touring exhibition of the works raised $139.9 million for the war effort through the sale of war bonds.

8. Which freedom to you think this painting illustrates? What makes you say that?

9. Freedom from Want The Saturday Evening Post, March 6, 1943 (story illustration) Oil on canvas 45 3/4 x 35 1/2 in. “Rockwell painted the American dream – better than anyone.” -Steven Spielberg

10. Girl at the Mirror, 1954 What is happening in this painting? How is it similar to the other painting of a girl with a magazine painted 13 years earlier, before the war? How is it different?

11. Going and Coming, 1947, Oil on canvas, Painting for The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 30, 1947 Norman Rockwell Art Collection Trust This painting shows two scenes: going and coming. What do you think happened in between these two paintings?

12. In his later years the pictures he drew were about national events such as the civil rights movement, and fewer were about the humorous side of life. This is an illustration of the Golden Rule.

13. The Connoisseur The Saturday Evening Post, January 13, 1962 (cover) Oil on canvas mounted on board 37 3/4 x 31 1/2 in. During his lifetime, most art critics considered Norman Rockwell to be only an illustrator, not a painter of fine art. What do you think?