Norman rockwell biography summary worksheets
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Norman Rockwell
If you were to ask ten people to name the most famous American artist, you might hear the name Georgia O'Keefe. You might hear Grant Wood. You might even hear the name Norman Rockwell. There might also be some argument as to whether Norman Rockwell was an artist or an illustrator.
An illustrator is generally thought to be a person who draws pictures for books. An artist draws or paints works that are exhibited on their own. Some people consider Norman Rockwell to be an artist whose paintings are works of art to be viewed as individual pieces. Others believe that Rockwell was no more than an illustrator who painted pictures for the covers of magazines. Rockwell himself didn't care which category you put him in. He painted his pictures for everyone to enjoy.
Rockwell was born in New York City on February 3, 1894. He changed from schooling in a public high school at age 16 to a special school called the Chase Art School. From there he graduated to the National
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Meet Norman Rockwell, American Illustrator
Background:
Norman Rockwell (1894–1978)
Triple Self-Portrait, 1959
Cover bild for The Saturday Evening Post, February 13, 1960
Oil on canvas, 44.5 x 34.75 inches
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, NRACT.1973.19
Humor and humility were essential aspects of Norman Rockwell’s character, so when asked to do a self-portrait that would announce the first of eight excerpts of his autobiography, the result was lighthearted and somewhat self-deprecating. The painting provides the essential elements not of his life as an illustrator, but of the specific kommission. Rockwell’s life is far too eventful and complex to begin to approach summation in a single work, so he limits the composition to han själv , his artists’ materials, his references, a canvas on an easel, and a mirror.
There are more inconsistencies in this painting that are cause for wonder. Rockwell was a stickler for neatness, but here he has scattered matchsticks, paint t
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Share the story of Norman Rockwell and assign the related activities as a way of learning more about a great artist.
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