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Norman Rockwell was a storyteller who created images that help define America・s identity through much of the 20th century. ... ； But we all know with his brushstrokes, Rockwell elegantly captured Americana, and a time, and a feeling. ... Norman Rockwell was born in New York City on February 3, 1894. ... Rockwell found success early. ... At age twenty-one Rockwell・s family moved to New Rochelle, New York. There, Rockwell set up a studio with cartoonist Clyde Forsythe and produced work for such magazines as Life, Literary Digest, and Country Gentleman. In 1916 Rockwell married his first wife Irene O・Connor. Along with this step into adulthood, Rockwell illustrates his first cover image for the Saturday Evening Post entitled, Boy with Baby Carriage. Rockwell・s work continued to soar at the Saturday Evening Post as he executed commissions by staging a set and specially selected props for his illustration, and then draw the result. ... Only then did Rockwell begin the final oil painting. Rockwell will tell you, ：I start a picture believing it will be a masterpiece. ... ； Rockwell told stories through his illustration that reflected idealized views of American life, and showed ordinary people doing ordinary things. ... People all over the world continue to respond to Rockwell・s images of the boy about to get an injection in the doctor・s office. ... In this piece Rockwell advertised for a real model with a real black eye to capture the realism. The teenage girl in a ponytail and blue jeans holding her prom dress in front of her as she glances in the mirror, Rockwell portrays the end of childhood and the beginning of adolescence and womanhood. ... By 1919, Rockwell・s covers began showing adult situations. ... In this same time period Rockwell painted a piece for the Boy Scouts of America calendar. ... The family moved to Arlington, Vermont in 1939 and Rockwell・s work began more consistently to reflect small-town American life. |
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