Jump In: Visual Arts May 18, 2008
This summer they appear in exhibits as wildly divergent as "Raw Nerve! The Political Art of Steve Brodner," just in time for election season at the Norman Rockwell Museum, and "Laylah Ali: Notes/Drawings/Untitled Afflictions," at the DeCordova ... "Raw Nerve!" at the Norman Rockwell Museum, June 7-Oct. (Boston Globe)
Only the lonely: Proulx on Edward Hopper May 16, 2008
Realism was for the masses, for the boob who declared: "I don't know much about art but I know what I like." What the boob liked was Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers - meticulously detailed paintings applying technical virtuosity to patriotic, nostalgic, down-home situations ... She noted that the "painting went off speedily..." She claimed: "It's a woman looking out to see if the weather's good enough to hang out her wash," prompting Hopper to rejoin: "Did I say that? You're... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Sotheby's Announces 2008 First Quarter Results May 9, 2008
Other notable works are by Frederic Remington, Childe Hassam, Maxfield Parrish and Norman Rockwell. The entire sale is estimated to bring $53/77 million. (Primezone Releases)
TOY TOWN MUSEUM NAMES COMMEMORATIVE TOY May 8, 2008
Jarvis Rockwell, brother of famed illustrator Norman Rockwell, was the chief toy designer for Holgate from 1930 through the mid 1960s. Today, Holgate Toys enjoys the same reputation for quality. (East Aurora Advertiser, NY)
‘Picturing America,’ students’ works to be on display in St. Paul School art show May 2, 2008
The masterpiece works are by Mary Cassett, John James Audubon, N.C. Wyeth, Frank Lloyd Wright, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence and Norman Rockwell. Law said she looks forward to sharing them with the community. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Lee Teter coming to NS gallery Apr 3, 2008
Stallings went on to compare Teter's work to that of Norman Rockwell, in that his works elicit nostalgic emotions. A lot of Teter's art focuses on the Eastern Woodland Indians and Eastern Frontiersman. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Protection In Fine Art Fights Mar 31, 2008
Director Steven Spielberg, for instance, became embroiled in a high-profile case last year after claims surfaced that the Norman Rockwell painting "Russian Schoolroom," which had been in his collection since 1989, had been stolen in a burglary three decades earlier. Similarly, last November, Christie's pulled Picasso's "Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto" from auction when the heir of a former owner filed suit, claiming the painting had been sold under duress in Nazi Germany. (Forbes)
Wal-Mart heiress roils art world Mar 27, 2008
The collection includes Gilbert Stuarts 1797 painting of George Washington, Charles Bird Kings early 19th-century portraits of American Indian leaders, and works by Winslow Homer, Norman Rockwell and Martin Johnson Heade. Museum director Robert G. Workman, a 30-year veteran of the art world and former deputy director of the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth , says reports suggesting his big city peers are taking a snobbish view of the $50 million project are not true. (MSNBC -- Race)
Lawn games offer fun, competition and exercise Mar 22, 2008
Gen Xers may associate the game with the movie "Heathers." And the artistically inclined may know it from the paintings of Winslow Homer, ;douard Manet or Norman Rockwell. Croquet comes in many forms with many different rules, but the traditional backyard game is played with seven wickets arranged in two connected diamonds that somewhat resemble a figure 8. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Your Newspaper: Mar 18, 2008
This year s Super Saturday was Norman Rockwell s best American painting come to life. It was what life in the good old U.S. of A. is all about and I wish that everyone in the world could have at least one Lauren County- Dublin St. Patrick s Festival Super Saturday a year in their lives. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Garrison Keillor on 'Against Happiness' Mar 15, 2008
Suburbia gets thumped hard, of course - "pretty things suggest a kind of emptiness," everything "safe, clean, predictable," like Wal-Mart, gated communities, prefab houses, freeways, convenience stores, franchise restaurants, the Lifetime channel (one is startled to come across the names of Norman Rockwell and Norman Vincent Peale and the Book-of-the-Month Club and Jell-O - the man is swinging his softball bat at ghosts. all the attempts to iron out life's rough edges and to fend off melancholy,... (International Herald Tribune)
Roanoke gets new avant-garde art museum Mar 7, 2008
The museum now displays less than 6 percent of its permanent collection, which includes works of 19th and 20th century American art by Thomas Eakins, Norman Rockwell, John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer and contemporary works by Jacob Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Sally Mann. Each gallery will be distinctive. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Wildlife refuge manager fulfills childhood dream Feb 10, 2008
"It was a small town so I could jump on my bike and go anywhere I liked. Mom just said, 'Be home by dinner.' It was kind of like a Spanish Norman Rockwell. I really enjoyed growing up there." Ellis' father introduced him to nature by taking him hunting and fishing and by taking the family on outings and vacations to natural destinations, including the Imperial Sand Dunes west of Yuma. "A couple buddies and I would always go out in the back 40 and ride our bikes and see what kind of snakes and... (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
New Milford Artist Searches for the Soul of Abraham Lincoln Feb 8, 2008
"The show opens in Decatur, Ill., in June. It will be an honor to be included with many great painters, such as Robert Rauschenberg, William H. Johnson, and Norman Rockwell." Last October, she was invited by the Adams County Arts Council in Gettysburg to submit an idea for the Governor's Arts Awards and to kickoff of Pennsylvania's Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial celebration. She proposed a project called "The People's President," in which she sketched out the face of Lincoln on a large canvas and... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
SLIDE SHOWEverything you need to know about John Currin. Feb 1, 2008
Almost every art season, there's one show courageous, compelling, or contentious enough to get everybody talkinglike "Sensation," the controversial exhibition of Young British Artists at the Brooklyn Museum, or the Guggenheim's populist resurrection of Norman Rockwell. This year, the name on everybody's lips is John Currin, whose midcareer retrospective recently arrived at the Whitney Museum. (Slate)
Short and drawn out Jan 7, 2008
Comic books in the classroom are the subject of a symposium at the Norman Rockwell Museum, in Stockbridge, on Saturday. The keynote speaker is Jay Hosler, a science professor who created "Clan Apis," a graphic novel about the lives of bees. (Boston Globe)
More of this story Jan 6, 2008
I think Norman Rockwell showed up in Hoopes Park that day, Rivoli said ... Some say Norman Rockwell's America is a myth ... And he's preparing to prove it in a book, In Search of Norman Rockwell's America, that will pair Rivoli's photos with similar works by Rockwell. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Coca-Cola and Santa's suit Dec 24, 2007
By the beginning of the 20th century, red was the most popular color used by such illustrators as N.C. Wyeth and Norman Rockwell. Santa's image was firmly established when Coca-Cola featured Santa in a red-and-white suit in advertisements beginning in the 1930s. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Truly a picture postcard Christmas of old Dec 23, 2007
It was one of those places Norman Rockwell never got around to paint, but should have. My dad worked in the company office, now a brewery and restaurant, into the mid-1960s. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Concerted effort: Display in time with the tunes Dec 16, 2007
Norman Rockwell could field a hundred paintings inside their house, where homemade Christmas candies fill the kitchen with abundance; halls are decked and trees are trimmed throughout. Most of their neighbors attention stays focused outside, though, where the yard looks like a Santa Claus rock concert, complete with platoons of strobing lights and a mini-radio station all in holiday theme and complete with its own group of neighborly mega fans. (News Enterprise Online)
Surprises, pleasures to be found in 'Wayne Thiebaud' Dec 10, 2007
And if these pictures are as American as anything by Norman Rockwell, they just as strongly bear comparison to the still lifes of the great early 20th-century Italian painter Giorgio Morandi. Laguna Art Museum / VAGA, New York Wayne Thiebaud has turned American-style food displays, as with "Bakery Case" (1996), into elegant, sensuously painted subjects. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Quick Getaway to Akron Dec 7, 2007
Where: "American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell" at the Akron Art Museum, East Market and South High streets, Downtown (1-330-376-9185 or ) ... What to do: 41 paintings and 320 Saturday Evening Post covers from the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A question to ponder: Where is the Christ this Christmas? Dec 5, 2007
So why is it, that in this little, rural Iowa town that artist Norman Rockwell would have loved, there has to be a debate about a Nativity scene that appears once a year on the courtyard square and Christmas decorations that make our town look festive and jolly for the Holiday Season. After umpteen years of that Nativity scene being there, because I remember it even as a child, why did the Grinch have to come this year and take it away. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Artist Bob Pryor loves to paint Dec 4, 2007
When he was 16 his mother bought him a correspondence course and Norman Rockwell was his favorite. Bob Pryor learned to paint oils from a book, but his innate talent has long since taken over. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Rockwell art fetches $2.17M Dec 1, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Norman Rockwell painting of Santa Claus perched on a stepladder sold for $2. 17 million at auction. (The Palm Beach Post)
Norman Rockwell Santa painting depicted on Saturday Evening Post cover fetches $2.17 million Nov 30, 2007
Norman Rockwell Santa painting depicted on Saturday Evening Post cover fetches $2 ... Norman Rockwell Santa painting depicted on Saturday Evening Post cover fetches $2 ... NEW YORK (AP) - A Norman Rockwell painting of Santa Claus perched on a stepladder sold for US$2. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Sweet Jackson Five tour could erase sour notes Nov 29, 2007
Its like scratching the paint off a simple Norman Rockwell to find that underneath is a bizarre Salvador Dali. Few assemblages have gone from wonderful to weird in less time than the Jacksons. (MSNBC -- Music)
Singing the holiday blues Nov 23, 2007
For some, holidays don t mirror the Norman Rockwell paintings portraying glee, warmth and togetherness during the holiday season. In fact, particularly for addicts and their families, it s the most difficult time of year they face, often due to sad reminders, family turmoil or flagrant alcohol use. (Austin Daily Herald, MN)
Cedar Rapids art museum to house valuable paintings Nov 23, 2007
The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce accepted a bid to sell paintings it owned by Norman Rockwell, Grant Wood and Marvin Cone. Local groups raised $500,000 to keep the artwork in the city, after the chamber board announced it was going to auction the pieces. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Chamber Chatter Nov 22, 2007
One of my all-time favorite artists and one of my all-time favorite picture collections is Norman Rockwell's paintings of the Four Freedoms ... I suppose even the little ones wanted a chance to try to catch a glimpse of what the Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving looked like. (West Frankfort Daily American, IL)
Foundation meets goal, famous artwork will stay in Cedar Rapids Nov 20, 2007
Late Monday morning, Dan Baldwin, with the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, announced that his organization was successful in its quest to keep paintings by Norman Rockwell, Grant Wood and Marvin Cone inside city limits. Baldwin's organization set a goal of raising $500,000 to bid on the three paintings. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Rockwell Exhibit to Travel Cross-Country Nov 19, 2007
AKRON, Ohio -- A traveling exhibit of Norman Rockwell works opens a cross-country tour Saturday at the Akron Art Museum and highlights the beloved artist's growing acceptance by a mainstream art community that had long spurned him as too kitschy and commercialized. The rarely circulated works from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass ... "People really don't know Norman Rockwell," he said. (Newsmax)
See a video of the 2007 Downtown Christmas Stroll Nov 17, 2007
COLUMBUS -- Columbus annual holiday stroll has been described as a Norman Rockwell painting -- come to life ... Doesntmatter Nov 16, 2007 7:18 PM "a Norman Rockwell painting -- come to life" Are you kidding me, do these people ever leave town. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
• Right Here: Rockwell's Riveting Rosie Nov 10, 2007
So, when the woman dining with her one evening this spring at the McLean retirement home mentioned having been the model for artist Norman Rockwell's World War II-era heroine, Berberich politely excused herself to do a little research ... "Then I sent off to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass. to get a poster so she could sign it." ... "It's quite an honor to be asked by Norman Rockwell to pose for a picture," added Marion Strindberg, another neighbor at the home. (FOX61, CT)
Norman Rockwell Exhibit Coming To Chrysler Museum Nov 10, 2007
The Chrysler Museum says a Norman Rockwell exhibit will be coming to Norfolk for a few months next year. The rarely circulated works are from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. (WTKR.com, VA)
Don't Miss: 'The Art of the Stamp' Nov 5, 2007
and Walt Disney (issued only two years after his death), two Norman Rockwell sketches, an Al Hirschfeld, "Love: Swans" (very Lake Eola), an art-deco'd Ayn Rand, the battle of "young Elvis" versus "mature Elvis," and the case of the 5 million-stamp recall (oops, wrong steer-wrestling brother). WHEN: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Famous works come to life at the Lyndon House Nov 4, 2007
" Sara Clarke and her 9-year-old daughter Emma are also making "Living Masterpieces" a family affair. They both have roles in a Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving scene. "It sounded like it would be fun," Sara Clarke said "There are no lines so there's not a lot of preparation. " Actor Leslie Hardigree happily agreed to take on the slim woman draped in an elegant wrap in Ert;'s "Symphony in Black" even if standing inside a frame won't exactly stretch her acting chops. "Where in Athens, Georgia, would... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Finding peace with puzzles Oct 29, 2007
His puzzles include prints of work by artists Charles Wysocki, Thomas Kinkade and Norman Rockwell and wildlife, nature scenes and lighthouses. Most were gifts from family or friends or bargain buys found at thrift shops. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Palmer painter on point Oct 23, 2007
Niebrugge paints as realistic as she can, following in the footsteps of artists she respects, like Norman Rockwell and the Wyeth brothers. I started out doing mostly realistic pieces when there were more abstract instructors in that era, she said. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Return to Indy's youth Oct 20, 2007
Norman Rockwell paintings hang on the walls and Rudolph Valentino's whip is perched on a shelf near the parlor. Remember how hard it was for Indiana Jones to track down the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail. (Los Angeles Times)
Masterpieces get new look from local artist Oct 15, 2007
John Pacovsky spends his days painting replicas of famous works of art by dozens of artists - Norman Rockwell, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Vincent Van Gough and more - with one small twist ... Pacovsky chose to recreate Norman Rockwell's picture for the Saturday Evening Post of a Thanksgiving dinner. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
St. Augustine treasure on display Oct 10, 2007
Mecklenburg even compared Cunningham's work to that of Norman Rockwell. "Like Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post magazine covers, Cunningham's images offer the old and the ordinary as an antidote to change," she said. (The St. Augustine Record)
Toys: Hard-to-find U.S. product no laughing matter for parents Oct 5, 2007
Or for parents seeking an "authentic" childhood like the ones they recall from hazy memories and Norman Rockwell paintings. These "authenti-seekers" want a return to simpler times, even if it's just the touch and feel of simpler times, says trend watcher Jody Turner of cultureoffuture. (USA Today -- Money)
Our cinematic state Sep 30, 2007
And last year his much talked-about "Norman Rockwell Code" was presented. This year's 22-minute short is a big departure from last year's pic, says Catalfo. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Father-son breakfast Sep 29, 2007
Sanja Miedema from the Netherlands points out characters in "The Gossips" to Sabine Oberneyer of Germany while exploring the exhibit "Rockwell's America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell" Sept. 14 at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. English Language Support Course students were exposed to the artist's view of America on the field trip. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
At 84, Bouldin still seeking to craft his first masterpiece Sep 29, 2007
The self-taught artist is likened to Bouldin's personal idol - Norman Rockwell. Bouldin turned to portrait painting which became his signature work. (Clarksdale Press Register, MS)
Norman Rockwell's America Sep 22, 2007
Sanja Miedema from the Netherlands points out characters in "The Gossips" to Sabine Oberneyer of Germany while exploring the exhibit "Rockwell's America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell" Sept. 14 at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo ... Women from countries ranging from Korea to Denmark, from Moldova to Indonesia were offered a glimpse of American culture through Norman Rockwell's artistry Sept. 14 at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo ... English Language Support Course students explored... (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Fun at the Fair: Utah State Fair Churns Unusual Pieces of Art Sep 13, 2007
The sculpture had the feel of a Norman Rockwell painting. With the bulls legs in the air and his tail curled up, free floating in midair, it raised the question to many observers as to how this the piece of art was sculpted and the form maintained when it consisted of 100 percent% pure cream butter. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Artists fight for a fading way of life Sep 4, 2007
Illustrator Norman Rockwell and abstract expressionists Franz Kline and Lee Krasner were among those shaped by lessons in the blazing light of the dunes. The Hawthorne School of Art is now at risk of being swallowed by development. (Boston Globe)
Murals ease fears of the nurse's office Sep 4, 2007
The images are serene and smile-inducing, the sort that might have been imagined by Walt Disney or Norman Rockwell. And, according to nurse Doreen Tasco, they've worked wonders in putting sick children at ease. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Here for a month Aug 18, 2007
He was a special agent with U.S. customs at the Mexico border nabbing undercover drug smugglers and recovering stolen Norman Rockwell paintings. Then he was a federal game warden, a national security investigator, a city manager for three Texas cities and a civil rights manager for the U.S. Forest Service. (Montana Standard, MT)
Michener Art Museum Pairs Famed American Illustrators Rockwell and Hargens for Fall Exhibitions Aug 17, 2007
Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, the James A. Michener Art Museum opens two exhibitions highlighting the work of celebrated illustrators Norman Rockwell and Charles Hargens. Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront and Charles Hargens: American Illustrator are on view at the Museum's New Hope, Pennsylvania location October 19, 2007 through February 10, 2008 ... Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront, organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fruit of Detroit Aug 3, 2007
" Elected to the Society of Illustrators in 1996, and to the Philadelphia Sketch Club in 2004, Mr. Harrington's work has been exhibited at several different locales, including the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., the Newman Galleries in Philadelphia and the Society of Illustrators in New York City, to name a few. Mr. Klawans, who met Mr. Harrington as a fellow member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, also hates to waste things and finds meaning in flotsam and jetsam that other people... (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
Arkport teen hosts Main Street show: Place for artists to show work needed, building owner says Aug 2, 2007
He said he also takes influences from such painters as Norman Rockwell and Tex Avery. As he recently graduated, MacNaughton plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh Art Institute in the fall. (Hornell Evening Tribune, NY)
Career Success Jul 27, 2007
A doctor may choose a Norman Rockwell black and white photo of the child waiting for the doctor. A business man may choose a photo of a fishing boat filled with fish to represent their clients. (Suite101.com)
Support waning in military heartland Jul 21, 2007
PEMBERTON is a military town, but it emerges from the highway like a vision of an older, simpler, idealised America conceived by Norman Rockwell. This is not a holiday, yet the historic street of Pemberton, New Jersey, is dressed in national flags, fluttering from every telegraph pole and from most front porches. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
VISUAL ARTS CALENDAR 7/13 Jul 14, 2007
Norman rockwell museum, Route 183, Stockbridge, MA. Ephemeral Beauty: Al Parker and the American Women's Magazine, 1940-1960, through October 28. (413) 298-4100. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
In a lonely place Jul 8, 2007
Movies Restaurants Food Events Music Theater/Arts TV Books Celebrity news Games. In Hopper's art, film noir, and elsewhere, solitude is All-American. (Boston Globe)
'SATW!' fund-raiser Jul 3, 2007
Twenty years ago, Giftware News called him lready bigger than Norman Rockwell and n American treasure. Clark started tinkering with Gnomes in 1978 after reading Wil Huygen and Rein Poortvliet nomes book at a camp for boys. (Lumberton The Robesonian, NC)
Leinart working on image makeover Jul 1, 2007
" Beautiful and buffed? Something more for the ever-present cameras to document. But Leinart insists it's the simpler things that strike him as signs of his success. He has a man-made lake across the street from his house, and sometimes he'll have teammates over just to hang out and fish. His housemate is his best friend since grade school, and Matt's brother, Ryan, runs his foundation, which is focused on children's causes in Arizona and Southern California. Those causes now have new meaning to... (AZCentral -- Sports)
Artist paints fine arts, signs, buildings Jun 27, 2007
Other favorites include Gustav Klimt, Norman Rockwell and Michelangelo, who shares her birthday. She was also influenced by her professors at CWU.. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Akron Art Museum's gala to `Defy Gravity' Jun 26, 2007
A: American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. The Norman Rockwell Museum (in Stockbridge, Mass. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Art Imitating Art Jun 17, 2007
There are attempted forgeries from all eras, from a Cycladic head supposedly from 2,500 B.C. to works that rip off Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol or Jean-Michel Basquiat. Nancy Hall-Duncan, the exhibit's curator, says determining what is authentic is a great challenge when one takes into account the many fake, forged, copied, misattributed and replicated works in existence. (CTNow.com)
News in brief May 31, 2007
Coca-Cola searches for lost Rockwell paintings Coca-Cola is searching for three paintings it commissioned for advertisements from the American artist Norman Rockwell in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The master painted six works depicting children enjoying the drink, but three were discarded or painted over. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Coca-Cola seeking 3 missing Rockwells May 31, 2007
"Today, "Barefoot Boy" can be seen in the lobby of the new Coke museum and "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" is in a gallery elsewhere in the building.Such paintings were important in the pre-television era because entertainment came from reading stories and magazines, said Linda Pero, curator of the Norman Rockwell museum in Stockbridge, Mass."The illustrations that went with it was a very big part of the culture," Pero said. "So in that sense, to the collectibles market, these are really... (Florida Today)
