1. NORMAN ROCKWELL: Celebrating Everyday America LTC 4240: Art for Children Created by Mary Franco

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiL24GF3q_s Norman Rockwell Biography, Part 1 (5:31) Norman Rockwell Biography, Part 2 (6:18) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TO4kOmpyUM Introduction to the Artist

3. “I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.” Norman Rockwell “Breaking Home Ties” 1954

4. Rockwell’s work is about CELEBRATION Work demonstrates optimism and frequent humorWork demonstrates optimism and frequent humor Even serious subjects offer a ray of hopeEven serious subjects offer a ray of hope

5. Rockwell’s work is also about IDENTITY Visually conveyed IDENTITYVisually conveyed IDENTITY with familiar visual cues with familiar visual cues –Costumes, props, setting –Facial expressions, postures, and gestures and gestures Common, recognizable settings and experiences help the viewer identify with the events portrayed.Common, recognizable settings and experiences help the viewer identify with the events portrayed.

6. Rockwell’s work is about RELATIONSHIPS as well. Depicted universally recognizedDepicted universally recognized RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONSHIPS –Tapped into sociocultural and historical knowledge of viewer historical knowledge of viewer –Facial expressions, postures, gestures, and proximity gestures, and proximity Again, common, recognizable settings and experiences help the viewer identify with the RELATIONSHIP events portrayed.Again, common, recognizable settings and experiences help the viewer identify with the RELATIONSHIP events portrayed.

7. Rockwell’s work is about STORIES Contain STORY elements ofContain STORY elements of character, setting, plot, character, setting, plot, point of view point of view Draw upon visual, social,Draw upon visual, social, historical and cultural literacy historical and cultural literacy of the viewer who constructs of the viewer who constructs and reads the narrative and reads the narrative (What’s going on in this picture?)(What’s going on in this picture?)

8. Rockwell’s Common Themes Celebrating the common, often overlookedCelebrating the common, often overlooked Celebrating change and inventionCelebrating change and invention Celebrating tradition and the pastCelebrating tradition and the past

10. Studio Activity: TSW create a photography-based magazine cover design that celebrates 21 st century America using one of these Rockwell themesTSW create a photography-based magazine cover design that celebrates 21 st century America using one of these Rockwell themes –Celebrating America through the common, often overlooked –Celebrating American change and invention –Celebrating American tradition and the past To avoid potential copyright issues, you are asked to use your own, original photograph.To avoid potential copyright issues, you are asked to use your own, original photograph. (This may be a photograph you have previously taken.) (This may be a photograph you have previously taken.)

11. (CONT’D) Studio Activity (CONT’D) Digital PhotographyArt Medium: Digital Photography –Tool Options: Digital Camera iPad iPhone –Supplemental Technology Tool Options: Microsoft Word Photoshop Other

12. (CONT’D) Studio Activity (CONT’D) ProcedureProcedure: fictitious magazine cover –TSW will create a fictitious magazine cover using original photography and computer-based production tools. CELEBRATE AMERICA –The magazine cover will CELEBRATE AMERICA as it conveys one of Rockwell’s themes through a 21 st century lens. central photographic image created by the student –The magazine cover will feature a central photographic image created by the student that is consistent with the theme (visually tells the story). It may contain supplemental photographs to reinforce the theme or make the magazine cover “believable.” headings, abbreviated text, and other stylistic elements –The magazine cover will feature headings, abbreviated text, and other stylistic elements that make it visually recognizable as a magazine cover. (MS Word instructions provided).

13. References Norman Rockwell Museum (2013). [Images]. Retrieved from http://www.nrm.org/dev/collections-2/the-collection/ Rockwell, P. (2007). American chronicles: The art of Norman Rockwell, Part 1. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiL24GF3q_s Rockwell, P. (2007). American chronicles: The art of Norman Rockwell, Part 2. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TO4kOmpyUM Rockwell, N. (1920). [Image]. Shadow artist. Retrieved from http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/files/2009/10/rockwell- oct05.jpg