1. Norman Rockwell Contemporary American Illustrator Mrs. Fox “Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.” — Norman Rockwell

2. Illustration A visualization or a depiction made by an artist, such as a drawing, sketch, painting, photograph, or other kind of image of things seen, remembered or imagined

3. Biography Born Norman Percevel Rockwell 1894 – 1978 Left high school at age 14 to attend art school – began his career at 17 Most famous illustrator of the 20 th century Created 321 covers for The Saturday Evening Post

4. Figurative Drawing An exercise in drawing the human body in its various shapes and positions. "Life drawing" is the process of drawing the human figure from observation of a live model.

5. First Major Breakthrough In 1912 at age of 17 Children’s book illustration: Tell Me Why: Stories About Mother Nature

6. Art Director a person who directs or supervises the work of other artists Rockwell’s first published magazine cover for Boy’s Life, September 1913 (age 18) got him the job as Art Director

8. The Saturday Evening Post First Cover: May 1916 at age 22 – Mother’s Day Off (an illustrators’ dream) Last Cover: December 14, 1963 – In Memoriam (tribute to John F. Kennedy)

9. Rockwell’s Aesthetic Objectives: –Basic Human Interaction –Portrayal of Everyday American life

18. The Problem We All Live With,Norman Rockwell, Oil on Canvas, Realism

19. Breaking Home Ties, Norman Rockwell, Oil on Canvas, Realism

20. Going and Coming, Norman Rockwell, Oil on Canvas, Realism

21. The Discovery, Norman Rockwell, Oil on Canvas, Realism