Together with Walt Disney, Rockwell is the most beloved American artist of the twentieth century. Of course, their work had a lot in common: they were both visual storytellers, capable of charming and mesmerizing their viewers with wonderful drawings, colors and movement. The animation in Rockwell’s work was obviously only suggested, as he dealt in illustrations, but they are never static. His brush lent them an inner life and dynamism that completely won over his audience.
From a very early age, Norman knew he wanted to be an illustrator. He was hired as art director of Boy’s Life, the scouts’ official magazine, when he was still in his teens. However, he became nationally known after he started his 47-seven-year collaboration with The Saturday Evening Post, having painted more than 300 illustrations mostly for the cover of that popular magazine.
Here are 10 of his best contributions to The Saturday Evening Post. Enjoy.
Boy With Baby Carriage, 1916
Gramps at the Plate, 1916
Two Men Courting Girls Favor, 1917
Cousin Reginald in Cut Out, 1917
Cousin Reginald Catches the Thanksgiving Turkey, 1917
Cousin Reginald Under the Mistletoe, 1917
Boy and Clown, 1918
Children Dancing, 1918
Cousin Reginald Spells Peloponesus, 1918
The Party Favor, 1919
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