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Scout at Ship's Wheel, 1913. Norman Rockwell was born on February 3, 1894, in New York City, to Jarvis Waring Rockwell and Anne Mary "Nancy" (née Hill) Rockwell [13] [14] [15] His father was a Presbyterian and his mother was an Episcopalian; [16] two years after their engagement, he converted to the Episcopal faith. [17]
Saying Grace sold for $46 million (including a buyer's premium) at Sotheby's in December 2013, setting a new record price for Rockwell's art. Rockwell's previous record had been set in 2006 by the $15 million sale of Breaking Home Ties. [3] Saying Grace had been expected to sell for between $15 million and $20 million. [3]
After Rockwell retired in 1976, the BSA asked artist Joseph Csatari to take over the calendar series. [16] From 1969 to 1972, Csatari was the art director in the advertising division of the BSA; he became the art director of Boys' Life in 1973. [17] Between 1977 and 1990, Csatari created 14 paintings for the BSA's Brown & Bigelow calendar.
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For more than 50 years, the artist Norman Rockwell helped shape the reputation of the Boy Scouts, with paintings illustrating scout vows such as being trustworthy, loyal, kind, clean and brave.
Freedom from Want is the third in a series of four oil paintings entitled Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell.They were inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt's State of the Union Address, known as Four Freedoms, delivered to the 77th United States Congress on January 6, 1941. [2]
As Curtis Licensing, they provide images for advertising and to companies creating and selling memorabilia. The company's Norman Rockwell cover paintings and other images have been used for fine art and prints, greeting cards, figurines, and other collectibles. [16]
Breaking Home Ties is a painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell, created for the September 25, 1954, cover of The Saturday Evening Post.The picture represents a father and son waiting for a train that will take the young man to the state university.