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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]
The Problem We All Live With is a 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell that is considered an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. [2] It depicts Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old African-American girl, on her way to William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white public school, on November 14, 1960, during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis.
Norman Rockwell Collector Plates Many people focus on themes or manufacturers when collecting commemorative plates from the ubiquitous American artist Norman Rockwell.
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Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream is a 1972 short documentary film about artist Norman Rockwell [ 3 ] produced by Richard Barclay and directed by Robert Deubel. The film won an Oscar at the 45th Academy Awards , held in 1973, for Best Short Subject . [ 4 ]
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]
From 1928 to 1935, The Coca-Cola Company commissioned Norman Rockwell to create six oil paintings that were developed into a variety of finished marketing pieces.