Norman Rockwell History
| 1894 | Norman Percival Rockwell was born in New York to Parents Nancy and Jarvis Waring Rockwell
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| 1913 | Hired by Boy Scouts for Boy's Life Magazine & Calendars, he was 19 years old |
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| 1916 | First paintings purchased by Saturday Evening Post, he was 21 years old, 322 covers in 47 years |
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| 1916 | Married Irene, teacher, seperated in 1923 |
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| 1929 | Divorced Irene |
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| 1930 | Married Mary Barstow, teacher, had 3 boys |
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| 1939 | Moved to Arlington, Vermont |
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| 1943 | Painted Four Freedoms, National Tour raised $133 million in war bonds |
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| 1943 | Fire!! Norman's studio burns down started by pipe ashes, lost over a thousand drawings, all his costumes and props |
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| 1953 | Moved to Stockbridge for Mary's health |
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| 1959 | Mary died |
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| 1961 | Married Molly, retired teacher |
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| 1977 | Received the presidential Medal of Freedom Award |
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| 1978 | Norman died November 8th, he was 84 years old |
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| 1985 | Molly died |
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Sons: |
Jarvis (Jerry) - Retired Art Teacher |
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| Notes about Norman: | - - |
Illustrated for 10 years with Look Magazine Also illustrated Country Gentleman, did advertising, illustrated Mark Twain Worked 364 1/2 days a years, 1/2 day at Christmas Did 2,600 to 4,000 drawings Stockbridge has about 50 of his drawings on display Arlington, VT; New Rochelle, NY; & Philadelphia, PA also have Norman Rockwell museums and there is a traveling display He used models, paid volunteers, eventually used photos Was a supernumerary in opera with Enrico Caruso Grandma Moses and Frances Hook were peers He taught Ethel Barrymore are when he was 15 He was a high school dropout/suspended, attended art school and eventually finished high school He used charcoal pencil first then completed with oil |
