When Rockwell was nine years old he moved to the suburbs with his family. While still in high school, Rockwell decided to leave school to attend the National Academy of Design’s art school. He earned his pay by designing and painting cards and teaching people to paint. He learned from other great illustrators such as Clyde Forsyth to further enhance his skills and he taught actress Ethel Barrymore to paint using some of the same techniques. [Norman Rockwell: Pictures…]

Rockwell’s real legacy of illustrations began at the age of 16 and attending a new art school. He transferred to Art Students League to learn to paint better (Buechner). Rockwell wanted to paint more realistic pictures that told stories or events. His success allowed him to illustrate books at the age of 17 and become the art director

for the magazine “Boys Life” (Guptill). Again his success would land him the opportunity that would make him widely know across America. At the age of 22, Rockwell had already painted 22 covers for George Horace Lorimer’s magazine “Saturday Evening Post” (Guptill). On average, he produced 10 covers per year for the popular magazine.

In the 1970’s he put most of his paintings is his local hometown museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In 1977, Rockwell received an award called the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He received it because of the portraits he painted of our country. Norman Rockwell died in his home on November 8, 1978, at the age of 84.[Schau]

Replications of Rockwell’s paintings sell for hundreds of dollars. There are many museums that have Rockwell paintings and portraits. Rockwell became so famous because he cared about the people in America. He painted the good and important things in life. The main reason his paintings made him popular was because he made people smile, laugh, and have fun.

Some of Norman Rockwell’s post covers became very popular. Over the many years he painted the covers a few of his best were “Cave of the Winds” painted August

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