Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell, c. 1921
Born	Norman Percevel Rockwell (1894-02-03)February 3, 1894 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	November 8, 1978(1978-11-08) (aged 84) Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	National Academy of Design Art Students League
Known for	Painting, illustration
Notable work	Willie Gillis Rosie the Riveter Four Freedoms The Problem We All Live With
Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom
Website	www.nrm.org

Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter. He was born in New York City. During 40 years Rockwell drew the cover pages of The Saturday Evening Post. He died of emphysema in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.^[1] The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge owns much of his work.

He is well known for the set of paintings called the Four Freedoms - four pictures of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, called: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear.^[2]

Other famous paintings are

• The Problem We All Live With (1964) - the painting shows Ruby Bridges.

1. ↑ "Norman Rockwell". Biography. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
2. ↑ "Four Freedoms". The National Archives. Retrieved October 8, 2017.