Who was Norman Rockwell?
Norman Rockwell, born in 1894 in Manhattan, started his illustration career at age 17 by illustrating “Tell Me Why Stories.†Soon he became art director of “Boys’ Life†magazine and at age 22, he sold his first cover to “The Saturday Evening Post.†While Rockwell freelanced his art to magazines like “Life,†“Literary Digest†and “County Gentleman,†he designed 321 covers for “The Saturday Evening Post†in his lifetime. After leaving the “Post†in 1963 — after 47 years of illustrations — he began working at “Look†magazine, where he illustrated weighty current issues like civil rights. Rockwell’s art resonated with the American public, and he was one of the most popular artists of his time. For example, during World War I, the exhibition of his series “The Four Freedoms†raised $139.9 million for the war effort. In 1977, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Gerald Ford for his “vivid and affectionate portraits of our count
Here’s a little help but you have to do the rest: Rockwell Google And thanks to Lori for the idea. 🙂 Contest “Week 89” will be open for entries as of 12/02 to 12/10 11:59 PST JUDGING CRITERIA: Creativity: The amount of imagination, originality and expressiveness that was put into the entry. Technique & Effort: The amount of style, skill and craft that was put into the entry. Following the theme: How well the entry followed the theme of the contest. Please memo Kloxboy if you have any questions or comments about the Contest Board. For more information about the 2Draw Contest Board and a record of past contest winners, please look at the 2Draw Contest Board Welcome Page Rather than judge this contest, I’m just going to leave a comment on each entry. Thank you 2 for entering.
