Norman RockwellU. S. Census Saturday Evening Post original 1940 vintage poster1940
1940
About the Item
- Creator:Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978, American)
- Creation Year:1940
- Dimensions:Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 21.75 in (55.25 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:only slight paper aging 1/16 - 1/8" along left side. fine condition. rare.
- Gallery Location:Spokane, WA
- Reference Number:
Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell is among the most revered painters of the 20th century. His figurative and portrait paintings reflect an innocent and idyllic America described by the artist as "life as I would like it to be." For nearly 50 years, he illustrated the covers of The Saturday Evening Post in a rich and emotive style that gave distinctive personalities to his imagined characters. In total, Norman Rockwell created more than 4,000 works of art over the course of his life.
Rockwell was born in 1894 in New York City. His artistic aspirations took shape early on, and when he was 14 years old, he took classes at the New York School of the Art, which is now the Parsons School of Design. Later, he attended the Art Students League of New York, where he studied under influential painters Thomas Fogarty and George Bridgman. While still a teen, Rockwell became art director of the Boy Scouts of America publication Boys' Life.
At 21, Rockwell moved to New Rochelle, New York, and opened a studio with fellow illustrator Victor Clyde Forsythe. He created illustrations for magazines like Literary Digest and Life before his first cover for The Saturday Evening Post was published when he was 22. In 1939, after moving to Arlington, Vermont, Rockwell pivoted to making the nostalgic paintings of small-town and iconic America for which he is best known — scenes of Christmas dinner, children playing in the street and national treasures like Ruby Bridges and Rosie the Riveter.
In 1943, a speech previously given by President Franklin Roosevelt inspired Rockwell to create his most famous series, “The Four Freedoms,” which was exhibited all over the United States. The series included four pieces entitled Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Worship, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear.
Rockwell moved with his family to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1953, where he spent the rest of his life. My Adventures as an Illustrator — the autobiography Rockwell wrote with the help of his son, Thomas — was published in 1960. In 1963, Rockwell ceased working with The Saturday Evening Post and started drawing illustrations for Look magazine.
The world’s largest collection of original Rockwell art can be found at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. The artist was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977, and he passed away peacefully in his home the following year.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of original Norman Rockwell paintings, prints, drawings and other works.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Spokane, WA
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
- Original "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" vintage 1949 movie posterLocated in Spokane, WARare Authentic original "Take me out to the ball game' vintage movie poster. NSS: 49/119. Linen backed. Frank Sinatra, Ester Williams, Gene Kelly. M.G.M's Gay Technicolor Musical! TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME Cast overview, first billed only: Frank Sinatra .... Dennis Ryan Esther Williams .... K.C. Higgins Gene Kelly .... Eddie O'Brien Betty Garrett .... Shirley Delwyn Edward Arnold .... Joe Lorgan Jules Munshin .... Nat Goldberg Richard Lane...Category
1940s American Realist Portrait Prints
MaterialsOffset
- Original "Protect His Future - Buy and Keep War Bonds" vintage posterLocated in Spokane, WAOriginal WWII poster: Protect his Fugtures buy and Keep War Bonds The color poster shows a young, smiling boy being lifted in the air, holding on to a man's hands. The boy has blond...Category
1940s American Realist Portrait Prints
MaterialsOffset
- Original Make Your Own Declaration of War vintage World Ware Two posterLocated in Spokane, WAOriginal vintage poster: Make your own Declaration of War, Buy War Bonds. Size 22" x 28:. Original 1942 World War II (WWII) American military vintage poster. Archival linen ba...Category
1940s American Realist Portrait Prints
MaterialsOffset
- Original "Escape From Fort Bravo" US 1-sheet vintage movie poster 1953Located in Spokane, WAsheet vintage movie poster for the film Escape from Fort Bravo. Directed by John Sturges. With William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, and William Demarest. Very good condition. A western film set during the American Civil War. Original theater-issued fold marks touched up and restored during linen backing. Very fine condition with no tears, no fading, and no damage to this 70-year plus vintage poster. This is an original One Sheet Poster. It was distributed by the film studio for marketing purposes and was not available for sale. The archival linen backed protects the old movie posters...Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Prints
MaterialsOffset
- Hommage a Christian Dior original French vintage fashion posterBy René GruauLocated in Spokane, WAOriginal vintage French poster: Christian Dior Homage. (Homage à Christian Dior) Artist: Rene Gruau. Mint condition Original. Size: 15.75" x 24" Very fine condition; read...Category
1980s American Realist Figurative Prints
MaterialsOffset
- Original 'Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine' US 1-sheet vintage movie posterLocated in Spokane, WADr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. This is a bikini machine ... Order your '66 model now. US 1 sheet, linen backed with original fold marks restored, ready to frame. Excellent condition. NSS: 65/364 Starring Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Susan Hart...Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Prints
MaterialsOffset
- "The Volunteer - Civil War" Historical Portrait, 742/1500Located in Soquel, CALimited edition offset print of the original photorealistic painting, a portrait that portrays a historical reenactment of a civil war volunteer by James Bama...Category
1980s American Realist Figurative Prints
MaterialsInk, Offset, Paper
- "Young Girl With Hat, " Victorian Portrait Etching signed Frederick M. SpiegleBy Frederick M. SpiegleLocated in Milwaukee, WI"Young Girl With Hat" is a classical Victorian portrait etching. It is signed in graphite in the lower right by the artist, F.M. Spiegle. It depicts a Victorian girl with curly hair ...Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Portrait Prints
MaterialsInk, Paper, Etching
- Anne in a Black HatBy George Wesley BellowsLocated in New York, NYMEDIUM Lithograph on paper DIMENSIONS Unframed: 16 ½ x 12 ½ inches Framed: 24 x 20 inches SIGNATURE lower right Geo Bellow / G.B.B.Category
1920s American Realist Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Under Sail original lithograph by Norman RockwellBy After Norman RockwellLocated in Paonia, COUnder Sail is an original limited edition Artists Proof ( A. P. ) lithograph by Norman Rockwell and signed in pencil by the artist. This delightful image shows a young boy who has used a ladder to climb atop a barn and is sitting on a weather vane with the vanes rooster beside him. He is staring out over the town with his cowboy hat in his right hand and the roosters pole in his left dreamily watching the birds in flight in the distance. This original lithograph is framed in a burnished silver frame , white mat and silver fillet. It comes with a certificate of authenticity and is in excellent condition. Norman Rockwell ( 18984 - 1978 ) one of Americas most iconic artists who illustrated covers for The Saturday Evening Post for 47 years with a total of 321 covers. His depiction of everyday American scenes with an emphasis on the warmth of small town life infused with his particular charm and humor made him a beloved figure in American history. He once said " Maybe as I grew up and found the world wasn't the perfect place I thought it to be , I unconsciously decided that if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be, and so painted only the ideal aspects of it". Rockwell also covered important events of the day such as Charles Lindberg's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic and Neil Armstrong's 1969 moon...Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Original Lithograph Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence Americana ArtBy After Norman RockwellLocated in Surfside, FLNorman Rockwell (1894-1978) Benjamin Franklin. Originally created as cover illustration for 1926, The Saturday Evening Post, the original Post cover was published celebrating the then sesquicentennial (150 year) anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, with this limited edition print series created in honor of the bicentennial anniversary. The lithograph was hand proofed and printed by Eleanor Ettinger Gallery in October 1976, this is from the rare edition of 200 that were signed in pencil by Norman Rockwell. This cover is one of the Post's most significant since it draws a connection between the founding of the United States of America and the Saturday Evening Post itself. Impression on papier d'Arches. Hand signed in pencil by Norman Rockwell. hand editioned and with publishers blindstamp. Norman Percevel Rockwell (1894 – 1978) was an American author, painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine in a modern folk art style over nearly five decades. Among the best-known of Rockwell's works are the Willie Gillis series, Rosie the Riveter, The Problem We All Live With, Saying Grace, and the Four Freedoms series. He is also noted for his 64-year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), during which he produced covers for their publication Boys' Life, calendars, and other illustrations. These works include popular images that reflect the Scout Oath and Scout Law such as The Scoutmaster, A Scout is Reverent and A Guiding Hand, among many others. Rockwell was also commissioned to illustrate more than 40 books, including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as well as painting the portraits for Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon, as well as those of foreign figures, including Gamal Abdel Nasser and Jawaharlal Nehru. His portrait subjects included Judy Garland. One of his last portraits was of Colonel Sanders in 1973. His most popular calendar works: the "Four Seasons" illustrations for Brown & Bigelow that were published for 17 years beginning in 1947 and reproduced in various styles and sizes since 1964. He painted six images of classic Americana for Coca-Cola advertising. Illustrations for booklets, catalogs, posters (particularly movie promotions...Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- The Hymn SingerBy Thomas Hart BentonLocated in Missouri, MOSigned in Pencil Lower Right Ed. 500 Circulated by Twayne Publishers, New York City Image Size: 16 x 12 3/8 Framed Size: 24 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches The legendary actor actor and musici...Category
1950s American Realist Portrait Prints
MaterialsLithograph