Norman Rockwell Essay

The purpose of this essay is to perform an analysis of Norman Rockwell. Norman Rockwell was born in New York on February 3, 1894. He was the second son born to Jarvis Waring and Nancy Hill Rockwell. From an early age Mr. Rockwell wanted to be an artist. He enjoyed drawing so much that he decided that he wanted to become an artist. During his freshman year at Mamaroneck High, Norman decided to take his drawing seriously and become an illustrator. At this time is when he would earn money doing odd chore as so he could attend an accredited art school, Chase School of Fine and Applied Art. Later that year he attended Chase twice a week. Halfway through his sophomore year, he quit high school and went full time to art school. He then attended the National Academy School and then attended the Art Students League. Because of how serious he was in art, the students in the school nicknamed him “The Deacon”. In one of his first class, Rockwell who at the time was drawing a live model, this is a model without clothing. The model was lying on her side and because all Rockwell could see were her feet and buttocks, that was all he
Rockwell’s illustrations, as he puts it, have had effect on all generations today. Though he dies decades ago, the museum, which is located in Stockbridge Massachusetts receives over 200,000 visitors a year, in which most of the visitors are younger people. People can relate to his work, "The story of my life is, really, the story of my pictures and how I made them ... In one way or another, everything I have seen or done has gone into my pictures"(Rockwell). As some people have put it that it shows the best side of ordinary people, and gives us an image to inspire toward and has made average Americans