theamericannorm
theamericannorm
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Norman Rockwell didn't paint fancy scenes, or elegant parties. He painted every day American life the way he wanted, and for this, his work must be celebrated.
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theamericannorm · 11 years ago
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In honor of Normal Rockwell’s birthday, here are the paintings from his Peace Corps series!
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theamericannorm · 11 years ago
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Norman Rockwell reference photos alongside finished works
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theamericannorm · 13 years ago
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Norman Rockwell’s reference photo for Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train (1944)
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theamericannorm · 13 years ago
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The Babysitter (1947)
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theamericannorm · 13 years ago
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Look Ma, no cavities!
An advertisement Rockwell did for Crest
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theamericannorm · 13 years ago
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Grandfather and Snowman 1919
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theamericannorm · 13 years ago
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thehazelwood:
The Music Man (1966) - Norman Rockwell
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theamericannorm · 13 years ago
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catchyasacactus:
Norman Rockwell Willie Gillis In Church Saturday Evening Post, July 25, 1942
Norman Rockwell Willie Gillis in College Saturday Evening Post, October 5th, 1946
* Click the links to learn more about each piece.
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theamericannorm · 14 years ago
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Reference photos for Rockwell's The Problem We All Live With 
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theamericannorm · 14 years ago
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A illustration from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1930s
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theamericannorm · 14 years ago
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colourbomb:
Norman Rockwell And Daniel Boone Comes to Life on the Underwood Portable Underwood typewriter advertisement, 1923 Oil on canvas 
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theamericannorm · 14 years ago
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The Rookie
Saturday Evening Post, March 2, 1957
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theamericannorm · 14 years ago
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Dewey v. Truman 1948
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theamericannorm · 14 years ago
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July 1921
Happy Fourth of July!
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theamericannorm · 14 years ago
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Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative.
-Norman Rockwell
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theamericannorm · 14 years ago
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cystallineambermoments:
Fortune Teller painted by Norman Rockwell, 1921
The lines of our hands, and of our lives, are not predetermined and final, but can change as we do. We are, in fact, already creating what we will become.
— Melissa Coleman, This Life is in Your Hands
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theamericannorm · 14 years ago
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The Problem We All Live With
1964
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