"Girl at the mirror”
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Warren, NJ
Norman Rockwell "Girl at the Mirror " Lithograph Signed And Numbered. In good condition measures 36x34
20th Century Norman Rockwell Art
Lithograph
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.
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"Girl at the mirror”
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Warren, NJ
Norman Rockwell "Girl at the Mirror " Lithograph Signed And Numbered. In good condition measures 36x34
Lithograph
The Critic, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Critic by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: circa 1973 Medium: Collotype Poster Size: 31.5 x 27.5 in. (80.01 x 69.85 cm)
Offset
Freedom Of Speech, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Freedom Of Speech by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: circa 1973 Medium: Collotype Poster Size: 35 x 29 in. (88.9 x 73.66 cm) Publisher: Circle Gallery, Ltd. Printer: Arthur Ja...
Offset
Marriage License, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marriage License by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: circa 1970 Medium: Poster Edition: 2500 Size: 35 in. x 29 in. (88.9 cm x 73.66 cm)
Offset
The Discovery, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Discovery by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: 1973 Medium: Collotype Poster Size: 32 in. x 27 in. (81.28 cm x 68.58 cm)
Offset
Wet Paint, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wet Paint by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: 1982 Medium: Collotype Poster Size: 29 in. x 23 in. (73.66 cm x 58.42 cm) Publisher: Circle Gallery Printer: Jaffe Press
Offset
$950,000
"Yes Sir! That's Hills Brothers Coffee" Original Advertisement Illustration
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This illustration was created for the Hills Brothers Coffee company in 1929 and was used on promotional products as well as coffee cans in the years thereafter. Literature: Laur...
Canvas, Oil
Party Line, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Party Line by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: circa 1975 Medium: Poster Edition: 2500 Size: 25 in. x 22.5 in. (63.5 cm x 57.15 cm)
Offset
The Runaway, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Runaway by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: 1982 Medium: Collotype Poster Size: 31.5 in. x 28 in. (80.01 cm x 71.12 cm) Publisher: Circle Gallery, Ltd Printer: Max Jaffe, Vienna
Offset
$2,980Sale Price|23% Off
THE FOUR SEASONS 4 Lithographs on Arches paper, American Illustration, Americana
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Union City, NJ
Artist: Norman Rockwell, American (1894 - 1978) Title: The Four Seasons: SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper, 100% acid free Paper Size: 20.5 x 19.25 in...
Lithograph
$9,200Sale Price|20% Off
Law Student 1976 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Norman Rockwell Title: Law Student Year created: 1976 Signed by the artist Medium: 10-Color Lithograph on papier d'Arches Edition: 9/200 Height (inches): 32½ Width (inches): 23¾ This piece is unframed Born in New York City in 1894, Norman Rockwell always wanted to be an artist. At age 14, Rockwell enrolled in art classes at The New York School...
Lithograph
Freedom From Want - The Four Freedoms
By Norman Rockwell
Located in New York, NY
NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978) - The Freedom from want - [from the series THE FOUR FREEDOMS.] 1943. 40x28 1/4inches, 101 1/2x71 3/4 cm. World War II poster U.S. Government Printing Office...
Paper
Original Freedom from Want 1943 vintage poster. Thanksgiving
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage poster: FREEDOM FROM WANT, Ours to fight for ... Original. Artist: Normal Rockwell. Archival linen backed in fine condition, ready to frame. Note: All US Go...
Offset
School Play, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
School Play by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: 1983 Medium: Poster Edition: 497/2500 Size: 29 in. x 25.5 in. (73.66 cm x 64.77 cm)
Offset
Autumn, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Autumn by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Medium: Poster Image Size: 13 x 13.5 inches Frame Size: 18 x 18 inches
Offset
$2,750
Norman Rockwell 'Gaily Sharing Vintage Time' 1977, signed & numbered lithograph
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
"Gaily Sharing Vintage Times" From the Four Ages of Love Suite by Norman Rockwell Media: Lithograph on Paper Image Dimensions: 21" x 22" Year Produced: 1977 Edition Size: 200 Numbered (1-200), 60 Artists Proofs (1-60) Edition Number: A/P (Artist proof) Signed and Numbered in pencil by the artist Condition: In excellent condition Norman Rockwell was an American painter and illustrator known for his iconic depictions of American culture created for The Saturday Evening Post. With a range of favorite subjects that included nuclear families, mischievous children, and small-town life, his work has achieved an iconic status: the 1943 painting of a Thanksgiving dinner, Freedom from Want, has been reproduced and parodied countless times in contemporary culture. As an artist, Rockwell has had a lasting effect on US society beyond any singular work, with his paintings seen as indelible images that went on to inspire American directors such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and particularly Robert Zemeckis, whose 1994 film Forrest Gump recreates several of Rockwell’s paintings as scenes throughout the film. Though he enjoyed success throughout his career, Rockwell’s idyllic and sentimental outlook on American society was not necessarily embraced by art critics, though his later politically activist work garnered praise for its tackling of controversial subjects. Born on February 3, 1894 in New York, NY, he went on to study at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League. Rockwell notably had a longstanding relationship with the Boy Scouts of America...
Lithograph
The Golden Rule (United Nations), Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Golden Rule (United Nations) by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: circa 1973 Medium: Collotype Poster Size: 35 in. x 29 in. (88.9 cm x 73.66 cm) Publisher: Circle Fine Art Pri...
Offset
Girl at the Mirror, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Girl at the Mirror by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: 1973 Medium: Collotype Poster Size: 35 in. x 29 in. (88.9 cm x 73.66 cm)
Offset
Sailor and Girlfriend (The Voyager) Original Cover for The Saturday Evening Post
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, published November 8, 1930 First published on the cover of the November 8, 1930, issue of The Saturday Evening Post, Norman Rockwell’s ...
Canvas, Oil
Knight Looking in Stained Glass Window, Christmas Cover for the Post
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, published December 6, 1930 Medium: Oil on Canvas Artwork Dimensions: 44.25" x 34.25" Signature: Signed Lower Right Norman Rockwe...
Canvas, Oil
Study for 'Willie Gillis in Convoy'
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
LITERATURE: L.N. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Vol. II, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, p. 1107, no. M48, illustrated. --- The first Saturday Evening Post cov...
Charcoal
$1,499
Original Saturday Evening Post, 1939 newstand authentic poster, linen backed
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1939 The Saturday Evening Post newsstand vintage poster. Archival linen backed in excellent condition. Never folded and no restoration. Grade A. Rare and charming origi...
Offset
$3,300
Norman Rockwell, 'Miss Mary Jane', 1972, Lithograph, a.p., Signed, Framed
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Columbia, MO
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Signed recto Norman Rockwell remains one of the most celebrated illustrators of the twentieth century, renowned for his ability to translate na...
Lithograph
Norman Rockwell "Family Tree" Lithograph
By Norman Rockwell
Located in New York, NY
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) Family Tree Original painting produced 1959, this print published 1959 in Japan by The Curtis Publishing Company Lithograph Sight: 19 1/4 x 13 3...
Lithograph
"The Coward" Original cover for Life magazine, Woman Kissing World War I Soldier
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
"The Coward" (Woman Kissing Soldier). Original cover illustration for Life Magazine, published April 1919. Norman Rockwell’s The Coward (or, Woman Kissing Soldier) was published on...
Canvas, Oil
Fondly Do We Remember, Signed American Realist Lithograph by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
This image by American cartoonist Jim Davis sees his famous comic strip character, Garfield, superimposed into an artwork by Norman Rockwell. This lithograph is signed and numbered i...
Lithograph
The Dugout, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Left The present work was published on the cover of the September 4th, 1948 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. An accompanying “Keeping Posted” article about Norman Rockwell’s process behind the painting was printed on page 10 inside the issue. (Image above) The Post described, “Boston baseball fans saw a strange spectacle at Braves’ Field early this summer. As the stands filled, two respectable-looking men stood on the field staring at the spectators. Every now and then they would point to someone, run up into the stands and invite the man or woman to sit in a box above the dugout. Then the thinner of the two would contort his face into an expression of wild delight or disgust and invite the spectator to do the same, while a photographer made pictures. The explanation is on our cover. The two suspicious characters were Kenneth Stuart, the Post’s art editor and the artist, Normal Rockwell. For a detailed description of how Boston...
Oil, Gouache
$1,250,000
Courting Couple at Midnight, Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, 1919
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post magazine, March 22, 1919 A young couple, caught up in the excitement of courtship, sits together as the clock strikes midnight. Bathed in the warm...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Men Drinking Coffee
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right Maxwell House Coffee
Oil
Save Freedom of Worship original 1943 Four Freedoms vintage poster
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: Save Freedom of Worship (S) Artist: Normal Rockwell. Archival linen backed. Original fold marks touched up at the time of b...
Offset
Me and My Pal: Fishing Raft, Four Seasons Calendar Illustration
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
For Norman Rockwell's Four Seasons calendar series for Brown & Bigelow By the end of World War II, Norman Rockwell was a household name throughout the United States and consid...
Oil, Canvas
$7,500Sale Price|40% Off
Top Hat and Tails 1976 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Norman Rockwell Title: Top Hat And Tails Year created: 1976 Signed by the artist Medium: 14-Color Lithograph on papier d'Arches Edition:9/200 Height (inches): 34 Width (inches): 28 unframed Born in New York City in 1894, Norman Rockwell always wanted to be an artist. At age 14, Rockwell enrolled in art classes at The New York School of Art (formerly The Chase School of Art). Two years later, in 1910, he left high school to study art at The National Academy of Design. A 14-Color Lithograph on papier d'Arches, hand proof and printed at Atelier Ettinger. Signed in pencil and numbered by Norman Rockwell in February 1976.
Lithograph
The Jester, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post, February 11, 1939, cover illustration Literature The Saturday Evening Post, February 11, 1939, cover illustration Thomas S....
Oil
Shuffleton's Barber Shop, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Shuffleton's Barber Shop by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: circa 1970 Medium: Collotype Poster Size: 38 in. x 21 in. (96.52 cm x 53.34 cm) Publisher: Circle Fine Art Printer: J...
Offset
$800
The Patient - Boy and His Dog, American Realist Lithograph by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Patient - Boy and His Dog by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: 1997 Medium: Lithograph on Wove Paper, numbered in pencil Edition: 227/1600 Size: 22.5 in. x 17 in. (57.15 cm x ...
Paper, Lithograph
$95,000
Gentlemen and Scottie dog at Chess Board, Study for Maxwell House Coffee
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right Medium: Charcoal on Paper Sight Size 18.00" x 34.50", Framed 23.5" x 40.25" This is a preliminary drawing. It’s a masterful drawing that was mounted lo...
Paper, Charcoal
Freedom Of Worship, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Freedom Of Worship by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: circa 1973 Medium: Collotype Poster Size: 35 x 29.5 in. (88.9 x 74.93 cm)
Offset
Gaiety Dance Team, American Realist Offset Print by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gaiety Dance Team by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: 1973 Medium: Vintage Poster Size: 30 in. x 23.5 in. (76.2 cm x 59.69 cm)
Offset
Freedom From Fear original 1943 Four Freedoms vintage poster
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Spokane, WA
Original World War II "Freedom from Fear" Ours ... To fight for by Rockwell. One of the 4 freedom posters created in 1943 by Norman Rockwell. Fre...
Offset
"Plumbers" Post Cover, Pencil Study, Laurel and Hardy
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pencil Drawing Signature: Signed & Inscribed Lower Right Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, June 2, 1951
Pencil
$3,300
Norman Rockwell, 'Then Miss Watson took me in the closet and prayed', 1972
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Columbia, MO
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Signed recto Norman Rockwell remains one of the most celebrated illustrators of the twentieth century, renowned for his ability to translate na...
Lithograph
"First Airplane Ride"
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Warren, NJ
Norman Rockwell "First Airplane Ride" lithograph signed artist proof. In good condition measures 33x27
Lithograph
Our Heritage, Rare Hand Signed Collotype, AP Edition, 38 x 31.5 in. Framed, 1976
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Aventura, FL
Nine color collotype on BFK Rives paper. Hand signed lower right by Norman Rockwell. Hand numbered AP lower left (there is a main numbered edition of 200 and 60 artist proofs). Im...
Paper, Collotype Print
Freedom From Want - The Four Freedoms
By Norman Rockwell
Located in New York, NY
NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978) - The Freedom from want - [from the series THE FOUR FREEDOMS.] 1943. 40x28 1/4inches, 101 1/2x71 3/4 cm. World War II poster U.S. Government Printing Of...
Paper
Swords at Weehawken
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1938 Medium: Oil on Paperboard Sight Size 20.25" x 13.875", Framed to 27.50" x 21.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right with Initials: N/R 'Philip found himself involved in a humi...
Oil, Board, Laid Paper
Saturday People, American Impressionist Collotype Print, Unframed
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Aventura, FL
Collotype in colors on paper. Unsigned. Title and copyright info in typeset lower margin. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper
"Convention"
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Norman Rockwell, "Convention" Signed Limited Edition. Measures 33x28 in good condition
Lithograph
The Fireman, Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1944 Medium: Oil and Graphite on Paperboard Sight Size 14.00" x 11.00", Framed 22.00" x 19.00" Study for cover of The Saturday Evening Post, May 27, 1944 Norman Rockwell disc...
Paper, Oil, Graphite
Blackstone Cigars by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming relic of a bygone era, this rare oil is the work of the inimitable American illustrator, Norman Rockwell. The iconic artist’s ability to render the details and nuances of ...
Canvas, Oil
The Adventurers, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist in Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post, April 14, 1928, cover illustration Literature: Arthur Leighton Guptill, Norman Rockwell, Illustrator, New York, 1970, p....
Oil
“View of Rome from My Hotel Window”
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Warren, NJ
View of Rome from My Hotel Window signed numbered. In good condition measures 28x24 36 Out of 200
Lithograph
The Critic Collotype Print, American Impressionist, 1970s, Unframed
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Aventura, FL
Collotype in colors on paper. Unsigned. Title and copyright info in typeset lower margin. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper
Norman Rockwell 'Ye Pipe And Bowl' 1983, signed & numbered lithograph
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
"Ye Pipe and Bowl" by Norman Rockwell Media: Lithograph on Paper Image Dimensions: 27" x 21" Year Produced: 1983 Edition Size: 200 Numbered (1-200), 60 Artist proof Edition Number: A/P (Artist Proof) Signed and Numbered in pencil by the artist Condition: In excellent Norman Rockwell was an American painter and illustrator known for his iconic depictions of American culture created for The Saturday Evening Post. With a range of favorite subjects that included nuclear families, mischievous children, and small-town life, his work has achieved an iconic status: the 1943 painting of a Thanksgiving dinner, Freedom from Want, has been reproduced and parodied countless times in contemporary culture. As an artist, Rockwell has had a lasting effect on US society beyond any singular work, with his paintings seen as indelible images that went on to inspire American directors such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and particularly Robert Zemeckis, whose 1994 film Forrest Gump recreates several of Rockwell’s paintings as scenes throughout the film. Though he enjoyed success throughout his career, Rockwell’s idyllic and sentimental outlook on American society was not necessarily embraced by art critics, though his later politically activist work garnered praise for its tackling of controversial subjects. Born on February 3, 1894 in New York, NY, he went on to study at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League. Rockwell notably had a longstanding relationship with the Boy Scouts of America...
Lithograph
Tender Years: Moth Holes by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Norman Rockwell 1894-1978 American Tender Years: Moth Holes Signed "Norman Rockwell" (lower right) Oil on canvas From Norman Rockwell's acclaimed Four Seasons calendar series for...
Canvas, Oil
It’s Never Too Late to Mend
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right Commissioned from the artist by Coats & Clark thread company circa 1939 Exhibited at the Mint Museum, January 2022
Oil
Norman Rockwell - Handwritten signed letter with stamped postmarked envelope '65
By Norman Rockwell
Located in New York, NY
Norman Rockwell - Hand written letter with stamped postmarked envelope Hand written and hand signed letter on artist's personalized stationery with the accompanying stamped and postmarked envelope. Unique. Vintage handwritten, hand signed double-sided letter by Norman Rockwell to his printer at Color Lithographers discussing various matters concerning his prints and editions. This letter was written on the artist's personalized stationery with the accompanying postmarked envelope. True collectors' item. Historic. This letter has been elegantly floated with pocket corners to reveal all four corners, in a museum quality wood frame under double-sided UV plexiglass to reveal both the fronts, as well as the backs of the letter and the original envelope. Measurements: Frame: 17 inches (vertical) by 10.5 inches (horizontal) by 1 inch Letter: 8 inches (vertical) by 6 inches (horizontal) Envelope: 4.25 inches (vertical) by 6 inches (horizontal) This letter was addressed to Shirlee Scoma (Shirlee Neinskin Scoma - 1917-2007)) whose husband ran Color Lithographers at 225 Varick Street, now known as Hudson Square, Lower Manhattan, which was the famous printing district of the 1960s. It reads as follows: Dear Shirlee, I called Ken Stuart, former art editor of the Post, asking him my understanding of the agreement, that all covers could be made into art prints. He agreed and told me to look up the right type of agreement that I got for all my work with the Post. I found a number of them, and herewith is one. The section called “Important” spells out the conditions. This should help you with the difficult Mr. Buckley. Mr. Lindsay was here today and is seeing you tomorrow. I think he is sold to have you make the prints. Sincerely, Norman THE CHARACTERS MENTIONED IN THE LETTER “The difficult Mr. Buckley” was Jim Buckley, the production and technical manager overseeing the lithographic plates at Color Lithographers. In commercial lithography during the 1960s, transferring an original oil painting into multi-color lithographic plates was an incredibly grueling process. Pressmen had to balance ink densities, dot gain, and color separations by hand to get a true match. Norman Rockwell also wanted to assure the printing company before they embarked on this arduous process, that, per his agreement with the Saturday Evening Post, all of their covers could be made into fine art prints - under the conditions described in more detail below. The "Mr. Lindsay" mentioned in the letter was Donald P. "Don" Lindsay, a prominent bank executive, arts patron, and civic leader from Spokane, Washington In 1963, Don Lindsay—then the CEO of Lincoln First Federal Savings and Loan—wrote directly to Norman Rockwell asking him to create a signature, life-sized painting of a young Abraham Lincoln for the lobby of the bank's brand-new downtown headquarters. Rockwell, who loved painting Lincoln, agreed to the $4,000 commission. Rockwell completed the monumental painting, titled Lincoln the Railsplitter (also known as Young Lincoln), in 1965. Standing over seven feet tall, it became the largest canvas Rockwell ever painted Because the bank wanted to use the image heavily for promotional calendars, prints, logos, and advertisements, high-quality color reproduction was mandatory. When Rockwell notes that "Mr. Lindsay was here today... I think he is sold to have you make the prints," it means Lindsay had traveled out east to visit Rockwell at his home and studio in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. During that visit, they reviewed the final artwork, and Lindsay gave his enthusiastic approval to hire the team at Color Lithographers to handle the critical, high-end print run. Today, the original oil painting Lindsay commissioned is a famous multi-million dollar piece housed at the Butler Institute of American Art ADDITIONAL CONTEXT/BACKGROUND At the time Norman Rockwell wrote this letter on May 22, 1965,he did not own the copyrights or reproduction rights to his Saturday Evening Post covers. Those rights belonged strictly to the Curtis Publishing Company, the publisher of the magazine, so he was not printing these lithographs independently. Curtis Publishing fiercely protected its intellectual property. Any fine-art lithographs or prints produced during this time had to be authorized, commissioned, or legally cleared by Curtis Publishing. The project Rockwell was collaborating on with Color Lithographers was a Curtis-sanctioned reproduction print run. Rockwell was brought into the process purely to supervise the artistic quality and sign off on the color proofs, ensuring the prints matched his original oil paintings The widespread market for the hand-signed, limited-edition Norman Rockwell lithographs...
Paper, Ink
Study for 'Grandma's Doll Collection'
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Inscribed: "My best wishes to/my friend Judy Bedell/sincerely/Norman Rockwell Included with the painting, the dress that the model wore for this pai...
Canvas, Oil
The Family Tree, Signed American Realist Lithograph by Norman Rockwell
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Family Tree by Norman Rockwell, (1894 - 1978) Date: 1970 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP XXI/XXXV Size: 25 x 23 in. (63.5 x 58.42 cm) Frame Size: 37...
Lithograph
Norman Rockwell -- Dancing Partners
By Norman Rockwell
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Norman Rockwell Dancing Partners Encore Edition prints, approved by Norman Rockwell Numbered 77/200 lower left with blindstamp. Gold embossed signature lower right Image size: 56 x ...
Lithograph
Norman Rockwell -- God Bless Us Everyone (Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit)
By Norman Rockwell
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Norman Rockwell God Bless Us Everyone (Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit) Encore Edition prints, approved by Norman Rockwell Numbered 95/200 lower left with blindstamp. Gold embossed signat...
Lithograph