Norman Rockwell Collected Correspondence Collection: Curtis; Brown & Bigelow

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Norman Rockwell Collected Correspondence Collection: Curtis; Brown & Bigelow

1935-1983

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The Norman Rockwell Donated Business Correspondence collection was given to the Norman Rockwell Museum in 2007. The collection includes incoming and outgoing correspondence between Norman Rockwell, and the editors of Curtis Publishing magazines like Saturday Evening Post and Ladies Home Journal, as well as correspondence with Brown & Bigelow art editors concerning Rockwell’s work with the Boy Scouts and Four Seasons calendars. This collection of correspondence demonstrates the creative processes that went into producing Rockwell’s work spanning his career from 1935-1975. They also give unique and varied perspectives on his work during his lifetime, including Norman Rockwell’s own thoughts. Furthermore, they provide unique insight into Norman Rockwell’s relationship with those who bought and published his work.

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Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge

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Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978

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Illustrator, painter; Norman Rockwell painted and illustrated 317 covers for the Saturday Evening Post from 1916-1963. From the description of Norman Rockwell collection of Saturday Evening Post covers, 1919-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 777815899 Norman Rockwell was among the most popular and successful American artists of the 20th century. His signature style of representational realism, used to express themes of traditional American values, was easily recognized an...