norman rockwell
60 years ago today, Ruby Bridges walked into history by integrating New Orleans schools
On Nov. 14, 1960, federal marshals escorted Ruby Bridges past angry, threatening crowds and up the steps of the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, CNN recounted.
Meet the real people behind these famous Norman Rockwell paintings
Meet the people who posed for some of Norman Rockwell's most iconic paintings
Norman Rockwell painting on 1944 election snags $6.5M
https://twitter.com/Sothebys/status/800814017153417218 A painting by Norman Rockwell that depicts the undecided voter sentiment during the 1944 presidential election - much like the 2016 race - has sold for $6.5 million at...
Six reasons to head to the Berkshires before summer ends
There are at least a hundred reasons arts and nature lovers head for the Berkshires each summer — here are six big ones. The first is in Great Barrington, Mass.:...
An ode to the real ‘Rosie the Riveter’ and other women of the Greatest Generation
Her real name wasn’t Rosie, and she didn’t know how to rivet. When Norman Rockwell asked Mary Doyle Keefe to model for the painting that would be the cover of...
Model for original 'Rosie the Riveter' painting dies at 92
HARTFORD, Conn. — Mary Doyle Keefe, the model for Norman Rockwell's iconic 1943 Rosie the Riveter painting that symbolized the millions of American women who went to work on the...
100-year-old illustrator gets first solo show
It was a time of sharp-dressed men and perfectly put-together women, of crew-cut boys and big-finned Caddies. It was, in short, the time of “Mad Men” — and McCauley “Mac”...
Ladies' Home Journal rides into the sunset
Ladies’ Home Journal is going sexy in its final issue as a monthly magazine — with a cover featuring country singer Miranda Lambert. The issue that hits next week ends...
Rockwell painting 'The Rookie' could sell for $30M at auction
An iconic painting of Boston Red Sox players by Norman Rockwell could bring up to $30 million when it goes to auction next month. “The Rookie,” which shows Boston players...
$1M Rockwell painting that vanished from Queens found in Ohio
The $1 million Norman Rockwell painting that vanished from a Queens storage facility last year has been found in Ohio, The Post has learned. A private investigator received information that...
Norman Rockwell’s family rips 'gay' hints in new biography
BOSTON — The family of Norman Rockwell is taking exception to a new biography of the late artist, saying it contains inaccuracies and poses a “phantom theory” about his sexuality....
Iconic Norman Rockwell sold for $46M
An iconic Norman Rockwell painting sold at auction at Sotheby’s in Manhattan on Wednesday for $46 million, a record for the celebrated illustrator and more than twice its pre-sale estimate...
Art collectors sue gallery over lost Suess drawings
Oh the lengths two Dr. Seuss collectors will go to recover their missing artwork. New York and LA-based collectors Clifford Davis and his stepson James Otis are suing a Chelsea...
Norman Rockwell painting stolen from storage unit
A Norman Rockwell painting that was sold for $1 million at an auction last May was stolen from a storage unit in Queens, the NYPD said Tuesday. The 1939 painting,...
Controversy surrounds Rockwell cover-art sale
Sotheby’s will finally auction off some of Norman Rockwell’s most iconic paintings from his days as a cover artist for the Saturday Evening Post later this year. While the auction...
Norman Rockwell masterpieces set for auction block
Three popular Norman Rockwell masterpieces that depict slices of American life are heading for the auction block. "Saying Grace," ''The Gossips" and "Walking to Church" are among seven works by...