Small-Town America
Norman Rockwell, born February 3, 1894, was meant to be an artist. Before exiting his teenage years, he had already built quite a resume: first commission for a set of Christmas cards, age 16; children’s book illustrator, age 18; art editor for Boys’ Life magazine, age 19. The term “struggling artist” was foreign to Rockwell. Rockwell tried enlisting in the Navy in 1918 for WWI service. Tall and lanky, he was deemed underweight and was rejected. He “fattened up” on...Read More