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president 4 & chairman’s letter

director’s report fiscal year 2o11 5

9 curatorial

9 acquisitions

12 exhibitions

15 the public dimension

16 education & visitor experience

18 advancement

21 finance & administration

contributors & donors 22

staff 25

in memoriam 26

3 president & chairman’s letter

Dear Friends of Museum,

On behalf of our fellow Trustees, we are happy to present the Museum’s 2010-2011 Annual Report. We are truly honored to represent such an extraordinary group of Trustees—men and women who give so much time, energy, financial support, and thoughtful direction to our Museum. We marvel at what appears to be ever-increasing love and appreciation of Norman Rockwell’s paintings and . At the Museum itself, we enjoyed very robust attendance of 130,000 visitors from all over the world this past year. Thanks to the various traveling exhibitions on loan from our Museum (12 museums and 9 different exhibitions) appearing in cities such as Raleigh, Dayton, , El Paso, and Tacoma and many others, over 600,000 people a year have been thronging to various museums to see and appreciate Rockwell’s art. This Fall will mark the 25th Anniversary of Laurie Norton Moffatt’s appointment as Museum Director. Let us all join together to celebrate this incredible woman who has dedicated her entire career to our beloved Museum. Under her leadership, and with President Anne the support of our Board, an expanding and energetic National Council, our tireless Morgan and Chairman Thomas L. Pulling. staff, and the many exhibitors, patrons, and members; our future is filled with the excitement of sharing the Museum and our collections with people of all ages­—not only in Stockbridge, but also around the country and, indeed, around the world. We salute you and thank you for your ongoing support of Norman Rockwell Museum.

Anne Morgan Thomas L. Pulling President Chairman

Our Mission Our Values Our Vision Norman Rockwell Museum is dedi- The Museum celebrates diversity Norman Rockwell Museum aspires cated to education and art apprecia- through the values of respect, kind- to make Norman Rockwell’s artistic tion inspired by the legacy of Norman ness, decency, and humor, and hon- legacy and his unique expression of Rockwell. The Museum preserves, ors the tenets of equality, democracy enduring American values within the studies and communicates with a and freedom. The Museum values rich visual legacy of American illus- worldwide audience the life, art and freedom of expression through visual tration art available to all audiences, spirit of Norman Rockwell in the images created for mass audiences; is and especially to new generations. field of . The Museum is a a cultural gathering place with a glob- Through exhibitions and programs in gathering place for reflection, involve- al reach; serves audiences beyond our Stockbridge presented on our beauti- ment, and discovery through the en- gallery walls; is a forum for lively civic ful campus; through traveling exhibi- joyment of the artist’s work. Norman dialogue; and fosters scholarship in tions presented in the nation’s premier Rockwell’s unique contributions to American visual studies. museums; and through the infinite art and society, popular culture, and internet community, the Museum has social commentary influence the expanded its reach in recent years to Museum’s collections and programs. serve millions of visitors and viewers.

4 director’s report

What, you might ask, do the Peace Corps, Stockbridge, and more than 500,000 served space travel, the civil rights movement, and the across the country. Norman Rockwell Museum have in common? Each of these also led a group of Trustees and National major events in American history commemo- Council members to the landmark Norman rated a significant anniversary this past year, Rockwell show, Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell and Norman Rockwell created the emblematic from the Collections of and Steven visual images that still resonate with us today. Spielberg, which was on view last year at Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to be the Smithsonian American Art Museum in called on to lend the artist’s iconic images and Washington, D.C. provide programs related to these important moments, and this past year saw an abundance Historic Anniversaries of such requests worldwide. When The Four Freedoms— as articulated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt — reached Art Touching Lives their 70th anniversary, The Ambassador to Norman Rockwell Museum believes in the importance of Ethiopia turned to Norman Rockwell Museum to help bring the visual image to touch and transform lives. Illustration these important concepts of democracy to life through the art, or art for the people, tells stories and reminds us what eyes of Ethiopian artists. When the Peace Corps turned 50 is important in our lives. The Museum pioneered several years old this year, The Berkshire County Chapter of Peace original exhibitions of national importance, including William Corps volunteers held their reunion at the Museum, sur- Steig: Love and Laughter; Witness: The Art of ; and rounded by Rockwell’s illustrations of Peace Corps travels, “” to the Digital Age: The 3D Animation Art of Blue Sky which included Ethiopia. When NASA commemorated the Studios. The Museum also launched its new Distinguished 50th anniversary of man’s flight into space, Rockwell’s Illustrators series with Elwood’s World: The Art and Animations moon landing images were included on the tour from The of Elwood H. Smith. Our Norman Rockwell collection received Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum. And finally, the special focus through such themed exhibitions as Travels with Museum was deeply honored to have received a request from Norman, and It’s a Dog’s Life: Norman Rockwell Paints Man’s President to loan Norman Rockwell’s painting, Best Friend. We also continued our bi-annual tradition of out- The Problem We All Live With, to hang in the upon door sculpture exhibition with Robot Nation, inspired by Blue the occasion of the 50th anniversary of ’ historic Sky Studios’ animated film, Robots. walk to integrate the William Frantz Elementary School. No In addition to producing an ambitious roster of curated one painted the remarkable images of these important life mo- exhibitions, the Museum’s curatorial team is managing ments more compellingly than an impressive array of 17 traveling shows – with museum Norman Rockwell, and his art bookings remains timelessly relevant in spanning teaching and signifying what the nation we cherish most as a nation. and Canada through 2015. Building Community Last year, The Museum continues the Museum to be a valued resource and presented active community citizen in eight different the Berkshire County region, exhibitions working with schools, commu- in 12 cities nity groups, cultural around the nation. Our staff partners, and cultur- presented lectures and al literacy to enrich programs at many of these the lives of all area venues, and also hosted residents through member outreach events. art and important Annually the Museum public programs. reaches more than The Museum’s 600,000 visitors, with Community Council 130,000 visitors received in of regional advisors

5 brings perspectives and suggestions to us on meaningful collaboration with the many community groups in our region, making for a rich tapestry of volunteers. Of particular note, the Museum’s new Four Freedoms Forums: Town Hall Meetings convened, in an effort to encourage conversation, civil discourse, and deeper un- derstanding on important issues in the nation on a local, community level. Topics for the first year’s Forum included: Health and Wellness; Food Sustainability; Immigration and Citizenship; and Sustainable Energy. These topics were suggested by our Community Council, and many regional health/wellness practitioners, farmers, food growers, chefs, energy suppliers, and immigrant support groups partici- pated as discussion leaders, and engaged the community in deepening its awareness, and bridging wide-ranging opinion on important topics of the day. Growing and Sharing the Collections Norman Rockwell Museum continues to build its social In January of 2011, Norman Rockwell Museum celebrated network community of more than 5,000 followers on the launch of ProjectNORMAN; the culmination of eight years Facebook and Twitter, engaging people from all over the of work to make the art and archives collections accessible world. Our website is visited annually by more than 325,000 to people the world over through an online digital collections unique visitors. database. Now anyone can log on the Museum’s website and browse our collection, which consists of nearly 40,000 Fiscal Stability records. Rich content continues to be uploaded, and the The Museum continues to deepen its fiscal strength through Museum is pleased to have received ongoing grant funding to diversified earned revenue streams, development resources, sustain this important program. prudent and proactive budget management, and aggressive Our art collections continue to grow at an amazing pace, debt reduction. In June, we retired our long-term debt—the and we are honored to announce that David Macaulay, our $3.5 million Industrial Finance Agency Bond we new Artist Laureate, has chosen Norman Rockwell Museum were issued in 1991 to build the new Museum building—closing as the home for a major collection of his work. The traveling out our 20 year mortgage. Our board and staff hold the vision exhibition of Macaulay’s work has been one of our most popu- of building the Museum’s reserves from its current $3 million lar shows, touring more than 20 cities nationwide. level to $20 million, which will allow us to sustain our vibrant When the Boston Museum of Fine Arts opened the much- exhibition and program roster, and continue to touch people awaited New American Wing this past fall, Rockwell’s be- across the nation and internationally through our extraordinary loved and iconic painting, New Kids in the Neighborhood, held a art treasures. prominent position in the stunning new galleries, loaned from our permanent collection.

A Glimpse of the Future Norman Rockwell Museum stands on a firm foundation. With virtually no debt, an iconic growing art collection, strong operating revenues and philanthropic support, and a global audience that continues to draw meaning and enrich- ment from Norman Rockwell and our many exhibitions, the Museum is weathering the recession reasonably well. Still, the Museum remains undercapitalized in its reserves and endow- ment when benchmarked against our peer institutions, leaving us vulnerable to the economic swings of today’s times. The Board of Trustees and staff have outlined three major goals for the year ahead to strengthen the Museum: 1. Build endowment and capitalization solutions. 2. E xpand and diversify the art collection and provide for en- hanced collections management space and digital storage. 3. C reate digital engagement experiences for next generation audiences and increase internet and e-commerce capacity.

6 In closing, I want to commend and thank our board of trust- the tributes to each of these ees and staff, surely the Museum’s greatest asset beyond special friends. Rockwell’s art itself. The Museum would not be where it is Devoted to ensure the fidu- now, 41 years later, if it were not for the keen oversight, exper- ciary stability and steward- tise, creative vision, and tireless dedication of these remark- ship of our treasured Norman able individuals. Rockwell and American illus- We also pay tribute to two extraordinary people in the tration collections, the Museum’s extended family, Museum family. We are saddened to lose the vibrant com- past and present, remains integral to our future. munity leadership and friendship of one of the Museum’s longest friends, John H. “Jack,” Fitzpatrick, whose family were dear friends of Norman Rockwell and amazing patrons to the Museum and many other arts and educational organizations in the Berkshires and beyond. We also said goodbye to a longtime Laurie Norton Moffatt friend and employee of the Museum, Allen Bell, our manager Director/CEO of safety and warehouse, who passed away unexpectedly on Stockbridge the eve of his 15th anniversary with the Museum. Please see September 2011

7 board of trustees national council members Officers Lucy Holland Dr. Malouf & Therese Robert & Lynne Horvath Richard Kelly Abraham Carol Konner Thomas L. Pulling George & Valerie Kennedy Robert & Lonna Berridge Barry & Pamela Kriebel Chairman Mark Krentzman Jim & Marty Bush Ron & Diane Disney Miller Anne H. Morgan Edward Lamont Peter & Pam D’Ambrosio Edward L. Pulling President Timothy McCann Carl & Eunice Feinberg Elihu & Susan Rose Don McLucas Timothy & Susan Fidler John & Laura Savio Perri Petricca Deborah S. McMenamy Nancy Fitzpatrick & Marion A. Simon, Ed. D. First Vice President Wendell Minor Lincoln Russell Ted Slavin & Patricia Rubin Michelle Gillett Duncan Pollock John G. & Pamela Goode Frederick B. & Carole Taylor Second Vice President Cynthia Rockwell Johnny & Beth Haney Jamie & Laura Trowbridge Mark Selkowitz Louise A. Holland Ron & Marilyn Walter Peter Chase Williams John Spellman Deborah D. Hoover Judy Francis Zankel Clerk TRUSTEES Jamie Williamson illustrators advisory board Lillian Bender Natalie Asencios * Ruby Bridges Trustees Emeriti Steve Brodner Tim O’Brien Alice Carter Lila W. Berle John Burgoyne C.F. Payne Bruce Cole, Ph. D. Jane P. Fitzpatrick Kinuko Craft Marc Rosenthal Peter de Sève Paul Ivory Teresa Fasolino Walter & Mary Jo Engels David Klausmeyer Frances Jetter Elwood Smith John V. Frank Norma G. Ogden Wendell Minor Dr. Mary Grant Richard B. Wilcox William Hargreaves Lee Williams *Barbara Nessim was named Norman Rockwell Museum’s Inaugural Steven Hirsch Artist Laureate in 2009-2010

8 curatorial

Advancing our role as a premier inspire a vibrant year-round exhibition refined to reflect archival standards; repository for illustration art with program in Stockbridge, an ambitious fan mail, business correspondence, Norman Rockwell central to our national traveling exhibitions program, and assorted periodicals have been mission, we have accessioned an and dozens of humanities programs processed; and a standard practice extraordinary 1,113 original artworks reaching diverse audiences. Ongoing manual has been created, including a into our permanent collection this preservation and processing, made collecting and accessioning protocol year, made possible through the possible by significant grant funding, that will enable the Museum to manage generosity of 11 enthusiastic donors. In has brought our archival collection the collection with consistency, addition, important artifacts, including within reach for biographers, regardless of staff changes. rare examples of Rockwell’s earliest historians, researchers, curators, This winter, important parts of reference photography and a complete collectors, students, Museum staff, our collections were made broadly set of J.C. Leyendecker Saturday Evening and others who seek out resources accessible for the first time through Post covers, to name just a few, enriched relating to Rockwell’s life and working an online searchable database on the Archives greatly. process, and his impact on published our website, and by exporting data Norman Rockwell Museum holds the imagery, society, and culture during the to collaborative art library systems largest and most significant collection 20th century. nationwide. More than 30,000 images of art and archival materials relating to In the past year, we have greatly of Norman Rockwell’s drawings, the life and work of Norman Rockwell. expanded public access to our paintings, photographs, selected Preserving, organizing, digitizing, and collections. A collection-level finding correspondence, illustrated print making these holdings accessible is aid and accompanying record group material and studio contents, as well one of our most important strategic structure governing the Archive’s as art and ephemera relating to goals. The Norman Rockwell Art correspondence collection at large has the work of other noted American Collection (775 works) and Norman been established; the arrangement and illustrators, have been published Rockwell Archive (823 cubic feet) description of this collection has been online to date. acquisitions donations of art to the permanent collection

Thanks to the generosity of our illustrations by artist William Steig offer important insights. An influential donors, an extraordinary 1,113 original (1907-2003) now resides at the figure for Rockwell, Ward, and many Art works by 22 prominent American Museum, made possible by Jeanne Students League students, Bridgman illustrators were accessioned into Steig, whose collages and sculptures is best known for his contributions to the collection, greatly expanding the were on view with those of her American art education, particularly Museum’s holdings. Several artists husband’s in last year’s exhibition through his popular series of books, are now broadly represented, making William Steig: Love & Laughter. which are still referenced today. deepened scholarship possible. A rare and beautiful collection of 80 The largest collection of original early life drawings by Edmund F. Ward drawings, cartoons, and cover (1892-1991), Rockwell’s roommate and Art Students League classmate, was generously provided by Richard Kelly of the The Kelly Collection of American Illustration. Illustrators Maud Bogart Humphrey (1864-1940) and Louis John Rhead (1857-1926) are now represented in the collection through Mr. Kelly’s generosity this year. Donated by Jean Blakeman, more than 100 original life drawings by renowned anatomy and figure drawing teacher (1864-1943)

9 Bishop also taught at the Art Students League, where she emphasized the importance of drawing from life. Original illustrations by Norman Rockwell’s nephew, Richard Rockwell (1920-2006), an accomplished courtroom and artist, were generously donated by illustrator Murray Tinkelman, who was a personal friend. An important women’s magazine illustration by Al Parker (1906-1985)— the Museum’s first—now accompanies our extensive collection of Parker tearsheets with thanks to Mr. Tinkelman. Robert T. Horvath also continued to build the Museum’s collection with donations of several important original works, including drawings by George Flagg (1877-1960), who was a close Evans (1920-2001) and Cory Kilvert friend of the artist. (1879-1946), and paintings by Henry A beautiful Flagg drawing donated J. Soulen (1888-1965), William Balfour by Cathy and Pamela Deely features Ker (1877-1918), Bradshaw Crandell a portrait of their grandfather, Owen (1896-1966), Edwin Roscoe Shrader McMahon Johnson (1878-1952), an (1878-1960), and Alice Beach Winter American writer best remembered for (1877-1970), accompanied by the 1929 his Lawrenceville Stories, popular tales Needlecraft Magazine on which her cover set in a prestigious prep school. The art appeared. Deelys also contributed an elegant ink Powerful World War II themes are drawing by Frederick Stuart Church reflected in donations of art from Steven (1842-1924). Hirsch, who continued to enrich this This year, reportage artist Candace aspect of the Museum’s collection with Eaton donated 16 works created on original works by Manuel Bromberg (b. location in America’s courtrooms. Her Family treasures, 29 exquisite 1917), Harry Sternberg (1904-2001), powerful pastel drawings document etchings and drawings by social realist and James Barre Turnbull (1909-1976). contentious legal proceedings involving Isabel Bishop (1902-1980), were We are also grateful to gifted celebrity figures, including Leona generously provided by Lila Berle, portraitist Everett Raymond Kinstler, who Helmsley and O.J. Simpson, among whose parents had a close relationship donated original works by three masters others. We are most grateful to all of our with the artist. Acclaimed for her of the Golden Age; J.C. Leyendecker donors for these important additions depictions of City and (1874-1951), in support of the Museum’s illustration women engaged in domestic tasks, (1872-1952), and James Montgomery collecting mission.

Donations of Original Illustration Art Tea for Two Untitled “I Bent Low On My Knees and Flung Alice Beach Winter (1877-1970) William Balfour Kerr (1877-1918) Myself Forth” Cover illustration for Needlecraft Oil on canvas Louis John Rhead (1857-1926) Magazine, February 1929 Gift of Robert T. Horvath 1921. Illustration for Kidnapped by Mixed media on board Robert Louis Stevenson, (NY: Harper Untitled Gift of Robert T. Horvath Brothers, 1921): 187, Ink on Board Bradshaw Crandall (1896-1966) Gift of Richard Kelly/Kelly Collection of Untitled Oil on canvas American Illustration Henry J. Soulen (1888-1965) Gift of Robert T. Horvath c. 1930 The Orphan Mother and Children Oil on canvas Edwin Roscoe Schrader (1878-1960) Maud Humphrey Bogart (1865-1940) Gift of Robert T. Horvath Oil on canvas 1898. Watercolor and gouache on board Gift of Robert T. Horvath Gift of Richard Kelly/Kelly Collection of American Illustration

10 Collection of 185 Life Drawings Created Untitled (D-Day Landing) at the Art Students League in New York Manuel Bromberg (b. 1917) Edmund F. Ward (1892-1991) c. 1944, Gouache and charcoal on paper c. 1914. Charcoal on paper Gift of Steven Hirsch Gift of Richard Kelly/Kelly Collection of Fort Driant, Maginot Line (Seated American Illustration Soldier with Letter) Collection of 109 Anatomical and Life Manuel Bromberg (b. 1917) Drawings 1944. Ink on paper George Bridgman (1864-1943) Gift of Steven Hirsch Demonstration pieces and book Russian Air Force Bombs Berlin illustrations, Charcoal and pencil on James Barre Turnbull (1909-1976) paper c. 1940. Gouache, ink, and Gift of Jean Blakeman charcoal on paper Collection of 19 Etchings and 9 Drawings Gift of Steven Hirsch Isabel Bishop (1902-1988) P-38 and Aluminum Companies Ink, pencil, and gouache on paper James Barre Turnbull (1909-1976) Gift of Lila W. Berle c. 1940. Gouache, ink, and charcoal Collection of 779 New Yorker Cover on paper Illustrations and Cartoons, Published and Gift of Steven Hirsch Unpublished Drawings, Studies, and Doodles Men Smoking Cigars William Steig (1907-2003) James Barre Turnbull (1909-1976) Ink, pencil, watercolor, and colored c. 1940. Gouache, ink, and charcoal pencil on paper on paper Gift of Jeanne Steig Gift of Steven Hirsch The Black Cat Collection of 16 Reportage Drawings John Fenton Candace Eaton Illustration for The Black Cat by Pastel and pencil on paper Edgar Allen Poe. Gouache on board Gift of Candace Eaton Gift of Steven Hirsch Central Park Jogger Trial, Untitled (Christy Girl) Richard Rockwell (1920-2006) Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952) 1989. Original reportage drawing Gouache and watercolor on board Mixed media on paper Gift of Everett Raymond Kinstler Gift of Murray and Carol Tinkelman Portrait of John T. McCutcheon, Untitled Dean of American Richard Rockwell (1920-2006) (1877-1960) c. 1950. Illustration for Black Diamond Charcoal on paper , Lev Gleason Gift of Everett Raymond Kinstler Publications, Ink on paper Gift of Murray and Carol Tinkelman Portrait of Richard Casey James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) Untitled 1941. Illustration for the Associated Richard Rockwell (1920-2006) Press Wire Service, April 29, 1941. c. 1950. Illustration for Black Diamond Charcoal on paper Western Comics, Lev Gleason Gift of Everett Raymond Kinstler Publications, Ink on paper Gift of Murray and Carol Tinkelman Portrait of Owen Johnston, American Author Untitled James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) Alfred Charles Parker (1906-1985) 1910. Charcoal on paper c. 1940. Gouache on board Gift of Cathy and Pamela Deely Gift of Murray and Carol Tinkelman “It’s hard work not to say damn Untitled (Bound Man) sometimes” (Bear Artist at Easel) Harry Sternberg (1904-2001) Frederick Stuart Church (1842-1924) c. 1935. Lithograph on paper 1913. Ink on paper. Tipped into dinner Gift of Steven Hirsch program honoring A.W. Drake. Gift of Cathy and Pamela Deely

11 exhibitions

A Day in the Life: Norman Rockwell’s Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney Stockbridge Studio November 13, 2010 through May 31, 2011 May 1 through October 31, 2010 and 2011 A master of the American picture book, Travel back in time to October 1960, Jerry Pinkney’s heartwarming original when Norman Rockwell was hard at works reflect personal and cultural work on his classic painting Golden Rule. themes, and explore the African-American This historic installation of Rockwell’s experience. The power of classic literature Stockbridge Studio offers new insights on and the meaning of visual storytelling in the working methods of America’s favorite our lives are conveyed in the work of this illustrator. legendary illustrator.

Norman Rockwell’s 323 Saturday Evening Travels with Norman Post Covers January 22 through June 19, 2011 On view through February 6, 2011 Discover Norman Rockwell as a citizen An exciting look back at The Saturday and traveler of the world through never- Evening Post, featuring every one of before-seen views of the artist at work Norman Rockwell’s cover illustration and play in locations as far flung as tearsheets for the noted American the Black Mountains of North Dakota, publication, created over the course Pakistan and Ethiopia. Images from Molly of 47 years from 1916 to 1963. Rockwell’s own slide collection, now preserved and digitized, were shared Norman Rockwell’s Art of publicly for the first time. May 29 through November 27, 2010 An insightful look at Norman Rockwell’s 25th Annual Berkshire County High extensive body of work for The Boy Scouts School Art Show of America through original tearsheets, February 5 through , 2011 personal mementos, and props. A lively and diverse exhibition of original artworks by Berkshire County high school William Steig: Love & Laughter students in celebration of the region’s June 12 through October 31, 2010 talented youth. A laugh-out-loud exhibition on the art Elwood’s World: The Art and Animations of William Steig, featuring the artist’s of Elwood H. Smith brilliant covers, cartoons, and drawings February 19 through May 30, 2011 for , original illustrations for Meet Elwood Smith, the creator of high- beloved novels and picture books, and the grade humorous illustrations. Elwood’s eloquent art of Jeanne Steig. World features the artist’s original imagery Rockwell and the Movies for such prominent publications as and Sports Illustrated, July 3 through October 31, 2010 Original paintings, vintage posters, lobby beloved children’s books as The Truth cards, and portraits created by Rockwell for About Poop and Hot Diggity Dog; and wild such feature length films as The Magnificent two- and three-dimensional animations. Ambersons (1941), The Song of Bernadette “Ice Age” to the Digital Age: The 3D (1943), Along Came Jones (1945), The Razor’s Animation Art of Blue Sky Studios Edge (1946), Cinderfella (1960) and the 1966 June 11 through October 31, 2011 remake of the classic, Stagecoach. Enjoy this interactive look at the art of Norman Rockwell: Home for the Holidays animation! Storyboards, character designs, November 20, 2010 through January 17, 2011 digital modeling and more from Blue The spirit of the season came home to Sky Studios (Ice Age, Robots), offered an millions of Americans through Rockwell’s exciting behind-the-scenes look at the holiday illustrations in their favorite process of creating animated movies in the magazines, and on cards. His enduring 21st century. images were on view in this special holiday installation of original artworks and objects.

12 traveling exhibitions

9 different exhibitions, 12 different museums / venues in 12 cities across the nation 509,136 visitors American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell: Sports North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Louisville, Kentucky November 7, 2010 through January 30, 2011 March 19 through August 14, 2011 Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington Norman Rockwell’s Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn February 26 through May 30, 2011 Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, Minnesota June 15 through August 8, 2010 Norman Rockwell and the American Family Aurora History Museum, Aurora, Colorado Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, Connecticut May 3 through July 24, 2011 March 10 through September 6, 2011

Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera LitGraphic: The World of the of Art, Brooklyn, New York James A. Michener Museum of Art November 19, 2010 through April 10, 2011 September 25, 2010 through January 30, 2011

Norman Rockwell’s Home for the Holidays Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of Ella Sharp Museum of Art & History, Jackson, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida October 23, 2010 through January 8, 2011 June 10 through September 5, 2010 New Bedford Free Public Library, New Bedford, Massachusetts Stockbridge Models Project December 10, 2010 through January 15, 2011 Stockbridge Town Hall, Stockbridge, Massachusetts Ongoing art & archival donors Lenders to the Permanent Collection Anonymous Lender Elizabeth Montgomery/ American Legion Post #193, Family of William S. Miles Winchendon, Massachusetts Don Mott Steward Babbott The Musselman Family Carlos D. De Mattos Lowell Paddock Kay Dore Pfizer Inc. The Dowd Family Gail and Phillip M. Grace Jarvis Rockwell Virginia and Douglas Haight Peter Rockwell The Estate of Thomas Hoving Kenneth Salem Oliver C. Kempton, Jr. Mrs. Mary Alice Schwarz Herbert Lobsenz Nelson Severinghaus Idella Ludwig The Stuart Family Marino Family Trust Sun-Maid Growers of Family of Angus Macdonald California John and Nan MacEwen Williams High School Kelly Meany Alumni Association

Archival and library Donations David Drake Laurie Kendall Marcia Gellert Nancy Lindemeyer Linda Gumble Ann Lamone White William Hargreaves Marina Wilber Robert T. Horvath Mary Brunelle Williams David Lowell Johnson Zielonka and Thomas Johnson

13 exhibition loans

Lenders to Norman Rockwell Museum Exhibitions Ice Age to the Digital Age: The 3D Animation Art of Blue Sky Studios Blue Sky Studios/20th Century Fox Peter de Sève Greg Couch Elwood’s World: The Art and Animations of Elwood H. Smith Elwood H. Smith and Maggie Pickard

Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney Jerry Pinkney Mimi Kayden

William Steig: Love & Laughter Jeanne Steig Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Building Books: The Art of David Macaulay David Macaulay

Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney James Gurney

LitGraphic: The World of the Graphic Novel Frans Masereel Barron Storey Terry Moore Lisa Thamasett New York Society Library Estate of Lynd Ward Jessica Abel Lauren Weinstein Sue Coe/Galerie St. Etienne Mark Wheatley Niko Henrichon Scott Eder Mark Kalesniko Estate of Peter Kuper Brian Fies Estate of HA Galleries Matt Madden Marc Hempel

Picturing Health: Norman Rockwell and the Art of Illustration Pfizer Inc Teresa Fasolino American College of Cardiologists Frances Jetter Melinda Beck Stephen Ledwidge Cathie Bleck Gregory Manchess Peter de Sève Juliette Borda Whitney Sherman Charles Cross Elwood Smith Cora Lynn Deibler Mark Ulriksen Cathy Dineen

Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera Memorial Art Gallery Brooklyn Museum National Press Club Columbus Museum of Art Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Mary Whalen Leonard Taubman Museum of Art

Norman Rockwell: Sports! National Baseball Hall of Fame

14 the public dimension

The number of diverse communications way, providing live coverage of the Four package program with Chesterwood, channels has exploded over the past Freedoms Forums series. We produced Hancock Shaker Village and The few years, offering new opportunities many new online videos and posted on Mount), and dual ticket offers with The and challenges for the Museum to the Museum’s website, YouTube, and Clark, Tanglewood, and Mass MoCA, reach both existing and new audiences. ArtBabble pages. In every case, these continue to attract new audiences Marketing efforts and resources are sites were extremely helpful in getting and offer new publicity opportunities now being applied to multiple media the word out about the Museum’s many that benefit all. We are grateful to our arenas, as never before. offerings, with users sharing posts, regional partners, including lodging and tweets, and videos with their own dining establishments, cultural and arts Our Digital Community friends and contacts. organizations, entertainment and sports With more than 434,000 visits this attractions, local media, state and past year, the Museum’s website, www. Media regional tourism, and town chambers, nrm.org, attracts traffic from 204 Norman Rockwell Museum continued for their cooperative spirit in the area of different countries from around the to attract significant press both cross-promotion. world. While 79% of our web visitors nationally and internationally. Some are from the U.S., 21% are international, highlights include: attendance led by Japan, Canada, and France, ·CBS Evening News respectively. ’s website analytics ·PBS/WNET Total Visitation 128,676 application points to some impressive ·The Wall Street Journal Daily Visitation, children 11,471 quantitative and qualitative gains. The ·Live Mint (India) launch of ProjectNORMAN, offering ·The Boston Globe Daily Visitation, college students 4394 viewers first-time access to over 40,000 ·The Hartford Courant Group Tourism 13,239 images in the Museum’s collections and ·Hessischer Rundfunk TV (Germany) School Programs, on site 3,948 archives, helped to grow the website’s ·KD Viikkolehti (Finland) page views to over 1.5 million, and ·The Huffington Post School Programs, off site 308 increase the average pages viewed per BBC World News Service made Scout Programs 1082 visit by 34%. The site’s “Visit” page saw repeated contact and visits to the Family Days 224 a 75% jump in views, and a visitor survey Museum this year, demonstrating the conducted at the Museum confirms that heightened interest in Rockwell’s work Adult Public Programs 4,550 a growing number of physical visits have in the United Kingdom and Europe. Other Youth Public Programs 920 been credited to www.nrm.org. Festivals and Community Days 4,095 The importance of social networking Collaboration and websites continued to grow, with the Partnerships Shared Ticket Incentives 7,272 Museum nearly doubling our friendship The Museum’s key collaborations Audio Tours 9,461 connections on Facebook. This year we with other cultural venues in the region, Library Passes 4,342 utilized our Twitter account in a new including American Icons (ticket

15 education & visitor experience

Public Programs Brian Hoard and Elizabeth Buttler ful African American women: Sojourner This year exciting learning experiences talked about their passion for the mov- Truth, portrayed by Debra Zuill; Harriet engaged audiences of all ages at Norman ing image with children and families. Tubman by Gwendolyn Quezaire- Rockwell Museum and in communities Illustrator Mary Jane Begin, shared her Presutti; and Elizabeth Freeman, known throughout the nation. In Stockbridge knowledge of the children’s book mar- as Mum Bett, portrayed by Tammy alone, we held 82 different programs ket with aspiring creators. Denease Richardson which were en- attended by more than 11,000 people. Summer workshops for the young thusiastically received by visitors of all We reached out to educators and school and young at heart offered lively op- ages. Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney groups, children and families, teens and portunities for artistic discovery. The joined us on several occasions to share tweens, students and scholars, seniors, Summer Art Club engaged children in his art and experience with teachers, artists, and Rockwell and illustration afi- onsite drawing and painting as a tool students, and an appreciative public. cionados—connecting art, culture, tech- for seeing, and Create Together of- His generous involvement made pro- nology, and the world around us through fered hands-on, interactive parent-child grams like Teaching History Through our collections and programs. experiences in the Museum’s galleries. the Arts possible. This full day of lec- The Museum’s 2010 American Outstanding illustrator and watercolor- tures, tours, and workshops for educa- Storyteller Lecture and Performance ist Dennis Nolan explored the painting tors inspired fresh consideration of the Series drew inspiration from William and image-making process with an en- interrelationship between history, art, Steig: Love & Laughter, and from the thusiastic, week-long, filled-to-capacity and music in the classroom. Meet the many iconic Rockwell artworks on view. adult class. Teens rolled up their sleeves Pinkneys celebrated the creativity of Leading comic commentators Robert in Got Ink? Comics and Graphic Novels, Jerry’s family, including his wife, author Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New a week-long look at the world of art and Gloria Jean Pinkney, and children’s book Yorker, and and author Liza pictures with educator and graphic nov- creators Brian Pinkney and Andrea Donnelley, explored the art of humor elist, Tim Callahan. Davis Pinkney. as it has evolved through the decades, Helping the Boy Scouts celebrate A new community initiative that cre- while Jeanne Steig offered insights their 100 year anniversary, the Museum ated opportunities for civic dialogue into the art and philosophy of one of hosted more than 1,000 Scouts with on the important issues of our day America’s most beloved humorists— a special one-day program—Norman was piloted during our Four Freedoms her husband William Steig. Rockwell and the Art of Scouting. John Forums, a series of “town hall” meetings Funny business also took center Csatari and son Jeff Csatari discussed focusing on health care, food, immigra- stage last winter and spring in Elwood’s their recent book, Norman Rockwell’s tion, and renewable energy. We were World: The Art and Animations of Elwood Boy Scouts, and many scouts earned the very grateful to the many dedicated pro- H. Smith, the Museum’s inaugural Rockwell Award patch. fessionals who spoke at these engaging Distinguished Illustrator exhibition. Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney in- forums, and to the well-informed audi- Elwood Smith shared his expertise in spired Witnessing History, a powerful ences who joined the conversation. The a Business of Art program exploring series of first-person performances Museum created the Four Freedoms creative approaches to self-promotion. reflecting upon the lives of three power- Forums with an advisory group of com-

16 munity members who worked with staff Norman Rockwell into the classroom. The Museum’s collaborations with to make the series a success. In addition, Museum educators Multicultural BRIDGE continued to We cast a spotlight on the rich history conducted a curriculum-based in- bring interactive programs promoting of the Museum’s site and its surround- service program for Berkshire County literacy, tolerance, healthy living, and ings this year. Well-received Historic art and music teachers that explored respect for the environment to the Property Walks explored the Linwood the ties between music and the visual regional youth. Literacy Network of Estate’s bucolic landscape and legacy arts, a productive collaboration that South Berkshire joined us for a series before becoming home to Norman will continue this year. Colleges from of visits promoting literacy through Rockwell Museum. In addition, a popu- around the Northeast brought students art. The Berkshire Choral Festival and lar Stockbridge Cemetery Walk during for advanced tours and behind-the- other outstanding cultural partners week explored the historic scenes discussions of our Archives that also shared their talents with Museum burial ground and the lives of many extended their classroom learning in visitors. prominent figures interned there— illustration art, history, education, and Outreach visits to many schools, including Rockwell himself. women’s studies. libraries, museums, and communities More than 200 students and their near and far brought the art of Norman School Programs, Outreach, families attended the celebratory Rockwell to a broad spectrum of & Collaborations opening for our 25th Annual Berkshire organizations and their constituents. Interactive, curriculum-based County High School Art Show, We visited Manchester Community programs for school groups, K-12, with children’s book illustrator Ruth College, Norwich University, and Salem inspired students to explore language Sanderson as the opening commentator State University; Clifton Park/Half arts (Narrative and Nuance), studio arts who spoke passionately about her Moon Public Library and New Bedford (Art and Inspiration), and social studies own path as a professional artist. This Public Library; Mark Twain House (Moments in History) through original energetic installation presented two and Museum, Minnesota Marine Art works of art by Norman Rockwell. and three-dimensional artworks from Museum, Ella Sharp Museum, and Interrogative teaching methods, students at BArT Charter School, senior communities at Melbourne drawing as a tool for seeing, creative Berkshire School, Drury High School, Place and Kimble Farm in Berkshire writing in the galleries, and close up Lee Middle and High School, Lenox County, among others. In addition, encounters with historical artifacts Memorial High School, Miss Hall’s the Museum conducted programs relating to the works on view brought School, Monument Mountain Regional at Road Scholar, formerly known as the Museum’s collections into focus High School, Mount Everett Regional Elderhostel, in Tacoma Washington. for students and their teachers, who High School, Mount Greylock Regional Our own Curator of Education Tom Daly offered enthusiastic feedback about High School, Pittsfield High School, St. received a prestigious Massachusetts their experiences. Popular resource Joseph Central High School, Taconic Cultural Competency Award this year packets for educators, available on High School, and Wahconah Regional for his dedication to community and his CD, and downloadable lesson plans, High School. outreach endeavors. remained a popular way to bring

17 Rockwell Center for American information about blogs and partner Network Partners, the Center for Historic Visual Studies institutions, and current news about the American Visual Culture of the American Norman Rockwell Museum is home field. It is extremely popular­—the site Antiquarian Society in Worcester, to the Rockwell Center for American has had more than 236,000 visitors Massachusetts, and the National Visual Studies, the nation’s first research since February 2010, currently about Scouting Museum in Irving, . institute devoted to illustration art. 400 viewers per day. This year, the This past year, the Center With the goal of advancing scholarship Center welcomed two new Illustration launched an annual Lecture Series relating to published imagery, the to engage audiences with scholars, Rockwell Center awarded its first practicing illustrators, and bloggers Fellowships this year to Dr. Michael and commentators. The program Lobel, Associate Professor of Art began with an outstanding lecture by History in Modern and Contemporary Dr. Jennifer A. Greenhill, Assistant Art, Criticism, and Theory, School of Professor of Art History, University of Humanities at Purchase College, State Illinois in Champaign, who presented University of New York; and to S. Jaleen Imperiled Illustrators: J.C. Leyendecker Grove, a Ph.D. candidate at the State and Norman Rockwell and the War at the University of New York at Stony Brook. Saturday Evening Post to much acclaim. Their research will be accessible to This summer, illustrator Peter de Sève the public in the Archives and through discussed his work as a premier character programs presented at the Museum, designer for animation in conjunction to be made broadly available online. with “Ice Age” to the Digital Age: The 3D “Becoming an Artist: , the Animation Art of Blue Sky Studios. Ashcan School, and Popular Illustration” The Rockwell Center also mounted is Dr. Lobel’s subject of inquiry, and “A its first in a series of Distinguished Cultural Trade: Canadian Commercial Illustrator exhibitions honoring the Illustration at Home and in the United unique contributions of outstanding States” will be explored by Ms. Grove. contemporary visual communicators. The Rockwell Center’s website Elwood’s World: The Art and Animations features ongoing essays in visual of Elwood H. Smith, premiered February culture, resources in illustration art, 19 through May 30, 2011. advancement

Development income provides funds from a growing community of and photographs, and digitization of essential support for basic Museum supporters large and small. unique videotaped interviews and operations and programs. It is with documentaries illuminating Rockwell’s infinite gratitude that we continue Grants life and career. Both projects help to recognize our generous and loyal Grant funding represents a major preserve important artwork and friends– our donors, individual and portion of development revenue. Grants reference materials– ultimately making corporate members, foundations, facilitate preservation and conservation them available to the public through corporations, and government efforts, underwrite exhibitions and new exhibitions and publications. This agencies. With their contributions, programs, support general operations, preservation effort also is supported and through the generosity of the and fund capital improvements and by a grant from Tourism Cares, while Museum Trustees and National Council renovations. This past fiscal year, the re-glazing of the iconic Four Freedoms oil members, the Museum has been able Museum secured nearly $400,000 in paintings is supported by a grant from to undertake important conservation grant awards. the Foundation of the American Institute and preservation activities under The Museum received two for Conservation of Historic and Artistic ProjectNORMAN, major national substantial federal grants from Save Works, matched by a gift from James exhibitions, popular educational America’s Treasures and the National and Tina Potuto Kimble. programs, and new initiatives such as Endowment for the Humanities The Henry R. Luce Foundation the Rockwell Center’s Fellows Program. to support conservation of rare, awarded a grant to support the delivery This year, the Museum raised new damaged full-scale drawings, posters, and installation of Rockwell’s painting,

18 The Problem We All Live With, in the grant to support the Museum’s School who designed New York’s Central Park White House for the summer of 2011. Education Program, while The Lehman with Frederick Law Olmsted. Although Two foundations supported the 2011 Foundation awarded funding for the restoration of Linwood has been summer and fall blockbuster exhibition Rockwell Center for American Visual ongoing, gradual deterioration of its Ice Age to the Digital Age: The 3D Studies’ new Fellows Program, which marble stairs reached a critical point, Animation Art of Blue Sky Studios: Time offers competitive stipends to senior making it a preservation priority. Work is Warner Cable awarded a Connect A graduate-level students and scholars. scheduled to begin in FY2012. Million Minds grant for the exhibition’s A Stockbridge Community Highland Street Foundation awarded youth-centered programs, as well as Preservation Committee grant will help a grant to support participation for advertising. Greylock Federal Credit restore the marble steps of Linwood in Free Fun Fridays, a popular Union also supported the exhibition and House, the campus’ handsome 1859 summer program promoting free its programs. “Berkshire Cottage,” which houses admission on consecutive Fridays to The Museum’s major fall/winter administration offices and opens to the cultural attractions throughout the exhibition, Witness: The Art of Jerry public for periodic history presentations, Commonwealth; the Museum’s July Pinkney, received a grant from the Max community meetings, art receptions, 22nd event drew more than 950 visitors. and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, and and more. An important historical Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) additional support from Little Brown and cultural resource to the Town of awarded an operating grant through its & Company, and Penguin Books USA. Stockbridge, Linwood was designed Cultural Investment Portfolio initiative. Berkshire Bank awarded a two-year by the famous architect Calvert Vaux, Last fall, the Museum hosted a MCC

19 delegation site visit, which focused on increase in library memberships, over Off-site events with donors, Trustees, Norman Rockwell Museum’s public FY10. The Museum has 91 library and National Council members included value. Site visits provide an open memberships from Massachusetts, a private tour of Telling Stories: Norman dialogue among stakeholders, create Connecticut, New York, and Rockwell from the Collections of George opportunities for networking, and participating in this program. Lucas and Steven Spielberg at the encourage cultural leaders to advocate The Corporate Membership Program Smithsonian American Art Museum for increased investment in the arts at continued to be a challenge in FY11. in Washington, D.C. last October and the state level. The Museum is determined to maintain an opening event for Norman Rockwell: and build a strong base of business Behind the Camera at the Brooklyn Membership and Individual Giving supporters, and is committed to Museum in December. Museum membership and individual revitalizing this important program. We giving represent a substantial portion appreciate the many ways in which the National Council of our development income. This year, Berkshire business community supports Members of the Museum’s National more than 1,850 members and donors Norman Rockwell Museum. Council are wonderful ambassadors made commitments totaling $608,789. for the Museum’s mission in their The number of new members increased Special Events home regions across the country and by 31% over FY10, and membership The Museum is ever grateful to the the world. Each year in September, renewals resulted in a 3% increase following friends and Trustees who Council members are invited to an during the same period. Website graciously hosted events during FY11 – annual weekend in Stockbridge to learn membership enrollment increased by Bobbie Crosby, Sally Hill Cooper, Richard about our programs, share ideas, and 34% this year. and Mary Kelly, Hans and Kate Morris, advise on key strategies. In September, The Museum continues to promote and Mark and Betsey Selkowitz. These 2010, the Annual National Council the popular North American Reciprocal lovely events brought in new friends and Weekend theme was Growing an Museums (NARM) program, which for donors, and helped deepen many of our Art Collection - Sustaining A Museum, our Illustrator’s Roundtable members existing relationships. which included a private exhibition ($125 and above,) provides membership An exciting preview event was held tour, a look at the Museum’s recent privileges to more than 500 North in June to celebrate the opening of Ice illustration art acquisitions, attending American museums. This year, we saw Age to the Digital Age: the 3D Animation the Annual Board Meeting, a review of a 25% increase in memberships and Art of Blue Sky Studios. The Ice Hot the Museum’s Master Plan, and several renewals with NARM. Party was a festive summer evening festive gatherings, including a farm-to- Library memberships provide library affair and included a tribute to award- table farewell dinner with the best of the members the ability to “check out” a free winning illustrator, Blue Sky Studios’ Berkshire’s farms represented. admission pass for up to two patrons at lead character designer and Museum Many individuals, businesses, a time. Intended to provide more access Trustee, Peter de Sève. Our gracious foundations, and government agencies to the Museum for those who might sponsors, donors, and attendees helped contribute to the success of Norman not otherwise afford admission, the make this a successful fundraising event Rockwell Museum each year and we program has shown a 43% increase for the Museum. honor and appreciate each of our donors. in library pass visitation and a 14%

20 finance & administration

The primary goal of the 2011 fiscal year was to continue to build a strong financial foundation for the future. The downturn in the national economy presented a significant challenge to produce revenues this year, and we anticipate much of the same in the years ahead. However, Norman Rockwell Museum has achieved a great deal of success in developing additional sources of revenue, while working diligently to maintain a very efficient and effective operation.

highlights of the 2011 operating year • Increased attendance by 6% from previous year. • Received over $820,000 in memberships, contributions, • Generated over $2.2 million in admissions income and net and gifts from individuals and corporations from across store operations from our nearly 130,000 visitors. the country. • Produced gross sales from our store website that • P aid off our long-term debt, which will position us securely surpassed last year’s results by 20%. for the future. • Generated over $535,000 from Traveling Exhibition fees.

Financial Statements as of June 30, 2011

n Co densed Statement of Financial Position Assets Liabilities and Net Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 58,155 Payables $78,495 Receivables 539,094 Line of Credit 300,000 Store Inventory 621,731 Deferred Income 625,223 Investments 2,846,312 Total Liabilities 1,003,718 Property and Equipment 4,262,326 Total Net assets 7,323,900

Contributed Revenue 28% Total assets $ 8,327,618 T otal LiabilitiesReserves & Net4% Assets $ 8,327,618 68%

Condensed Statement of Operations Operating Revenues Admissions Income $ 1,397,793 Gross Profit from Store Operations 824,625 revenues 68% Traveling Exhibition Fees 535,220} Other Earned Revenues 102,228 Contributed Contributions & Gifts 623,753 Revenue Memberships 194,366 28% 28% } 1 Grants 389,600 2 Reserves Draw for Operations 148,140 4% 3

Total Revenue $ 4,215,725 100% Earned Revenues 68% Reserves Draw for Operating Expenses 29% Operations 4% 11% Exhibitions & Education 1,302,994 29% 9% 18% Collections Care 466,085 11% 13% External Relations 427,215 9% 20% Facilities & Depreciation 814,033 18% Communications & Marketing 560,109 13% expenses Administration & Business Operations 890,498 20% Administration & Business Exhibitions & Total Expenses $4,460,934 100% Operations 20% Education 29%

Change in net assets from operations $ (245,209) 1 2 Income from Investments $ 384,337 Communications 3 & Marketing 13% 4 5 Net change in assets $ 139,128 Collections6 Care 11% Facilities & The condensed statements of financial position and operations are derived Depreciation 18% External Relations 9% from Norman Rockwell Museum’s June 30, 2011 audited financial statements by Wolf and Co., whose report expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements. A complete copy is available upon request.

21 contributors & donors Norman Rockwell Museum is grateful to the following donors for their generous support from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

$100,000 And Up Joseph & Mary Jane Handler $1,000-$2,499 Andrew & Jane Cohen Anonymous Paul & Maureen Hickey Michael Bakwin Catharine B. Deely Kelvin, Peter & Gregory Cross Highland Street Foundation Robert & Geraldine Becker Excelsior Printing Company Valerie & George Kennedy Steven & Susan Hirsch Lila W. Berle Eunice & Carl Feinberg National Endowment for the Arts James Kimble & Tina Potuto Peter & Helen Bing Richard & Monique Gershon Save America’s Treasures Grant Kimble Bradley & Terrie Bloom Michelle & Chuck Gillett Ann & Tim McCann Bruce & Sharon Bottomley Linda J. Gorham $50,000 And Up Don & Barbara McLucas Judy Caywood Susan & Richard Grausman National Endowment for the Craig & Laurie Norton Moffatt William Cohn & Rita Kasky Scott & Ellen Hand Humanities Stephen & Sandra Muss Nic & Mary Cooper Gene & Lynn April Hartline Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Barbara Priester Deely Evelyn F. Hitchcock $25,000-$49,999 Duncan & Christen Pollock The Dobbins Family Foundation Robert & Lynne Horvath Jane & Neil Golub Robert Lehman Foundation, Inc. GE Foundation The Inn at Stockbridge Louise Holland Lucy Holland & Charlie Schulze GE Global Research Center Nancy Kalodner Richard & Mary Kelly Nelson & Ginny Severinghaus Nancy & William Goessel Isabel & Barry Knispel Massachusetts Cultural Council Tourism Cares Mary Grant & James Canavan Gretchen Long Barbara Nessim & Jules Demchick Felda & Dena Hardymon Daphne & Bob McGill Town of Stockbridge Community $2,500-$4,999 William Hargreaves Wendell & Florence Minor Preservation Fund Therese & Malouf Abraham Estelle Hendrickson Judith & Lorne Norton Peter & Pamela D’Ambrosio Lola Jaffe Michael & Ramelle Pulitzer $10,000-$24,999 Edgar A. Thronson Foundation Martin & Wendy Kaplan Tom Rockwell Berkshire Bank Susan & Timothy Fidler Robert & Sally Kennedy Peter & Cinny Rockwell Berkshire Life Insurance Co. Nancy Fitzpatrick & David & Suzanne Klausmeyer Ann Schutt of America Lincoln Russell Anabel & John Konwiser Mark & Betsey Selkowitz Nick & Ruth Boraski Foundation of the American Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Leibowitz Alan & Sandra Solomon Jack & Jane Fitzpatrick Institute for Conservation of Dan & Judy Magrath Troy’s Promotions Country Curtains Historic and Artistic Works (Tru Martin & Joan Messinger Chris Wedge & Jeanne Markel Red Lion Inn Vue Grant) Joel & Leslie Morris Wheeler & Taylor, Inc. The Henry Luce Foundation John V. Frank Rick & Jane Nowak Peter C. Williams Hess Foundation Greylock Federal Credit Union David & Janet Offensend Mark Krentzman & Caroline Chara Haas Mary Pope Osborne $250-$499 Vanderlip J. Mark & Beth Haney Kevin & Joyce Parks Alarms of Berkshire County Legacy Banks Foundation Deborah Hoover Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP Jay Alix Max & Victoria Dreyfus Valerie & Jay Ireland Mark & Marie Schwartz Judge & Mrs. Jeffrey Atlas Foundation Frederick & Renee Keator William & Martha Selke Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Jamie Kiggen & Ani Shaker Aso Tavitian Mary G. Avery Perri Petricca Pam & Barry Kriebel Robert & Elisabeth Wilmers Sara & Robert Awe Eileen & Thomas Pulling Ron & Diane Disney Miller Douglas & Mary Baske Carole & Frederick B. Taylor Edward L. Pulling $500-$999 Jack & Carolyn Batty Time Warner Cable/ Elihu & Susan Rose Anonymous Bella Flora Connect A Million Minds Sylvia Silverberg Marjorie Ackerman Young Presidents Organization Marion Simon Henry W. D. Bain Berkshire School $5,000-$9,999 John Spellman & Cynthia Harry I. Barney Daniel Bernstein Country Curtains McCollum Lillian Bender George & Roberta Berry Walter & Mary Jo Engels Marilyn & Ron Walter Marty & Jim Bush Leslie & Leslie Sue Blatt John & Pamela Goode Cindy & Lee Williams Dorothy Byrne Melanie & Howard Brandston Hachette Book Group Judy Francis Zankel Cain Hibbard Myers & Cook Ann F. Brown

Legacy Society Lila W. Berle Jewel Flower Evans* Mickey & Arlene Sego Robert & Lonna Berridge John V. Frank Laughran Vaber Norman Rockwell Museum Adele Brennan* Mary-Amy Cross Hentschel* Cindy & Lee Williams gratefully acknowledges and Mary-Amy Cross* Robert T. & Lynne Horvath Claire Williams recognizes those individuals Linda B. Day George D. & Valerie P. Kennedy Ralph Wilson* who have made provision for the Catharine B. Deely Bill Millis Jerome R. Zipkin* Museum as a beneficiary in their James Thomas Duff* Molly* & Norman* Rockwell Richard M. Ziter estate plans: Caroline Dwight Bain Salvatore* & Shirlee* Scoma *Deceased

22 Catharine Butterfield Wave Systems Corp. Kitty & Michael Dukakis Janet Anne Jurgielewicz Connecticut Bank & Trust Co. Jerry & Karen Waxberg Joseph E. Dwyer Armand & Gloria Katz Crescent Creamery Richard M. Ziter, M.D. Henry & Ruth Ebbets Linda Kaye-Moses & Evan James & Catherine Daily Bud & Dot Edgerton Soldinger Wayne Donelon & Denise Brunkus $100-$249 Jeanne & Henry P. Egan III Peter & Alice Kent Joel & Patricia Ellis AAA Southern New England Martin Egan Jorge & Nancy Kfoury Richard & Joan Fenton Bunny & Jeffrey Aaron John & Janet Egelhofer Jerry & Susan Kirshenbaum Mary Frances Ford Judith Abdalla Cindy & Chip Elitzer Judy & John Kittredge Foresight Land Services Mark & Stephanie Abrams George & Ginger Elvin Susan & Edward Kopelowitz Ann & Dale E. Fowler Peter Abuisi Robert & Mona Engasser Howard Koslow Francis Investment Consulting Bruce Albert & Chady Wonson Eiko & Robert Engling Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Koss Group, Inc. Richard & Teresa Ancel Norm & Vicki Ettenger Jane E. Kostuch Renee & Michael Garrett Ralph Baer Marilyn & David Faust Joan Ann Kowalczyk-Beckworth Mr. & Mrs. Robert Garthwait George S. Bain David & Deborah Fehr William Kowaleski General Systems Company, Inc. Sherwood & Caroline Bain Donald S. Feigenbaum Nancy A. Kramer Dr. Mani & Susan George Carliss Baldwin & Peggy & Miles Feinstein Stephen & Cynthia Krigsman David & Marita Glodt Randy Hawthorne Geraldine Feldman Norma & Sol Kugler Stanley & Carole Goldberg Dr. & Mrs. Bert Ballin Beth & Richard Fentin Debbie & Mort Kunstler Howard & Sue Gorham Bank of New York Mellon Sharon & Paul Fentner Larry L. Kurber Donald Greenblatt Community Partnership Lois & Daniel Fermaglich Dr. Barry M. Lamont GVH Studio Rita M. Barredo Shawn Fields Henry & Louise Leander Maryann & George Hathaway David R. Barrett Nancy & Peter Finn Mr. & Mrs. Pierre LeBlanc Paula & David Hellman Cheryl & Frank Basch Michael & Sue Fisch Robin Lewis Kathleen & Neil Holden William Bell Jean Fleming Yuan & Olivia Liang James & Joan Hunter Mary Ellen & Charles Benedetti Christopher Forbes Allen & Sheila Liberman Paul W. & Carolyn Ivory Ed Biggs Ralph & Audrey Friedner Ira & Phyllis Lieberman Tanny & Courtney Jones Birchwood Inn Ruth Friendly Light Horse Tavern Robert W. Kohanski Richard & Ellen Blocker Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Fromson Sharon & Ben Liptzin Lee Bank Ed & Eleanor Bloom Cono & Eileen Fusco The Literacy Network of South Lenox National Bank Elaine & Aaron Blum John & Ann Galt Berkshire Carl Lindholm Peter O. Bodnar & Robin M. Robert & Joan Gerhart Maurice & Stella Littlewood John & Nina Lipkowitz Weiser Bob & Gloria Gery George & Betsy Longstreth Edwin & Elaine London Jeffrey & Lynne Bolson Carol & Steven Ginsburg Jack & Elizabeth Lott James D. Manning Jane & Jay Braus Todd & Rhoda Gladstone Eric Lucas Betsey & David McKearnan Nancy A. Brown Mark Gold & Ellen Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lunder Deborah & James McMenamy Cynthia Brown & Maura Delaney David M. Goldberg Charles MacDonald Jonathan Middlebrook Mary June & Michael L. Cancilla Albert Goldberg John & Nan MacEwen Alan & Alice Model Linda Cantoni & Joseph Guzman Susan & Jonathan Goldsmith MacFarlane Office Products, Inc. Charles R. Moffatt Julie Caprera Jack & Fredrica Goodman Kate Maguire & Eric Hill Robert Montgomery Paul & Tonia Carlo Jill Goodman & Arthur Malkin Mr. & Mrs. Garry Malone Johanna & David Musselman Jennifer Chadwick Joan Bancroft & Don Grody Edith G. Malynowski Courtney Oberting Catherine Clark & Edward Ives Karla Guererri Charles & Marcia Mandel O’Connell Oil Associates, Inc. Classical Tents & Party Goods Kenneth & Susanne Haenisch Barbara Mandell Chip & Bobbi O’Hare Nelson & Stephanie Clayton Olle & Elaine Haggstrom Loraine Mandino Timothy & Vona Osborn Coghlin Electrical Contractors, Robbin S. Halfnight Jeanette May Barbara Osborne Inc. Mr. & Mrs. R. Reed Hand, Jr. Catherine McAllister Clark Pager Phyllis & Joseph Cohen Thomas Harrelson Carol & James McCabe Sharon & Irving Picard Sandra Cohen & Stephanie Mary W. Harrison Leonard & Barbara McCue Ray & Madeline Pieczarka Heaney Carl & Elise Hartman Louise A. McCue Roberts & Associates Realty, Inc. Lisa Cohen George & Joanne Hayes Kate & Steve McCurdy David Rosenthal & Leslie Milton William & Patricia Collins David & Peggy Heck Philip & Kathy McKnight Jean & Georgeanne Rousseau Leona Cooperman Robin Heim Candy & Frank McNally Marc Rubenstein Cindy Corwith Heather Wells Heim & Matt Heim Thomas McQueen Paul & Jeanne Russ John & Judith Crosier Mary Ellen Hern Linn Cary & Ved Mehta Jim & Kim Schantz Sue & Joseph Csatari Margery Heyl & Paul Rushner Oscar & Maria Mendoza Evelyn Segel Evelyn & Scott Cunningham Ron & Becky Hipp Faith A. Menken Mickey & Arlene Sego Michael & Anne Curtin Patricia & David Hubbard Matthew J. Merritt, Jr. Col. & Mrs. A. Park Shaw, Jr. Barbara & Joe D’Alessandro Christopher & Candace Hudson Janice & Martin Morgenstein Jane & Terry Shea Richard Dannay & Gloria Phares John & Sally Hull III Holly & Raymond B. Murray III Lester & Marilyn Shulklapper William & Jennifer Darger Richard & Margaret Huoppi Marie Musante Smith, Watson & Company, LLP Sid & Judy David Phillippe Hurtubise Joel & Christine Nachman Robert & Virginia Stewart Sherry De Celle IBM Corporation David Neelon Elizabeth Strand & Dean Cimini Marianne De Gersdorff Marianne & Richard Jaffe Virginia R. Neri Arthur & Linda Tenenbaum Pamela Deely Deborah & Timothy Jennings Drew & Linda Nicholson Carol & Murray Tinkelman Phil & Hilary Deely Craig & Rebecca Johns John & Maureen Noblet Ulbrich Steel Mike DeGrego Alistair D.K. Johnston Rev. & Mrs. Robert O’Donovan Laughran Vaber Mario & Dianne Di Domizio Ken & Jean Jones Jean Jacques Oliviero William & Diane Vogt Peter & Diane Dillon Lawrence & Joan Julien Lesley Oransky

23 I. Pagano Carolyn T. Spicer Garnet River The Kent Memorial Library Stephen J. Paradis Norma & Kenneth Spungen Richard & Mary Kelly Kinderhook Memorial Library Peter Parlagreco Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Stark Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kirchner Lanesboro Public Library Dean & Lorraine Parmelee Emmet & Toni Stephenson Kwik Print, Inc. Lee Library Association Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pascale Jay & Marjorie Stradinger Louisville Slugger Museum Leicester Public Library Gary & Rose Penniman Lois & David Swawite & Factory Lenox Library Diane T. Penola Jack & Debbie Swenson Marians of the Immaculate Leverett Library Bernard Pinsonnault & Dianne Gary and Mary Ann Swinson Conception Lucy Robbins Welles Library Cutillo Dorothy H. Tanner Hans & Kate Morris M. N. Spear Memorial Library Anthony J. Postale John E. Taylor Pixologic, Inc. 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Priscilla Anthony Customer Service Researcher Frank Kennedy Information Technology Manager Joseph Aubert Manager of Visitor Services Jennifer Lilienthal Bookkeeper/Development Coordinator Allen Bell Manager of Warehouse & Safety Martin Mahoney Manager of Collections & Registration Alisa Blanchard Office Manager Ellen Mazzer Sales & Marketing Coordinator Leslie Boudreau Gift Shop Floor Coordinator Mary Melius Manager of Traveling Exhibitions Mark Carey Maintenance Assistant Thomas Mesquita Collections/Registrar Assistant Jeremy Clowe Manager of Media Services Crystal Missaggia Warehouse Assistant Holly Coleman Director of Human Resources Laurie Norton Moffatt Director/Chief Executive Officer Thomas Daly Curator of Education Stephanie Plunkett Deputy Director Chief Curator Kathy Dowler Membership Manager Joyce K. Schiller Curator/Rockwell Center for American Jessika Drmacich Archivist Visual Studies Michael Duffy Manager of Museum Store Judy Shaw Assistant to the Director for Special Projects Melinda Georgeson Chief Educator Wesley Shufelt Facilities Manager James Gilbert Library Assistant Terry Smith Chief Operating Officer Deborah Hanson Greene Development Officer Ann Sterlin Executive Assistant to the Director Daniel Heck Webmaster Laura Tota Communications Receptionist/ Russell Horton Exhibition Manager Visitor Services Associate Margit Hotchkiss Director of Marketing & Communications Charles Urquhart Associate Director of Museum Advancement Corry Kanzenberg Curator of Archival Collections Edward Ziarnik Maintenance Assistant

Visitor SERVICES VOLUNTEERS Marge Blair, Dennis Carpenter, Peri Caverly, George Church, Barbara Sarah Anderson-Locke, Florence Andrews, Priscilla Anthony, Polly and Clarke, Daniel Colello Jr., Judy Daly, Thomas Daly, Alfred DeMaio, Richard Braham, Ann Brown, Robert Bujalski, George Church, Dick Valerie DeMarasse, John DeShazo, Rob Doane, Kathy Dubree, Patricia Clemens, Carlton Dodge, Walter and Mary Jo Engels, Paul and Marilyn Feinman, Sheila Gershoff, Stephen Gershoff, James Gilbert, Elaine Flaum, James Gilbert, Jeannette Goflin, Joyce Hovey, Molly Hubbard, Gunn, Joyce Hovey, Kenneth Ingram, Beverly Kaplan, Rebecca Karpus, Patricia Hubbard, Erin Kennedy, Lenore Ladenheim, Joy Lennartz, Phyllis Gino Longo, Shaun Mackie, Sherilyn Mindermann, Tyler Moore, Jessika Lieberman, Ed Locke, Fran Locke, Nancy Macy, Julie Martino, Rick Masters, Morosko, Larson Powell, Ramelle Pulitzer, Danielle Ross-Haughn, Barbara Tom and Ruth McNulty, Arnold Miller, Aubrey Milligan, Marissa Milligan, Rundback, Robert Stevens, Stephen Sykes, Beverly Thompson, Laura Meagan Milligan, Lesley Oransky, Joan Parker, Gabriel Plunkett, Judy Tota, Claire Williams, Meg Williamson Rapping, Ingrid Richardson, Bernie Shaw, Molly Sheriff, Sylvia Silverberg, Alica Soos, Gordon Soule, Jill Wanderman, Anne White, Claire Williams Museum Store/Warehouse INTERNS Leslie Boudreau, Elias John Fernandez-Aubert, Sherdyl Fernandez- Sarah Browne, Elizabeth Came, Bethany Gordon, Jessica Man, Chelsea Aubert, Patricia Feinman, Sarah Goethe-Jones, Kyle Hatch, Charlotte Moser, Claire Murphy, Craig Perras, Gordon Polglase, Alicia Soos, Hern, D. Elizabeth Land, Susan Mani, Crystal Missaggia, Sally Melville Stephanie Van Bramer, Daniella Zarlengo

25 In Memoriam: John H. “Jack” Fitzpatrick (1923-2011)

Jack Fitzpatrick was known in many ways by many people: as Family, and Jack even hosted the Annual Red Lion Invitational Golf a father, husband, businessman, patron, philanthropist, advocate, Tournament each year as a fundraiser for the Museum. That’s the Senator, and friend, especially to his beloved wife Jane. Jack’s nature of this couple—dedicating their work and philanthropy, role in Norman Rockwell Museum’s history began with his long- their company executives, and personal resources to make the time friendship with Norman Rockwell. A close personal friend community a better place. to the Fitzpatricks, Rockwell frequented The Red Lion Inn, which From education to theatre, music and art, Jack and Jane were was located across the street from his home on South Street in there—setting the example, the leadership pace, investing in Stockbridge. The artist enjoyed visiting with Jack and Jane, and reg- Stockbridge and the Berkshire community to preserve the region’s ularly entertained guests at the Inn, which the Fitzpatricks lovingly grace and history. In time, numerous additional buildings in the restored and used to house their flagship Country Curtains store. center of town joined the Inn as gracious accommodations, and The Fitzpatricks also served as models for Rockwell. Pert and Blantyre was reborn under the loving attention to detail of Jane pretty, Jane posed as Becky Sharp, the anti-heroine from William and her daughter Ann Fitzpatrick Brown. Jack often stayed in Makepeace Thackeray’s novel Vanity Fair; and Jack played the the background. It was Jane who served on the Museum board, part of her handsome suitor. Photographs of the couple’s posing Berkshire Theatre Board, Boston Symphony Orchestra Board; and (found in the Norman Rockwell Museum Archives) record a young later her daughters Ann and now Nancy, current owner of the Red and attractive couple, who had recently relocated to Stockbridge Lion Inn, who has put her own creative flair to work for the Inn and to make their home, and breathe new life into the Inn, a historic many Berkshire artistic businesses and artists. Nancy also serves town centerpiece. on the Museum’s National Council. In 1969 The Red Lion Inn reopened under the Fitzpatrick owner- It is difficult to imagine Norman Rockwell Museum without Jack ship, and the Old Corner House opened its doors. Jane and Jack Fitzpatrick and his family. We are a community museum, built by were among the founding friends and patrons who saved this his- the citizens of Stockbridge in response to the public demand to toric home which later became the Norman Rockwell Museum. see Rockwell’s artwork. Jack and Jane believed in the Museum, as Jane served on the Board of Trustees, but it was Jack who was the friends of Norman Rockwell and Henry H. Williams, Jr., another ardent art fan—he even commissioned Norman Rockwell to do an early leader, who served as treasurer of the Museum for many elegant portrait of Jane. During this period in Rockwell’s life, he years. During my 25 year tenure as Director of the Museum, I began issuing limited edition signed prints of his iconic paintings, have been mentored, educated and supported by Jack and Jane at and Jack was avidly acquiring a collection of every title. Many of every turn. Somehow we all thought this day would never come— these prints would eventually grace the walls of the Inn, residing that Jack was an immortal giant, in heart and mind. The passing of in guest rooms, hallways and decorating his office. In time, he the Senator marks the end of an era, and leaves a legacy that will began to collect original paintings—he was a true connoisseur of inspire the same kind of civic-minded leadership and philanthropy Rockwell’s work. that is the hallmark of the entire Fitzpatrick family. Without the Fitzpatricks, Norman Rockwell Museum would Our hearts go out to Jane, his beloved wife, friend and partner not be the museum it is today. They have, in fact, been generous of 67 years; and his daughters, Nancy and Ann. Norman Rockwell patrons of the Museum for over forty years. The new museum Museum cherishes your friendship. building’s main barrel vaulted gallery is named for the Fitzpatrick Laurie Norton Moffatt

26 In Memoriam: Allen Bell (1944 – 2011)

Norman Rockwell Museum, Manager of Safety and Warehouse

Allen, “engineered” the annual holiday train and village display.

Norman Rockwell Museum has lost a dear friend. Allen Bell, Manager of Security and Warehouse, looked out for us all. He would have celebrated his 15th anniversary with the Museum on September 24th, 2011. Sadly, he died unexpectedly at home just before we were to commemorate his anniversary. Rarely have I known anyone who reached across the Museum to every staff member, and every vol- unteer. Whether calling to see if you made it home safely on a stormy night; brushing off windshields on a snowy winter’s eve; checking on you when you were working late and a last security call had not yet come through; or just sending a little humorous pick-me-up, Allen took care of us all. Allen had a marvelous sense of humor. Right when you needed it the most, a little joke would arrive. I used to wonder where he found his jokes. “The children’s magazine Highlights” he told me one day. “I read them at the doctor’s office.” Allen began work at the Museum as a distribution assistant 15 years ago on September 24, 1996. He was promoted to manager of warehouse and fulfillment in February 1998 and was so dedicated to the Museum that he was promoted again in 2002 to warehouse and safety manager. He led the an- nual safety training of all staff and was an active leader in our emergency preparedness planning. One of his most recent responsibilities was overseeing the Museum’s safety during Tropical Storm Irene. Allen was the go-to guy. Over the years, any obscure request that arose, we needed to look no further. Allen could locate things no matter how hard they were to find. His warm humor carried us through many a tight situation, but in cases of real emergency, his years of training and drilling our staff in preparedness, carried the day. His caring dedication to the Museum always left us feeling like we were in good hands. He was an important part of our museum family and will be dearly missed.

Laurie Norton Moffatt

27 Cover President Barack Obama, Ruby Bridges Hall, Norman Rockwell Museum Director Laurie Norton Moffatt, and Museum President Anne Morgan, view Norman Rockwell’s The Problem We All Live With, hanging in a West Wing hallway near the , July 15, 2011. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. Courtesy The White House. All rights reserved.

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Page 5 Photo of Norman Rockwell Museum Director/CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt. ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved. / Freedom of Speech, Birtukan Dejene, 2011. ©Birtukan Dejene. All rights reserved. Courtesy Embassy of the United States, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. / Freedom of Speech and , Norman Rockwell, 1943. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©1943 SEPS: Curtis Publishing, , IN / Freedom from Page 11 Page 17 Photo of Alexandria Esheyigba, student at Miss Want, Haron Suleiman, 2011. ©Haron Suleiman. All rights Russian Air Force Bombs Berlin, James Barre Turnbull, 1940. Hall’s School, with her digital photo Golden Days, part of reserved. Courtesy Embassy of the United States, Addis Norman Rockwell Museum Collections, gift of Steven the 25th Annual Berkshire County High School Art Show. Ababa, Ethiopia. Hirsch. All rights reserved. / From the Collection of 109 ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved. Anatomical and Life Drawings, George Bridgman. Norman / Photo of Boy Scout visitor to Norman Rockwell Museum. Page 6 Photo of Four Freedoms Forum. ©Norman Rockwell Museum Collections, gift of Jean Blakeman. All ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved. / Photo Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved. Freedom from Fear, rights reserved. / From the Collection of 185 Life Drawings of Mary Jane Begin. Courtesy Mary Jane Begin. All rights Robel Berhane, 2011. ©Robel Berhane. All rights reserved. Created at the Art Students League in New York, Edmund F. reserved. / Courtesy Embassy of the United States, Addis Ababa, Ward, 1914. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections, gift of Ethiopia. Freedom from Fear, Norman Rockwell, 1943. Richard Kelly. All rights reserved. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©1943 SEPS: Page 18 Artwork by Elwood H. Smith. ©Elwood H. Smith. Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN Page 12 Good Friends, Norman Rockwell, 1925. Norman All rights reserved. / Photo of Elwood H. Smith at Norman Rockwell Museum Collections, partial gift of Robert P. Rockwell Museum. ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All Page 7 Freedom of Worship, Asnake Melessa, 2011 McNeill and Thomas B. McNeill in memory of Don McNeill, rights reserved. ©Asnake Melessa. All rights reserved. Courtesy Embassy 2003. ©NRELC: Niles, IL. / Cover illustration for The Old of the United States, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. / Freedom African, Jerry Pinkney, 2005. ©2005 Jerry Pinkney Studio. Page 19 Photos from opening weekend of “Ice Age” to of Worship, Norman Rockwell, 1943. Norman Rockwell All rights reserved. / Norman Rockwell entering a Mosque, the Digital Age: The 3D Animation Art of Blue Sky Studios. Museum Collections. ©1943 SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Delhi, India, 1962. Photo by Molly Rockwell. Norman ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved. Indianapolis, IN. Rockwell Museum Archives. ©NRELC: Niles, IL. / Artwork by Elwood H. Smith. ©Elwood H. Smith. All rights reserved. Page 20 Photo of Norman Rockwell’s Stockbridge studio Page 8 The Problem We All Live With, Norman Rockwell, and Peter Rockwell sculptures on Norman Rockwell 1963. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©NRELC: Page 13 Photos ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights Museum’s grounds. ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All Niles, IL. reserved. rights reserved.

Page 9 Untitled Drawing (Woman with Birdcage), William Page 14 Character study of Scrat from Ice Age. ™ & Page 25 Photos ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights Steig, 1971. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections, gift of ©Twentieth Century Corporation. All Rights reserved. Jeanne Steig. ©William Steig. All rights reserved. / Tea for Reserved. / Illustration from Angelo by David Macaulay. Page 26 Photo (detail) of Senator John H. Fitzpatrick Two, Alice Beach Winter,1929. Norman Rockwell Museum ©2002 David Macaulay. All rights reserved. / Illustration and Jane Fitzpatrick posing for Norman Rockwell’s Becky Collections, gift of Robert T. Horvath. All rights reserved. from the Dinotopia series by James Gurney. ©James Sharp, 1964. Photographer unidentified. Norman Rockwell Gurney. All rights reserved. / Cover illustration for The Page 10 Mother and Children, Maud Humphrey Bogart, Museum Collections. ©NRELC: Niles, IL. / Photo (detail) System by Peter Kuper. ©1996 Peter Kuper. All rights 1898. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections, gift of of Senator John H. Fitzpatrick and Jane Fitzpatrick with reserved. / Reference photo for Norman Rockwell’s The Richard Kelly. All rights reserved. / Untitled, Richard daughter Ann posing for Norman Rockwell’s Carolers, Bartender’s Birthday, 1941. Photo by Gene Pelham. Rockwell, 1950. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections, 1970. Photo by Louie Lamone. Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. ©NRELC: Niles, IL. gift of Murray and Carol Tinkelman. All rights reserved. Museum Collections. ©NRELC: Niles, IL. / Untitled, Alfred Charles Parker, 1940. Norman Rockwell Page 15 Image collage from Norman Rockwell Museum Page 27 Photo of Allen Bell at Norman Rockwell Museum. Museum Collections, gift of Murray and Carol Tinkelman. Digital Collections. All rights reserved. ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. / Untitled (Christy Girl), Howard Chandler Christy. Norman Rockwell Museum Collections, Page 16 Photos of artist Jerry Pinkney and wife/author Back page Photo of Norman Rockwell Museum (exterior). gift of Everett Raymond Kinstler. All rights reserved. Gloria Pinkney, and student attending art workshop. ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved. ©Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved.

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