Norman Rockwell’s Narrative Skill and Hyperrealism

Norman Rockwell (1894 to 1978) was a master of narrative painting and illustration.

PHOTOS: Louie Lamone (1918–2007) took photographs for “New Kids in the Neighborhood.” Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections, Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Ill.

Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) was a master of narrative painting and illustration. His works, which appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post from 1916 to 1963, told enduring tales of American life. Rockwell captured the intimate moments of family life—a heated political discussion between husband and wife at the breakfast table or a little boy discovering a Santa Claus suit in his father’s dresser.