June 2

On this day, June 2, 1953, illustrator and artist Rick Berry was born in San Bernadino, California. Self-trained, Berry worked in developing field of digital illustration and in 1985 produced the first computer-generated illustration for a novel for Ace Books.

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June 1

On this day, June 1, 1889, painter, children’s book author and illustrator James Henry Daugherty was born in Asheville, North Carolina. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art and later with muralist Frank Brangwyn in London. Daugherty produced posters during WWI and after wrote and illustrated several children’s books., one Daniel Boone won the Newbery Medal.

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May 31

On this day, May 31, 2008, illustrator Clifford N. Geary died in Hague, New York. Geary trained at the Massachusetts School of Art. He primarily worked illustrating science books and science fiction novels, especially Robert A. Heinlein’s juvenile series of stories published between 1948 and 1956.

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May 30

On this day, May 30, 1927, illustrator Bob Peak was born in Denver, Colorado. After service in the Korean War, Peak studied at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He settled in New York City and began to create advertising and magazine illustrations. In 1961 Peak designed the poster for West Side Story

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May 29

On this day, May 29, 1899, Boris Artzybasheff born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He emigrated to the U. S. and settled in New York City. His earliest illustrations appeared in books in the 1920s. Artzybasheff also created magazine illustrations and advertisements for various companies.

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May 28

On this day, May 28, 1982, illustrator Joseph Bodner died California. After service in WWII, Bodner studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His work typically focused on the vanishing western imagery. His painting The Resurrection of Jonathan was exhibited at the premiere of the movie, Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Bodner also provided the

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May 27

On this day, May 27, 1900, pulp illustrator Rudolph Belarski was born in Dupont, Pennsylvania. He studied art through the mail-order International Correspondence School Inc. and then in Brooklyn at the Pratt Institute. Belarski worked for Dell Publications creating illustrations and covers. He also did pulp illustrations and then worked for Popular Library creating covers. In

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May 26

On this day, May 26, 1879, artist and illustrator George Frederick Bensell died Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bensell studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later taught there. His secondary occupation was illustrating for magazines and books.

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May 25

On this day, May 25, 1874, illustrator Charles Livingston Bull was born in West Walworth, New York. Bull initially studied taxidermy because his father thought art a waste of time. Eventually Bull became an illustrator specializing in wildlife images. In addition to producing illustrations for the major magazines of the day, Bull also produced books illustrations;

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May 24

On this day, May 24, 1842, illustrator Henry Sandham was born in Montreal, Quebec. Trained as a painter and photographer, he began creating illustrations for Scribner’s Monthly in 1877. Between 1880 and 1901, Sandham lived in Boston, after which he moved to London.

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Norman Rockwell Museum

 

Hours

Norman Rockwell Museum is Open 7 days a week year-round

May – October and holidays:

open daily: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (July/August 2015)
Rockwell’s Studio open May through October.

November – April: open daily:

Weekdays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Weekends and holidays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Holiday Closings:

The Museum is Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day

 

 

 

Admission

Members: FREE
Adults: $18.00
Seniors (65+): $17.00
College students with ID: $10.00
Children/teens 6 — 18: $6.00
Children 5 and under: FREE

Official Museum Website

www.nrm.org

 

 

 

Directions

Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Route 183
Stockbridge, MA 01262

413-298-4100 x 221

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