Norman Rockwell

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• Norman Rockwell
• Grant Wood

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Norman Rockwell

• Painter Illustrator
• 1894-1978

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NORMAN ROCKWELL

• Born February 3, 1894 in NYC
• Goes to art school at age 14
• In 1913, at age 19, becomes editor of Boy Scouts
  of America magazine Boys Life
• Submits cover art to Saturday Evening Post in 1916

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• Published 321 original covers for The Saturday
  Evening Post over 47 years
• Work depicts idealized American life humor

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• Rejected by the Navy in WWI (underweight) stuffs
  himself gets in military artist
• Married 3 times three children w/ 2nd wife
• Painted series of 4 paintings in 1943 inspired by
  a speech by FDR Freedom from Want, Freedom of
  Speech, Freedom to Worship, Freedom from Fear

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Freedom from Want1943
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NORMAN ROCKWELLpainter illustrator

• During long career, paints portraits of
  Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson Nixon
• Received Presidental Medal of Freedom in 1977
  (United States highest civilian honor)
• Produced over 4,000 original works in his
  lifetime
• Died November 8, 1978 of emphysema at 84

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Grant Wood

• Painter
• 1891 1942

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Grant Wood

• Born February 13, 1891 in Anamosa, Iowa
• Moved to Cedar Rapids Iowa when his father died
  in 1901
• Apprenticed to a metal shop
• Attends School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Works as a silversmith

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Made 4 trips to europe where he studied many
styles of painting, including impressionismWhat
he likes best is the work of Jan Van Eyck, a
flemish painter from the 15th century who was a
realist. Wood is influenced by his style.
Stone City, Iowa (1930)
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Helped form an art colony to help other artists
get through the Great Depression. He is a leading
figure in the Regionalism movement which is about
art that depicts what life is like in different
parts of the country. He taught painting at the
university of Iowa starting in 1934.
Midnight ride of paul revere (1931)
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Spring in Town (1941)
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American Gothic is one of the most famous
paintings in american art. The title refers to
the architectural style of the house in the
background. The painting shows a farmer standing
beside his spinster daughter. The models were
Woods sister and his dentist. The painting tells
the story of the American spirit of hard work
during the Great Depression. You can see the
original painting at the Art Institute of Chicago
American Gothic (1930)
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Grant Wood died on February 12, 1942 one day
before his 51st birthday of liver cancer.