Rockwell, Norman

Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978), American painter and illustrator, best known as a painter of magazine covers and illustrations for such prominent American periodicals as the Saturday Evening Post, the Ladies' Home Journal, and Look. He was born in New York, and trained there at the Art Students League. His favourite subjects were everyday, often humorous, scenes which he executed with minute attention to detail so realistically that his paintings often resemble photographs. He also designed many posters and painted a famous series The Four Freedoms, based on principles expressed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, and incorporated into the Atlantic Charter. His autobiography, My Adventures as an Illustrator, was published in 1959.