Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) was born in New York City, and he sold his first magazine cover illustration to the Saturday Evening Post in 1916. In the following half-century he did another 321 covers for the Post, as well as illustrations for books, posters and many other magazines on his way to becoming the most popular illustrator in US history.
His sense of humor can be seen in Triple Self Portrait (1960), where an older Rockwell looks in a mirror, only to paint a much younger version of himself.
The museum has the largest collection of Rockwell's original art and also hosts exhibitions of other wholesome, feel-good artists such as David Macaulay, of The Way Things Work fame. The grounds contain Rockwell's studio, too, which was moved here from behind his Stockbridge home.
To find the museum follow MA 102 west from Stockbridge and turn left (south) on MA 183.
