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Rockwell, Norman (1894–1978)

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US artist Norman Rockwell speaking to the pilots of the 1965 Gemini space programme at Cape Kennedy, Florida, USA, on 15 September 1964. He was working on a series of paintings at the site at the time.

US painter and illustrator. He designed magazine covers, mainly for The Saturday Evening Post, and cartoons portraying American life.

His whimsical view of the ordinary activities of the nation at work and at play earned him huge popularity.

There is a museum of his work at Stockbridge, Massachusetts.



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