Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Norman Rockwell on Google

Norman Rockwell Google

I love this commemorative doodle for Norman Rockwell's birthday on Google today.

I loved a Norman Rockwell painting before I knew what it is, this particular one that hung in the dentist's office when I was a kid:

Norman Rockwell

I'd find out later that it's entitled Before the Shot.

When I got older, I found out that Norman Rockwell is my father's favorite painter. He had this as his desktop wallpaper at one point, The Runaway:

Norman Rockwell

I'll have a print of this painting in my house when I grow up.

My dad also introduced me to these two humorous works, the Triple Self-Portrait...

Norman Rockwell

...and The Gossip. Check out the expressions, especially that of the first/last lady:

Norman Rockwell

I'm actually browsing more of Norman Rockwell's works on art.com right now and they're all brilliant. Go check!

Happy birthday, Norman Rockwell!

1 comment:

World contemporary art said...

I am so inspired by "Norman Rockwell" a great artist who always created interesting artwork. I salute him..Thanks for this interesting post.

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Jose