Norman Rockwell was one of America’s greatest illustrators of this century who made many significant contributions to the field of graphic design with his works that promoted patriotic unity, conveyed the national scene, and often time just evoked or inspired emotions in his audiences. Ironically this painter was regarded as an illustrator in the eyes of other freelance artists due to his occupational limitations, and his supervisor’s restrictions characteristic of the Saturday Evening …showed first 75 words of 576 total…

…showed last 75 words of 576 total…hearts and reached out to the emotions of his nationwide audiences. Although he eventually settled down and disappeared from the public eye before his death Rockwell was never given the appreciation and consideration he deserved until after his death. However, today Rockwell’s works are celebrated by almost everyone and serve as a reminder of his greatness in taking the life or emotion out of everyday people in everyday situations and capturing them on paper.