Comments for Norman Rockwell Museum

Comment on Allen Bell (1946 – 2011) by Katie

Katie — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:34:30 +0000

Thank you, Laurie, for your kind comments about my brother, Allen Bell. It is comforting to know that he was well liked and an important part of the Rockwell Museum family. I always thought that he was perfectly suited for his job at the Museum and felt he was meant to be there.

Yes, I can believe he will be missed by his co-workers. I imagine that we’ll all miss his thoughtfulness, sense of humor, and creative story telling.

Please thank everyone there for embracing him in your close knit “family.”

Sincerely,

Cathy Bell Maunu, Seattle, WA

Comment on Allen Bell (1946 – 2011) by roy2136

roy2136 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:27:02 +0000

Thank you for the fitting tribute to Allen. As his cousin and childhood “pal” your descriptions of Allen struck a chord in my heart. I can see him just as you described him. Sadly after we both grew up, he went East and I went West and our paths rarely crossed; we each had our own families and lives, but when we did see each other it was always a time of laughter and great humor. Our last visit was in 2002 – your vivid memorial to him brought back many fond memories. He was a wonderful, caring man. Thank you again, very much.

-Roy Anderson
Fort Collins, Colorado

Comment on Fool’s Gold by inntoon

inntoon — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:24:21 +0000

I believe you have the image flipped. The signature was intentionally written backwards. It says “April Fools” on the heater correctly. Try a google search for this image and they’re all turned the other way. I suspect someone was cataloging the digital version and thought there was an error n the scan.

Comment on Travels with Norman by Nippertown!

Nippertown! — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:47:02 +0000

[...] 1962. (From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum Archives)Travels With Norman @ The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge. Between 1962 and 1975, Norman and Molly Rockwell traveled together to twenty-eight [...]

Comment on Elwood’s World:The Art and Animations of Elwood H. Smith by Nippertown!

Nippertown! — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:58:35 +0000

[...] H. Smith: Stalling (detail) @ The Norman Rockwell MuseumThe Art and Animations of Elwood H. Smith @ The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge. Enter the wild and wonderful world of illustrator Elwood Smith, with a look at his [...]

Comment on Finale: Four Freedoms Exhibition at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by shcooper

shcooper — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:59:15 +0000

Excellent report – what a fine experience for all involved. And the photos brought that experience closer, making it more real for those of us on this side of the water/world!

Comment on Norman Rockwell Museum Announces Online Debut of ProjectNORMAN by Jamie Trowbridge

Jamie Trowbridge — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:50:02 +0000

Having digital access to the collections is so COOL. It’s really fun to randomly skip from place to place — the archive is so rich. What about featuring a random object from the collection on nrm.org every day? I know this was an enormous amount of work. Congratulations to all the NRM staff.

Comment on Rockwell and the Movies by Frances

Frances — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:58:55 +0000

Hi –
Does anybody know if Norman Rockwell knew the actress Greer Garson? She won the Oscar
for ‘Mrs Miniver’ in 1942 so they may have met then.
In 1979 at the Broadway Apollo in New York she produced ‘On Golden Pond’ and the Pittsburgh Press on April 24, 1979 stated – ‘Greer Garson has compared the play to a Norman Rockwell painting, which is as precise a description as one can give.’
I would be grateful if anyone has information as I need to verify an dedication to ‘Mrs Miniver’