Raw Nerve!
The Political Art of Steve Brodner

In the finest tradition of Thomas Nast and the time-honored art of political satire, this special exhibition anticipates our nation's upcoming presidential elections with stunning visual reflections our nation's most prominent contemporary leaders and their legacies.

An award-winning draftsman, commentator, and humorist, Steve Brodner has created illustrations, cartoons, and reportage for nearly every major American periodical, including Esquire, The New York Times, New York, Mother Jones, The Nation, National Lampoon, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post, and The Village Voice. Today’s most prominent practitioner of this influential art form, this cutting-edge opinion-maker offers vibrant visual perspectives that defy approximation in words.

View Steve Brodner's latest installment of
"The Naked Campaign" for The New Yorker magazine.

View Steve Brodner's Blog

In Full Bloom: Artists
Design Garden Gates

Garden gates are the quintessential element of an ideal garden and provide symbolic entry into a world of color and aesthetic beauty. This resplendent outdoor exhibition celebrates the wonders of both art and nature, and artist designs will complement the idyllic grounds of Norman Rockwell Museum during the summer season. This lively exhibition will offer new perspectives on a timeless component of the pastoral and suburban landscape.

The Art of Norman Rockwell:
Highlights from the Collection

The largest and most significant public collection of original works by celebrated twentieth century illustrator, Norman Rockwell, the Norman Rockwell Museum exhibits a comprehensive array of paintings, drawings, studies, photographs, and artifacts that reflect the evolution of the artist’s life and career. Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms paintings (1943), iconic images inspired by Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union Address; Girl at Mirror (1954), a poignant coming of age narrative; and Triple Self-Portrait (1960), his witty personal reflection, are among the Museum’s extensive holdings. In addition, rarely seen works from public and private collections are always on view.

Norman Rockwell: Illustrator in Chief

Many of Norman Rockwell's illustrations for periodicals, advertising campaigns, and other publications, were created to show the engagement of Americans in the process of electing a president. From 1952 to 1960, Rockwell's portraits of the major presidential candidates – including Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy – graced the covers of The Saturday Evening Post. In 1964, after his association with the Post ended, he began working for Look, where he continued to generate portraits of the presidential candidates. These included such notables as Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald Reagan.

This collections-based exhibition features Norman Rockwell's portraits of the candidates from 1952 to 1968, which bring us back to an America that witnessed the war in Vietnam, political assassinations, and one of the most complex elections in the nation's history. Rockwell's relationship with the candidates, and subsequently with the presidency, will be explored through correspondence and photographs from his personal papers, as well as his Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Norman Rockwell's 323
Saturday Evening Post Covers

For nearly fifty years, millions of Americans brought Norman Rockwell’s art into their homes, enjoying the artist’s Saturday Evening Post covers while seated in their favorite chairs, surrounded by their belongings in the company of their families. This intimate connection with Rockwell’s art made his images a part of the fabric of American lives. This comprehensive exhibition of original Saturday Evening Post cover tear sheets features each of Norman Rockwell’s illustrations for the publication, created between
1916 and 1963.