Summer 1994 Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennesey
On January 24, 1994, The James Beard Foundation presented the Portrait of Felipe Rojas-Lombardi to The Norman Rockwell Museum. Although Norman Rockwell did not consider himself a portraitist, he was a master at capturing the expressions and emotions
of his characters.
Howard Pyle and Norman Rockwell – Lasting Legacies, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
Howard Pyle (1853-1911) and Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) represent the best in American illustration, and were the most popular illustrators of their respective generations. Howard Pyle is considered to be “the father of American illustration,” and he directly influenced a generation of illustrators.