{"id":20607,"date":"2017-07-20T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=20607"},"modified":"2017-07-20T19:59:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T19:59:56","slug":"weekend-away-norman-rockwell-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/weekend-away-norman-rockwell-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Away: Norman Rockwell Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

As much as we at Art Zealous love the hustle and bustle of New York City, sometimes a little weekend getaway is just what we need. Luckily, less than three hours above the City sits the quaint Massachusetts town of Stockbridge. There, coffee shops, bed and breakfasts and hometown kindnesses are aplenty. In fact, the town was the muse for the Americana reputation of none other than Norman Rockwell, who used Stockbridge\u2019s streets and townspeople as his inspiration throughout the 25 years he lived in the town.<\/p>\n

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Of course \u201cAmericana\u201d is not all that Rockwell represented: for us art lovers who can\u2019t last long without our art fix, the Norman Rockwell Museum<\/a> holds a wealth of inspiration itself. Its mission includes the preservation of illustration, a practice that isn\u2019t always as regarded as a form of fine art as it should be. The Museum, which holds the largest and most significant collection of Rockwell\u2019s work in the world, displays an array of his works, as well as the works of other artists.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re heading there this summer (and really, why wouldn\u2019t you be?), here\u2019s what you have in store:<\/p>\n

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Photo of Andy Warhol, Gerard Malanga, and Philip Fagan, New York, NY, 1964.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Inventing America: Rockwell and Warhol<\/em><\/strong> \u2013\u00a0This exhibition, the first to pair Norman Rockwell and Andy Warhol, uses original works, photographs, manuscripts, video, costumes and more to look at the ways each of these two artists shaped and influenced the nation\u2019s artistic and national identity. On view through October 29.<\/p>\n

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Learning from the Masters: The Famous Artists School<\/em><\/strong> \u2013\u00a0In the 1940s, twelve illustrators wishing to impart the skills of their trade to younger interested artists launched a distance learning course for illustrative practices and techniques. The work of these highly regarded artists is on display through November 19.<\/p>\n

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James Warhola: Uncle Andy and Other Stories<\/em><\/strong> \u2013\u00a0This \u201ccompendium\u201d exhibition explores the work of Andy Warhol\u2019s nephew, James Warhola and his career as a science fiction, fantasy and children\u2019s book artist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Also included at the Museum are highlights from its permanent collection, including some of Rockwell\u2019s most iconic works, such as Four Freedoms<\/em> and his Saturday Evening Post<\/em> cover illustrations. A building offset from the Museum, but on its grounds, also contains Rockwell\u2019s studio and its contents.<\/p>\n

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photo \/\/ Detail: \u201cGirl Reading the Post\u201d by Norman Rockwell \/ \u201cSaturday Evening Post\u201d cover \/ \u00a91941 SEPS: Curtis Publishing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Norman Rockwell Museum: 9 Glendale Rd \/ Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA 01262<\/em><\/p>\n

Hours: Museum is open daily seven days a week all year (except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year\u2019s Day): May\u2013October and holidays: 10am-5pm, Thursdays 10-7pm; From November\u2013April: Weekdays: 10am-4pm, Weekends and holidays: 10am-5pm. Rockwell’s Studio is open through November 5.<\/em><\/p>\n

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featured photo<\/a> \/\/ courtesy of the Rockwell Museum\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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