At 19, Rockwell became the art editor for Boys' Life, published by the Boy Scouts of America.

First hired by the Boy Scouts of America to create a series of pen and ink drawings for The Boy Scout’s Hike Book, Norman Rockwell was appointed art editor of Boys’ Life magazine at the age of nineteen.

Iconic American artist Norman Rockwell created 65 Boy Scouts of America paintings. Here’s why they are all on display at a small museum in Trumbull County.

Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American illustrator and painter of the 20th-century. His works are famous for their portrayal of American culture. Rockwell is prominent for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenes he created for the magazine, The Saturday Evening Post , for more than four decades.

Breaking Home Ties is a painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell, created for the September 25, 1954, cover of The Saturday Evening Post. The picture represents a father and son waiting for a train that will take the young man to the state university.

Billy Paine was one of Rockwell's favorite child models, and he posed for all three characters in Boy with Baby Carriage. In a 1920 interview Rockwell said, "I used him on my first cover and he is absolutely a wonder.

Nov 9, 2024 · Works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection, including some paintings by Norman Rockwell, will go up for auction to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting.

Rockwell felt this was the more successful of the pair of covers that followed a day in the life of a young boy and girl. The original painting was donated to a community group raffle were it sold for only fifty cents, the current whereabouts remain unknown.

Boys Life magazine cover showcased Norman Rockwell art from 1913 through 1971. Norman Rockwell illustrations graced the cover of the monthly magazine fifty-four times during those 58 years. Fifteen appeared between 1913 and 1921.

Medici Museum of Art is proud to host the Boy Scouts of America Collection including numerous works by Norman Rockwell and other painters and illustrators including Walt Disney, Carl Clemens Mortiz Rungius, Howard Chandler Christy and Joseph Christian Leyendecker.