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Norman Rockwell in The Saturday Evening Post
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Rockwell Joins Saturday Evening Post
Norman Rockwell, 22, is commissioned by George Horace Lorimer, editor of the Saturday Evening Post. This begins a career that spans 45 years and produces over 300 illustrations. -
Boy With Baby Carriage
Rockwell's first illustration Boy with Baby Carriage is featured on the May 20 issue of the Saturday Evening post. -
World War I
The United States enters World War I, declares war on Germany. -
Armistice
Armistice signed; World War I ends. -
No Swimming
LinkNo Swimming featured on the June 4 issue of Saturday Evening Post. This becomes one of his most popular illustrations to date. -
Ticket Seller
Ticket Seller, one of his most serious illustrations on the Saturday Evening Post, is shown depicting the impact of the Great Depression. -
World War II
Germany invades Poland; World War II begins. -
The Four Freedoms
Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his State of the Union Adress and names the four freedoms: speech, worship, freedom from want and fear. Norman Rockwell is inspired to create a series of paintings depicting the Four Freedoms. Each painting alone would become the most popular paintings of his career -
Pearl Harbor Attacked
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. -
US Enters the War
The United States declares war on Japan. -
Freedom of Speech
The first of The Four Freedoms series appears on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. -
Freedom To Worship
Freedom To Worship follows in the next issue. It shows a group of people of various ethnicities joined together in prayer. -
Freedom From Want
Freedom From Want, depicting a family sitting down at a Thanksgiving dinner, is shown on the front cover. -
Freedom From Fear
The last of the series, Freedom From Fear shows a couple looking over their sleeping children. The father holds a newspaper carrying the news from overseas. -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riviter is featured portraying women in the workforce during the war. -
Tattoo Artist
LinkTattoo Artists is shown on the front cover of the Saturday Evening Post. It shows the tattoo artist crossing out names of girls on the sailor's arm. -
Victory in Europe
Germany surrenders. -
Victory in Japan
Japan surrenders, officially ending World War II. -
Triple Self Portrait
This is an illustration from Rockwell's autobiography "My Adventures as an Illustrator." The Saturday Evening Post uses it on the front cover. -
JFK assasinated
President John F. Kennedy is assasinated in Dallas, Texas. -
John F. Kennedy
LinkA supporter of President Kennedy, Norman Rockwell paints a tribute to the fallen president. This is the last illustration he makes before he leaves the Saturday Evening Post and goes to Look Magazine.
