Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges Prints Rockwell's appeal during his lifetime

Rockwell's appeal during his lifetime and beyond is derived from the familiar believable traits of each of the artist's characters and the nostalgic mood of their settings

1955 cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

Norman Rockwell Spring Flowers

Norman Rockwell's The Problem We All Live With

Boy and Dad on Dock was originally created for the American Family Life series for Mass Mutual Insurance Co

Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges Prints Rockwell's appeal during his lifetimeOn November 14, 1960, a tiny six year old black child, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. From where she sat in the office, Ruby Bridges could see parents marching through the halls and taking their children out of classrooms. The next day, Ruby walked through the angry mob once again and into a school where she saw no other students. The white children did not go to school that day,