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My adventures as an illustrator is hand signed inside by norman rockwell. Norman rockwell signed book artist and illustrator ebay. His earliest american ancestor was john rockwell 15881662, from somerset, england, who immigrated to colonial north america, probably in 1635, aboard the ship hopewell and became one of the first settlers of windsor, connecticut. Signed first edition of norman rockwell my adventures as an illustrator. At age 14, rockwell enrolled in art classes at the new york school of art formerly the chase school of art. Norman rockwell artist and illustrator, first edition, signed. Two years later, in 1910, he left high school to study art at the national academy of design. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Every purchase includes our industry recognized coa. Norman rockwell, the foremost chronicler of smalltown american life in paint, wrote just one work of fiction, a childrens story, first published in mccalls magazine in 1967. Written while rockwell lived in arlington, vt, this book describes the artists studio.
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