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Facts about Norman Rockwell

Occup.Artist
FromUSA
BornFebruary 3, 1894
DiedNovember 8, 1978
Aged84 years

Summary

Norman Rockwell was a famous Artist from USA, who lived between February 3, 1894 and November 8, 1978. He/she became 84 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 27 quotes who is written / told by Norman.

27 Famous quotes by Norman Rockwell

Small: Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. Ive always called myself an illustrator. Im
"Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I've always called myself an illustrator. I'm not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give it my very best. Art has been my life"
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Small: Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I havent been around that long. Not quite
"Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven't been around that long. Not quite"
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Small: Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible
"Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible"
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Small: No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. Hes got to put all his talent and feeling into
"No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He's got to put all his talent and feeling into them!"
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Small: My best efforts were some modern things that looked like very lousy Matisses. Thank God I had the sense
"My best efforts were some modern things that looked like very lousy Matisses. Thank God I had the sense to realize they were lousy, and leave Paris"
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Small: It wouldnt be right for me to clown around when Im painting a president
"It wouldn't be right for me to clown around when I'm painting a president"
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Small: It was a pretty rough neighborhood where I grew up The really tough places were over around Third Avenu
"It was a pretty rough neighborhood where I grew up The really tough places were over around Third Avenue where it ran into the Harlem River, but we weren't far away"
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Small: Im tired, but proud
"I'm tired, but proud"
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Small: Im the oldest antique in town
"I'm the oldest antique in town"
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Small: Im not going to be caught around here for any fool celebration. To hell with birthdays!
"I'm not going to be caught around here for any fool celebration. To hell with birthdays!"
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Small: Ill never have enough time to paint all the pictures Id like to
"I'll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I'd like to"
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Small: I talk as I sketch, too, in order to keep their minds off what Im doing so Ill get the most natural exp
"I talk as I sketch, too, in order to keep their minds off what I'm doing so I'll get the most natural expression I can from them. Also, the talking helps to size up the subject's personality, so I can figure out better how to portray him"
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Small: I learned to draw everything except glamorous women. No matter how much I tried to make them look sexy,
"I learned to draw everything except glamorous women. No matter how much I tried to make them look sexy, they always ended up looking silly... or like somebody's mother"
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Small: I had a couple of million dollars worth of... stock once. And now its not worth much more than wallpape
"I had a couple of million dollars' worth of... stock once. And now it's not worth much more than wallpaper. I guess I just wasn't born to be rich"
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Small: I didnt know what to expect from a famous movie star maybe that hed be sort of stuck-up, you know. But
"I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him"
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Small: I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of course
"I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of course, I'd love it if the critics would notice me, too"
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Small: Here in New England, the character is strong and unshakable
"Here in New England, the character is strong and unshakable"
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Small: Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didnt know how t
"Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn't know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn"
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Small: Eisenhower had about the most expressive face I ever painted, I guess. Just like an actors. Very mobile
"Eisenhower had about the most expressive face I ever painted, I guess. Just like an actor's. Very mobile. When he talked, he used all the facial muscles. And he had a great, wide mouth that I liked. When he smiled, it was just like the sun came out"
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Small: A face in the picture would bother me, so Id rub it out with the turpentine and do it over
"A face in the picture would bother me, so I'd rub it out with the turpentine and do it over"
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Small: You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then youll get a natural expression
"You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression"
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Small: When I go to farms or little towns, I am always surprised at the discontent I find. And New York, too o
"When I go to farms or little towns, I am always surprised at the discontent I find. And New York, too often, has looked across the sea toward Europe. And all of us who turn our eyes away from what we have are missing life"
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Small: Very interesting for an old duffer like me to try his hand at something new. If I dont do that once in
"Very interesting for an old duffer like me to try his hand at something new. If I don't do that once in a while, I might just turn into a fossil, you know!"
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Small: Things arent much wilder now, I dont think, than they were back then. Of course I just read about all t
"Things aren't much wilder now, I don't think, than they were back then. Of course I just read about all the goings-on now. Ha"
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Small: The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, th
"The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back"
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Small: The remarks about my reaching the age of Social Security and coming to the end of the road, they jolted
"The remarks about my reaching the age of Social Security and coming to the end of the road, they jolted me. And that was good. Because I sure as hell had no intention of just sitting around for the rest of my life. So I'd whip out the paints and really go to it"
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Small: The 20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one were in now. There was a big crash, but t
"The '20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we're in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it"
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