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Norman Rockwell
YE PIPE AND BOWL Signed Lithograph Old Tavern Sign Painter American Illustration

1976

About the Item

Artist: Norman Rockwell, American (1894 - 1978) Title: Ye Pipe and Bowl Year: 1976 Medium: Hand Drawn Lithograph on Arches paper, 100% acid free, signed in pencil by Norman Rockwell Edition: 200 Lithograph was hand proofed and printed by Atelier Ettinger, NYC. YE PIPE AND BOWL was featured on the Saturday Evening Post Cover - Feb. 6, 1926 (First Post cover to be printed in full color). This cover depicts a colonial artist painting an old tavern sign for "Ye Pipe and Bowl Tavern." This cover was most likely Rockwell's way of relating to his own kindred spirit from 1785 - the colonial sign painter. The subject of the cover took in the patriotic obligations of the month, the identity of the magazine and its association with Ben Franklin and the Colonial period, the tradition of humor. Print size - 26.5 x 21 inches, unframed, excellent condition, hand signed in pencil by Norman Rockwell Year published - 1976 Edition size - 200 About the artist - Norman Rockwell, (born February 3, 1894, New York City, New York, U.S.—died November 8, 1978, Stockbridge, Massachusetts), American illustrator best known for his covers for the journal The Saturday Evening Post. Rockwell, a scholarship winner of the Art Students League, received his first freelance assignment from Condé Nast at age 17 and thereafter provided illustrations for various magazines. In 1916 he sold his first cover to The Saturday Evening Post, for which in the next 47 years he illustrated a total of 322 magazine covers. From 1926 to 1976 Rockwell also illustrated the official Boy Scout Calendar. During World War II, posters of his paintings portraying the “Four Freedoms” were reproduced and distributed by the Office of War Information. Rockwell, Norman Rockwell was a careful craftsman with an ability to represent detail realistically. The subjects of most of his illustrations were taken from everyday family and small-town life and were often treated with a touch of humour. Though loved by the public, Rockwell’s work was dismissed by most critics as lacking artistic merit and authentic social observation. In 1977 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the nation’s highest peacetime award—by Pres. Gerald Ford. Artist bio - Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Creator:
    Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1976
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Excellent condition, unframed, vivid colors, slight handling on margin, pencil signed A/P (artists proof) aside from edition of 200, printer/publisher chop on lower left corner, COA will be provided.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU832310976612
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