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Tales From the Writing Life

Every Picture Tells a Story: The Art of Norman Rockwell

Are you a book lover itching to hang out with your kind of people? The Homewood Library gives you a chance to meet authors and dive into the art of storytelling.

Join us at our Adult Summer Reading finale as we welcome storyteller, Dolores Hydock, who will highlight a storyteller of a different sort: Norman Rockwell didn’t just paint pictures; each of his paintings told a story. This program shares a behind-the-scenes look at how Rockwell created his one-image stories in some of his best-loved covers for The Saturday Evening Post. This program describes Rockwell’s early career, his first surprising encounter with the editors of The Saturday Evening Post, and the techniques he used in his long and successful career as an illustrator and artist. Slide images of his sketches, models, paintings-in-process, and finished work provide insight into the step-by-step process Rockwell used in becoming “America’s painter” – and storyteller on canvas.

This presentation is supported by a grant award from the Alabama Humanities Alliance.  Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Alabama Humanities Alliance.  Register for a head count only:  www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org

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