Norman Rockwell - The Toymaker

Throughout Norman Rockwell’s life he created over 4,000 original pieces of artwork, over 300 of them for the Saturday Evening Post covers such as Girl at the Mirror and April Fool: Checkers. Many pieces of his artwork are found on various styles of coffee mugs. Early in his career Rockwell painted fun-loving, family illustrations however later in his career focused on civil rights and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. His most famous paintings are of Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms; Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear. “His vivid and affectionate portraits of our country and ourselves have become a beloved part of the American tradition.” -President Gerald Ford