Norman Rockwell Exhibit in Washington DC

Today we braved the 105 degree heat to board the train for the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum in Washington DC and view “Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell From the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg."





Made up of 57 Rockwell paintings and drawings — 34 from Lucas’ collection and 23 from Spielberg’s — the exhibition offers Rockwell’s idealized view of America through a series of magazine covers in Saturday Evening Post and Look.

Of course we all remember many of the Saturday Evening Post's when they first arrived at home in the mail. The museum did a great job putting the collection of original works on display. There was also a 20 minute introduction from Spielberg and Lucas. Turns out that many of these pieces were inspirational to both film makers. Each cover told a story with a single frame -- something they both strived to do the same with more frames in film.

If you can't make it to Washington, here is the link to the exhibit to view online.

http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2010/rockwell/

And my photo's for the day

http://picasaweb.google.com/dpiele/TripToWashingtonDCJuly62010#