STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. —The Norman Rockwell Museum released it's schedule for the months of September through November.
Exhibits:
In addition to the "Imprinted: Illustrating Race" and "In Our Lifetime: Paintings from the Pandemic" exhibits which will be on view until Oct. 31, the museum is introducing two more.
A new exhibition featuring rarely seen Norman Rockwell drawings and preliminary studies from his six-decade career.
The exhibit coincides with the release of a new book of the same title that will become available in early October.
The book was written by museum curators Stephanie Haboush Plunkett and Jesse Kowalski.
Though best known for his painted magazine covers and illustrations for stories, books, and advertisements, Norman Rockwell was also a draftsman who utilized drawing as an essential underpinning of his art.
Select drawings by Rockwell's teachers, predecessors, and contemporaries will also be included, from the museum's American Illustration collection.
Rockwell's drawing process made it possible for him to envision every aspect of a final work before it was begun.
Rockwell rarely began a painting at the oil-on-canvas stage. By the time a canvas was on his easel, he would have completed several stages of preparation, including the creation of sketches, photographic references, and at least one highly detailed tonal drawing to be traced onto canvas.
"Eloise and More" is the most comprehensive exhibition on the life and art of one of the most published illustrators of the last 70 years.
Featured in the exhibition are Hilary Knight's Eloise picture-book illustrations and preparatory studies, as well as a colorful, large-scale Eloise-themed folding screen.
The exhibition will also include Knight's early advertising assignments; magazine illustrations; merchandising sketches; concept art and posters for Broadway musicals; fashion designs; sketchbooks, final work for several books, and personal photographs and mementos will be on view.
Original artworks by Knight's accomplished parents Katherine Sturgess Dodge and Clayton Knight, who inspired his work, will also be included.
Following Thompson's death in 1998, Knight drew and painted five more books featuring Eloise, selections from which will be on view.
Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13, from 10 until 5
Celebrate the opening weekend of the new exhibition "Eloise & More: The Art of Hilary Knight" with activities for children of all ages including story-time and artmaking.
Curator talks will be available on Saturday only.
Free with museum admission; free for kids and teens and members. Advance tickets recommended.
"Norman Rockwell Drawings, 1911 – 1976" in exhibition and book form, celebrates more than six decades of rarely displayed drawings that reveal the full scope of Rockwell's work as a draftsperson.
Museum curators and special guest Louis Henry Mitchell will discuss the range of sketches, illustrated letters, caricatures, and comics that illuminate and contextualize the different stages and elements of Rockwell's drawing practice.
A book signing follows the conversation; $25 per person. Books may be pre-ordered at time of reservation to guarantee availability. Tickets available Thursday, Aug. 25.
The Rockwell museum welcomes this new hourlong online series consisting of sketching and conversation about creative expression, the power of persuasion, and the people's art.
On-demand episodes available the third Thursday of every month beginning 1 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 23, 7 until 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies will hold a welcome and introductory discussion on Friday. The symposium presentations and panels will be held on Saturday.
The event features conversations with illustrators, art directors, authors, and scholars who will explore more than 300 years of racial representation in published art and the role of mass-circulated imagery as a force in shaping public perception about people and groups of people.
Presented in conjunction with Imprinted: Illustrating Race, the Museum's current exhibition, this symposium will spark dialogue about the ways that art, advertising, and systems of publishing have helped to frame public opinion, and how the art of illustration has become a force for change today. Interactive with Q&A.
Program fee for all sessions: $35; NRM members $20; students and educators $10
There will be a virtual salute to veterans through the eyes of illustrators Victor Juhasz and Elize McKelvey, who have documented real-life experiences of American servicemembers.
View on demand free of charge beginning Friday, Nov. 11, and on the museum's social channels.
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South County Road Maintenance
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour guardrail repair, drainage work, bridge repair, and tree trimming operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Monday, May 20.
Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows:
Otis/Blandford
Guardrail and drainage work will be conducted on I-90 westbound between mile marker 22.0 to 26.6 from Monday, May 20, through Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24.
Otis
Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 22.5, from Monday, May 20, through Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24.
Blandford
Bridge repair operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 26.4 from Monday, May 20, through Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24.
Russell
Tree trimming work will be conducted daily on I-90 westbound between mile marker 30.0 to mile marker 31.0, from Monday, May 20, through Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.
Stockbridge/West Stockbridge
Guardrail and bridge repair work will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 3.0 to 6.0, from Monday, May 20, through Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24.
Stockbridge
Bridge repair operations will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 7.5, from Monday, May 20, through Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.
West Stockbridge
Bridge repair operations will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 0.6, from Monday, May 20, through Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.
Lee
Drainage work will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 8.0 to 14.0, on Monday, May 20, through Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24.
Appropriate signage, law enforcement details, and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area.
Drivers traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution.
All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.
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