Rockwell museum director Laurie Norton Moffatt lauded

12:00AM / Monday, December 09, 2002Print Story | Email Story

Stockbridge - Museum director Laurie Norton Moffatt was honored at the recent meeting of the board of trustees of the Norman Rockwell Museum held on December 6, 2002. Under the guidance of President Lee Williams, the board commemorated Norton Moffatt's 25 years of service to the Museum. Norton Moffatt has served as director of the Norman Rockwell Museum since 1986. She began her career with the Museum in 1977 at its previous location at the Old Corner House in Stockbridge. One year later, Norton Moffatt was named Museum researcher; she was appointed curator in 1981. Norton Moffatt is the author of Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, the encyclopedic compendium of the artist's oeuvre, which was published in 1986. That same year, she was named Director of the new facility at Linwood, when plans were underway for the moving and expansion of the Museum to its current location, in a building designed by renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern. On November 1, 1986, the board of trustees named Norton Moffatt director of the Museum. Norton Moffatt spearheaded the funding and construction of the Museum's $9.2 million facility, which opened in April 1993. Since then, the Museum has undergone consistent growth in attendance and an ambitious expansion into the exhibition of the works of other leading illustrators. With an average of 200,000 visitors annually, it is one of America's most popular museums, and was awarded accreditation by the American Association of Museums in 1997. In recent years, Norton Moffatt has broadened the vision of the museum beyond its gallery walls. A highly successful national tour, "Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People," co-curated by the Museum, elevated the work of Rockwell in the national consciousness and in the eyes of the American art establishment. "Over the past quarter century, Laurie's unwavering devotion to the Museum-along with her management expertise and knowledge of Rockwell and his world-has preserved and promoted the art and life of one of this country's greatest artists," says board President Lee Williams. "Her tireless efforts have not only benefited this Museum, but the entire field of illustration, which has been given a tremendous outlet at Norman Rockwell Museum. All of us on the board are deeply grateful to Laurie for her uncompromising vision and constant inspiration." Norton Moffatt is an art history graduate of Connecticut College (1978) and studied art history at Williams College (1977). She received her certificate in Museum Management from The Museum Management Institute at University of California, Berkeley (1987), and completed her PMBA at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts (1999). She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate of fine arts degree from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (2000). Her volunteer and community service work includes trusteeships at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center and the Upper Housatonic Valley Historical Heritage; a corporator of The Berkshire Museum and Berkshire Bank, and a member of Olana's National Advisory Committee. She resides in Stockbridge with her husband, Craig, and daughter, Leigh. Officers for the board of trustees are Lee Williams, president and COO, Country Curtains, Inc., president; Michelle Gillett, poet/writer and educator, first vice president; Perri Petricca, president of Unistress, Petricca Industries, second vice president; Steven Spielberg, film director, third vice president; James W. Ireland, president, NBC TV stations, treasurer; and Mark Selkowitz, president, Mark Selkowitz Insurance Agency, LLC, clerk. The board of trustees currently has 27 members. The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, accredited by the American Association of Museums, is dedicated to education and art appreciation, inspired by the legacy of Norman Rockwell. Founded in 1969 with the assistance of Molly and Norman Rockwell, the Museum, located on Route 183 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, preserves and exhibits the world's largest collection of original Rockwell art, as well as changing exhibitions of other notable illustrators. Set on a 36-acre scenic landscape overlooking the Berkshire Hills, the Museum is open daily, year-round, except New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. From May through October, Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. From November through April, weekday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; holiday and weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Norman Rockwell's Stockbridge studio, filled with his furnishings, library, and travel mementos, is located on the Museum grounds and is open from May through October. For more information, the public is invited to call the Museum at 413-298-4100, ext. 220, and to visit the Museum's Web site at www.nrm.org.

Winter Storm Warning Issued for Berkshires

11:52AM / Friday, December 26, 2025

Another snowstorm is expected to move through the region overnight on Friday, bringing 5 to 8 inches of snow. This is updated from Thursday's winter weather advisory.

The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has posted a winter storm warning for all of Berkshire County and parts of eastern New York State beginning Friday at 4 p.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m.

The region could see heavy to moderate snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight, tapering off Saturday morning to flurries.

Drivers should exercise caution on Friday night and Saturday morning, as travel conditions may be hazardous.

Saturday night should be clear and calm, but warming temperatures means freezing rain Sunday night and rain through Monday with highs in the 40s. The forecast isn't much better through the week as temperatures dip back into the teens with New Year's Eve looking cloudy and frigid.