Triple Self Portrait - Stockbridge, MA
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One of Norman Rockwells most beloved paintings, his Triple Self Portrait, hangs in the first floor gallery of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA.
Waymark Code: WMM2HP
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2014
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Norman Rockwell was noted American painter and illustrator. His works enjoyed broad popular appeal by reflecting themes of everyday American life. His illustrations were published in the mass circulated Boy Scouts of America magazine, Boys Life and in The Saturday Evening Post, where they appeared weekly on the cover of the magazine.
When his publisher asked Rockwell to do a self-portrait for his upcoming autobiography, Rockwell parodied the self portraits of great master artists such as Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Durer, and Picasso by humorously depicting himself painting his portrait while gazing at his reflection in a mirror. The oil on canvas painting was finished in 1959 and published in the February 13, 1960 edition of the Saturday Evening Post.
In 1994, the 100th anniversary of his birth, the United Stated Postal Service commemorated the life of Norman Rockwell by issuing five stamps based on Norman Rockwell's works: The Four Freedoms and a single stamp depicting his lighthearted and self-effacing Triple Self Portrait.
Downstairs in the hands-on activity section of the museum the equipment used by Rockwell for this painting is on display. The mirror, helmet, pallet, brushes, stool and art work are set up, as in the painting, and ready for visitors to channel their inner Rockwell.