After The War

After the war Norman Rockwell and his family moved to New Rochelle in Mew York.Norman Rockwell shared a studio with the cartoonist Clyde Forsythe, who worked for The Saturday Evening Post. Clyde helped get Norman Rockwell a job with The Saturday Evening Post. He posted his first cover painting in 1916.Norman published a total of 322 original covers.

Wolrd War I

He tried to enlist into the U.S. Navy but was refused entry because he was eight pounds underweight. He spent one night gorging himself, and weighed enough to enlist the next day. Norman Rockwell was assigned to to the role of a military artist. He did not see any action durring his tour of duty.

Backround Information About the Artist

Norman Rockwell is the artist behind "Freedom of Speech." He was born in 1894 and he died in  1978. He was a well  known illustrator of The Saturday Evening Post. Norman Rockwell was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His earliest American ancestor was John Rockwell (1588–1662).