Norman Rockwell
Illustrator
In their own words
My life's work — and my pleasure — is to tell stories to other people through pictures.
Articles & interviews3
- Taschen catalogue surveys narrative art through Lucas Museum lens
Taschen's extensive two-volume Lucas Museum of Narrative Art catalogue, developed with George Lucas and the Los Angeles-based museum, surveys narrative art from prehistoric cave painting through modern illustration, comics and cinema. In an excerpt written by senior curator Ryan Linkof, the publication examines how visual stories and myths shape shared beliefs, social values and cultural memory, using examples from religious art, Norman Rockwell, Captain America and Star Wars.
- Kingdom & Sparrow Refreshes Dynamite Valley for a New Generation
PRINT Magazine recaps a Book Club discussion about D. B. Dowd's new book, Reading Pictures: A History of Illustration. With Debbie Millman and Steven Heller, Dowd discussed illustration as a cultural system shaped by publishing, advertising, printing, editorial context, and readers—not merely as decoration for text. The recap frames the book as particularly timely amid AI-generated imagery and changing digital-media habits.
- Jamie Hewlett Revives Tank Girl for Modern Era
Creative Boom features Jamie Hewlett’s return to his iconic character Tank Girl with a new open-edition print for 2024. The article explores the origins of the character, her cultural impact, and Hewlett’s reflections on revisiting her decades later. It highlights Tank Girl’s enduring relevance as a rebellious, feminist icon in contemporary culture.