NORMAN ROCKWELL – FROM CAMERA TO CANVAS
2026-01-05Norman Rockwell: From Camera to Canvas reveals an intimate and little-known side of one of America’s most beloved artists. For over forty years, photography served as the foundation of Rockwell’s creative process, his bridge between imagination and the finished painting. After producing initial sketches, Rockwell turned to the camera to stage his ideas, choreographing every detail of gesture, light, costume, and expression to bring his vision vividly to life before he ever touched a brush to canvas.
Opposite – Gene Pelham, Going and Coming, 1947
Exhibition runs through to February 15th, 2026
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St
New Britain
CT 06052
