Ben and I went back to the Ohio Historical Society today to see the Norman Rockwell Exhibit. (I checked the website this morning to see if I had missed something regarding the exhibit hours. I had checked yesterday and I was certain it gave hours for every day. Today the 'hours' section shows hours for Thursday through Sunday. I could have swore that it said something different yesterday but I am sure my memory is faulty.)
Ben and I both thoroughly enjoyed the exhibit. It included recreations of some of his Saturday Evening Post (SEP) covers, with other related historical information interspersed. The staff included actors portraying characters relevant to different time periods. Other docents offered tips and explanations not provided on the posted materials. The were 6 people working in the exhibit. Ben and I were the only ones there for the first 30 minutes.
I had always seen his work as nostalgia pieces. It was interesting to hear about his work process and see what he was trying to accomplish. His first SEP cover was published in 1916. His 322nd (and last) was published in 1965. He went on to produce work for Look magazine (he had a falling out with SEP). There is a clear technical and content progression in the work. Some of it was due to better technology (photos instead of live models as well as advancements in printing). Other progression was certainly a product of his maturing. I was surprised to learn he was born and worked for many years in New York City.
I was glad that we had made the trip - again.
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