Exhibition Preview – Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont
Unidentified photographer, Untitled [Norman Rockwell painting The Craftsman], ca. 1963. Photograph, 10 x 8 1/8 in. Vermont Granite Museum. 2021.74.512.
Join us in-person or online for a preview of the exhibition Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont, on view June 20–October 5, 2026. In this illustrated lecture, Tom Denenberg the John Wilmerding Director & CEO of Shelburne Museum will explore the history of artist/illustrators in New England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Important figures include Winslow Homer, N.C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, Rockwell Kent and Norman Rockwell—all of whom maintained a complicated relationship with commercial work as they pursued careers as creative practitioners in an era that witnessed the development of the persona of the modern artist. Lecture followed by audience Q&A. Free.
Zoom: Advance registration required. Register HERE.
In-person: Limited seating; advance registration strongly recommended. Register HERE.