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T O P I C R E V I E WBob MThis is an old clipping from a Saturday Evening Post magazine from about 1960 of a small private company (perhaps the predecessor of SpaceX) building a moon rocket. So private companies building space vehicles isn't something new. LM1This illustration appeared in TIME magazine on Feb. 29, 1960. It was in an ad for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance. This is one reason why old magazines are worthwhile. They have many interesting ads, from old classic cars, movie stars to Norman Rockwell prints. Robert PearlmanThe Norman Rockwell Museum Store has an signed artist's proof of this work.Here's another piece focused on an amateur rocketry team: GilbertI can't believe I've never seen these. Very cool!GACspaceguyI want to know where I can get the model kit shown in the second pic, these are wonderful. Joel KatzowitzNice find Bob!Wonderful illustrations!Bob MAs one of Rockwell's biggest fans (right, Joel?), I do have a fair amount of old material of his, plus a number of books with many of his illustrations. These two space-related illustrations for MM Life Insurance ads are very minor works in pencil of his, but he did several major illustrations relating to space exploration that I'm sure most of us have seen and admired. One is of the Gemini 3 crew, Grissom and Young, suiting up, with another showing Armstrong's first step on the moon and another large painting showing profiles of many of the major individuals involved in Apollo.damnyankee36Found this too... Artist Norman Rockwell depicts three young boys building a pretend rocket ship. This 1982 Porcelain figurine is an exclusive creation by The Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. Each Norman Rockwell Piece is hand painted.garymilgromBeautiful! Thanks for posting.RobertBI picked up this numbered commemorative plate at a sale over the weekend:GilbertThat's cool.garymilgromWow — and what Gilbert said. Well done RobertB. Did you find this in Israel? I’m always amazed how mementos from the US space program travel around the world. Thanks. OLDIEDoes anyone know if any of these drawings have been published in any of the numerous books of Rockwell's work? Joel KatzowitzIf anyone knows it would be Bob. Besides being an expert in the area of space covers he also knows and loves all things Rockwell.Bob MThanks for the glowing intro, Joel I only know of those two drawings shown here with a space theme by Rockwell, but he could have done more. He did a large number of advertisements, but, of course, is best known for his Saturday Evening Post magazine covers, of which he did 322, but I don't know of any that were space-related. Nor do I know of any books that would show many of his pencil/charcoal advertisement drawings. And for those interested in Rockwell and his art, I'd recommend probably his most popular book: "My Adventures as an Illustrator." To continue in a non-space theme, his "Saying Grace" Post cover original painting sold about ten years ago for $46 million.OLDIEThanks Joel and Bob for the info, albeit a little disappointing.RobertB quote:Originally posted by garymilgrom:Did you find this in Israel? Well, it traveled to Israel in my hand luggage a few days ago. I found it in a flea market in North Carolina.ejectrI'll have to check out the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA to see if there is anything space related. I'm pretty sure they have the Grissom/Young suiting painting at the museum.
So private companies building space vehicles isn't something new.
This is one reason why old magazines are worthwhile. They have many interesting ads, from old classic cars, movie stars to Norman Rockwell prints.
Here's another piece focused on an amateur rocketry team:
Wonderful illustrations!
These two space-related illustrations for MM Life Insurance ads are very minor works in pencil of his, but he did several major illustrations relating to space exploration that I'm sure most of us have seen and admired.
One is of the Gemini 3 crew, Grissom and Young, suiting up, with another showing Armstrong's first step on the moon and another large painting showing profiles of many of the major individuals involved in Apollo.
Artist Norman Rockwell depicts three young boys building a pretend rocket ship. This 1982 Porcelain figurine is an exclusive creation by The Norman Rockwell Museum Collections. Each Norman Rockwell Piece is hand painted.
I’m always amazed how mementos from the US space program travel around the world. Thanks.
I only know of those two drawings shown here with a space theme by Rockwell, but he could have done more. He did a large number of advertisements, but, of course, is best known for his Saturday Evening Post magazine covers, of which he did 322, but I don't know of any that were space-related. Nor do I know of any books that would show many of his pencil/charcoal advertisement drawings.
And for those interested in Rockwell and his art, I'd recommend probably his most popular book: "My Adventures as an Illustrator."
To continue in a non-space theme, his "Saying Grace" Post cover original painting sold about ten years ago for $46 million.
quote:Originally posted by garymilgrom:Did you find this in Israel?
I found it in a flea market in North Carolina.
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