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Synopsis
Bring the Christmas spirit to your home with this elaborate and interactive Norman Rockwell Advent calendar Each day in December, open one of twenty-four windows to reveal a different Rockwell holiday illustration, all surrounding his classic painting Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas. The intricate pop-up construction with multiple sliding parts makes for an especially fun daily celebration during the holiday season.
Also Available: Norman Rockwell's Treasury for Fathers (ISBN: 978-1-4197-0618-9), Norman Rockwell's Spirit of America (ISBN: 978-1-4197-0065-1), Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (ISBN: 978-0-8109-9651-9)
Synopsis
A nostalgic pop-up Advent calendar featuring images by one of America's best-loved artists.
Bring the Christmas spirit to your home with this elaborate and interactive Norman Rockwell Advent calendar. Each day in December, open one of twenty-four windows to reveal a different holiday illustration by Rockwell, all surrounding his classic painting Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas. The intricate pop-up construction with multiple sliding parts makes for an especially fun, daily celebration during the holiday season.
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) was a twentieth-century painter known for his illustrations of everyday life. His most famous images were created for the Saturday Evening Post magazine, including Rosie the Riveter, Saying Grace, and the Four Freedom series. His work is in the collections of many museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where Rockwell spent the last twenty-five years of his life.