Mermaid (A Fair Catch) by Norman Rockwell

Born in New York City in 1894, Norman Rockwell always wanted to be an artist. At age 14, Rockwell enrolled in art classes at The New York School of Art (formerly The Chase School of Art). Two years later, in 1910, he left high school to study art at The National Academy of Design. He soon transferred to The Art Students League, where he studied with Thomas Fogarty and George Bridgman. Fogarty’s instruction in illustration prepared Rockwell for his first commercial commissions. From Bridgman, Rockwell learned the technical skills on which he relied throughout his long career. Rockwell found success early. He painted his first commission of four Christmas Cards before his sixteenth birthday. While still in his teens, he was hired as art director of Boys’ Life, the official publication of the Boy Scouts of America, and began a successful freelance career illustrating a variety of young people’s publications.

Provenance: Not specified
Artist / Author: Norman Rockwell
Date of Work: 1955
Signature location: Bottom Left
Origin of Work: Not specified
Subject: Figures
Original Vendor/Source: Low-Key Auctions
Details of damage: Not specified
Frame Style/Material: wood, glass
Frame dimensions: 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 ¾
Inner frame dimensions: 10 x 8
Artwork dimensions: 10 x 8