Norman Rockwell
Rosie The Riveter, 2017.
Norman Rockwell Sculpture Collection.
Created after Rockwell’s original paintings and authorized by the Norman Rockwell Estate.
Limited edition cast sculpture in bronze, glass object, and granite base.
Signed and numbered in the mold.

On Memorial Day, May 29, 1943, Rosie the Riveter made her appearance on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. Norman Rockwell had chosen to portray a female factory worker taking her lunch break. The simple concept had a powerful and long-lasting message behind it and would help symbolize women’s empowerment for decades to come. As part of a government campaign to encourage women to join the workforce and help fill much-needed positions in factories, munitions plants, and shipyards, Rockwell did his part to stir up patriotic duty.  Based on a popular song at the time called Rosie the Riveter, Rockwell’s powerful image of a strong, patriotic factory worker who was proud to do her part in the war effort, was not just a campaign but a celebration of the women who had already begun doing all they could to support their boys in the war.

Norman Rockwell  – Off The Wall Gallery Houston, Texas.