Faithful Friends

Norman Rockwell and His Dogs

By Margaret Rockwell

780789214416 9 Hardcover · $17.95 128 pages · 5 × 7" 80 illustrations, most in full color ISBN 978-0-7892-1441-6 R WE Gifts/American Art October A delightful gift book celebrating the role of man’s best friend in Norman Rockwell’s life and work

From the very beginning of Norman Rockwell’s career, dogs were integral to his art. Often they convey the emotion of a scene, as when a family pet bounds forward to greet a soldier returning from war, or sadly nuzzles a young man departing for college. Rockwell had a special facility with his canine models, who were sometimes his own dogs: Raleigh the German shepherd, Butch the springer spaniel, and Pitter the beagle mix.

Faithful Friends: Norman Rockwell and His Dogs reproduces fifty of Rockwell’s finest paintings featuring dogs, along with drawings, rarely seen reference photos, and family snapshots. A lively text takes the reader inside Rockwell’s home and studio, illuminating his life with dogs.

This attractive little volume will appeal to art lovers and dog lovers alike.

Margaret Rockwell, the artist’s granddaughter by marriage, has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a PhD in history. She manages the Norman Rockwell Family Agency.