Norman Rockwell Museum Presents Tuesday Afternoon Gallery Talks

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. —

Norman Rockwell Museum will present a series of gallery talks on the second Tuesday of each month, starting at 1:30 p.m. Join curators, artists, and guest speakers for an insightful series of lectures, which will discuss artwork from the Museum's permanent collections and changing exhibitions. The informal talks last approximately 45 minutes, and are free with regular Museum admission.

October 14- "Raw Nerve! The Political Art of Steve Brodner" with Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, deputy director and chief curator, Norman Rockwell Museum.

November 11- "Norman Rockwell and the American Homefront, 1917-1919" with Rob Doane, assistant registrar, Norman Rockwell Museum.

December 9- "Illustration of 1910-1920" with Murray Tinkelman, professional illustrator.

January 13, 2009- "Over Here: Winning World War I at Home" with William Cohn, visiting professor of American Studies, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.

Don't Miss: "Raw Nerve! The Political Art of Steve Brodner" On view through October 26, 2008

The exhibition anticipates the upcoming U.S. presidential election with the provocative and influential art of political illustrator and art journalist Steve Brodner, whose drawings reflect his unique blend of wit and acerbic, laser-like vision of American society, politics, and contemporary leaders.

This is the first major museum exhibition for Brodner, who wryly describes himself as an "equal opportunity offender" of all politicians, political parties, and creeds. "Raw Nerve! The Political Art of Steve Brodner," mounted by Norman Rockwell Museum, examines the artist's vivid creative and technical processes and features more than 100 original artworks. The exhibition presents Brodner's insightful, often humorous interpretations and evaluations of American society and its leaders, including Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and John McCain. The exhibition includes a fascinating comparison of Brodner's contemporary depictions of our nation's leaders and Norman Rockwell's kinder, gentler portraits of politicians created during a very different era in U.S. political history.

Steve Brodner is an award-winning commentator whose imagery has appeared in such noted periodicals as "The New Yorker," "Esquire," "The New York Times," "New York," "Mother Jones," "The Nation," "National Lampoon," "Rolling Stone," "Sports Illustrated," "The Washington Post," and "The Village Voice," among many others.

Watch Steve Brodner at work on http://www.youtube.com/normanrockwellmuseum.