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In 1961 Peter Rockwell received a traveling fellowship from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Peter and his wife Cynthia made the choice to spend time in Italy, where Rockwell could explore the country's great sculpture first hand. He journeyed from New York to Genoa with his wife and toddler son Geoffrey by Yugoslavian freighter, the "cheapest way to travel across the Atlantic." After a visit with Cynthia's parents, who were living near Pisa at the time, the Rockwells went to Rome, where they planned to live for six months. Unable to find a furnished apartment for a stay of that length, they rented an unfurnished apartment for a year. The couple live in Rome to this day.
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Image credit: Peter Rockwell relaxing on his terrace, Rome, Italy. 2001. Photo courtesy of Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved.
Video for the exhibition "Fantastical Faces of Peter Rockwell: A Sculptor's Retrospective," featuring the work of the acclaimed sculptor and youngest son of artist Norman Rockwell. The exhibition will be on view at Norman Rockwell Museum from July 11 through October 25, 2009.
As a young man, Peter Rockwell had no interest in pursuing a career as an artist, and intentionally avoided the arts because they were "too much in the family." A student of English literature at Haverford College, he eventually enrolled in a sculpture class at the prompting of his mother, Mary Rockwell, and "fell head-over-heels in love with it."
Today a noted sculptor and art historian, Peter Rockwell's vibrant, animated works, inspired by circus acrobats, animals in motion, gargoyles, and monsters are featured in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, The Bridgeport Museum of American Art, and the Norman Rockwell Museum, which holds the largest compilation of his art. A leading scholar of the history of stone carving, he has documented his knowledge in "The Art of Stoneworking," his highly-regarded reference guide. An outstanding collection of the artists bronze, marble, and limestone sculptures will be on view this year as part of Norman Rockwell Museums fortieth anniversary.
Video produced by Jeremy Clowe for Norman Rockwell Museum. ©2009 Norman Rockwell Museum. All rights reserved.
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