Because he was so dedicated and solemn when working at his art, he related in his autobiography, he was nicknamed "The Deacon" by the other students. Rockwell enrolled first in the National Academy School and then attended the Art Students League. Halfway through his sophomore year, he quit high school and went full time to art school. Later that year he attended Chase twice a week. During his freshman year in high school, he also attended the Chase School on Saturdays to study art. Rockwell enjoyed drawing at an early age and soon decided he wanted to be an artist. Rockwell recalled in his autobiography My Adventures as an Illustrator, "I have no bad memories of my summers in the country," and noted that his recollections "all together form an image of sheer blissfulness." He believed that these summers "had a lot to do with what I painted later on." Until he was about 10 years old the family spent its summers in the country, staying at farms that took in boarders.
His parents were very religious and the young Rockwell was a choir boy. His father worked for a textile firm, starting as office boy and eventually moving up to manager of the New York office. Marked by nostalgia and moral fortitude, the paintings remain popular with collectors. Born February 3, 1894, in New York City, Norman Rockwell is best remembered for his heartwarming illustrations of American life that appeared on covers of the Saturday Evening Post magazine for many decades.
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