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2024
April 19, 2024
'Icons of Americana' Rockwell and Wyeth are featured at the Polk Museum of Art
"'So what people are seeing are these beautiful works of fine art that were made purely to be reproduced and never really to be seen as paintings,' Alex Rich said. 'So, I think there's something exciting about taking the familiar and putting it in the space of a museum.'"
WUSF NPR
January 29, 2024
'Rockwell and Wyeth's visions of nostalgia take over the Polk Museum of Art'
"'Rockwell and Wyeth remain among the biggest names in the history of American art, and, after years of planning, we are excited to unveil this original, scholarly exhibition to our visitors.' said H. Alexander Rich, executive director and chief curator of the Museum. 'So many of our shared visions of a seemingly simpler, not-too-distant American past - however idealized they might be - have been shaped through the prism of Rockwell and Wyeth's illustrations.'"
ArtDaily
January 26, 2024
'Polk Museum's largest exhibit to date will feature artists Norman Rockwell and NC Wyeth'
"The exhibition features 'two of the great American masters who have rarely been explored side by side. Most every visitor coming through the door will be familiar at the very least with Rockwell, and many will be familiar with both Rockwell and Wyeth, and we want them to see familiarity in the artwork on display but also understand new aspects of both artists' lives, work and careers,' [Alexander Rich] said."
The Ledger
January 26, 2024
'Polk Museum of Art Unveils 'Icons of Americana' Exhibit'
"'We wanted to choose an array of beautiful paintings, exciting paintings, paintings whose stories take a stack to a moment of the American past that is both idealized and yet also rather nostalgic for many people,' [Alex] Rich said. 'One of [the] things I think we really want to emphasize is that this is still all an idealized version of America.'"
The Southern
January 23, 2024
''Icons of Americana' Exhibit Opens Saturday at the Polk Museum of Art'
"'I'm thrilled to introduce you to our major blockbuster new exhibition,' said Alex Rich, the museum's executive director and chief curator. 'The show has been five years in the making and is formed in partnership with the National Museum of American Illustration. A total of 365 works is our largest show ever in the history of the museum.'"
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2023
September 3, 2023
'Review: J.C. Leyendecker Exhibition at the New-York Historical Society'
"Leyendecker's work typified the era's shifting definitions of masculinity, so much so that in 1913 New York's Sun newspaper declared him the 'champion' of men in art and President Theodore Roosevelt viewed his illustrations as a 'superb example of the common man.'"
The Costume Society
August 11, 2023
'Wasn't He Man Enough?'
"Leyendecker was one of the best and most prolific commercial illustrators in the first three decades of the 20th century. He was a specialist sketching menswear with men doing all kinds of activities. He was gay and his partner of 50 years, Charlie Beach, was the model for much of his work. In fact, many of the Arrow Collar Man illustrations were based on Beach."
Icon
August 11, 2023
'The All-American Man?'
"The once-idealized image of the all-American man, that preppy, sporty Ive Leaguer who played football, golf and rowed crew in college? Turns out he was invented by a gay advertising genius. The illustrator, J.C. Leyendecker, found fortune and success in the first half of the 20th century - all the while coding queer messages in his advertising and editorial work."
Fast Company
July 26, 2023
'The Sensual Subversion of J.C. Leyendecker'
"A covert sexual gesture may seem unlikely to clear Madison Avenue, but for Leyendecker, they were standard fare. He slyly brought ads suffused with homoeroticism to the masses during his zenith in the Roaring Twenties."
Surface
July 17, 2023
'Under Cover: The Artist Adding Queerness to Early American Advertising'
"The ability of men to gaze at each other, which Leyendecker depicts, is very of his time. It's very emblematic of what Bruce Weber does for Banana Republic, or advertising agencies for Abercrombie & Fitch, or Calvin Klein underwear ads. That's the modern-day interpretation of Leyendecker."
The Guardian
July 17, 2023
'The Man Makes the Clothing'
"Leyendecker's images in illustrations for stories and for advertisements often included Ivy scenes, in both athletics and casual leisure settings. The ads are among the earliest instances of the now-ubiquitous branding that links a product not to intrinsic qualities like comfort and durability but to a lifestyle or a fantasy of self-invention."
Ivy Style
July 11, 2023
''Under Cover' A Stunning New Exhibit of the Work of Preeminent Gay Artist JC Leyendecker and How He Shaped American Culture'
"Under Cover deepens our understanding of the struggle for full civil rights as Americans of the LGBTQ+ community."
Queer Guru
June 30, 2023
'J.C. Leyendecker: The 'Arrow Collar Man' Who Hid a Radical Idea'
"In gives a compact survey of Leyendecker's work across the first three decades of the last century, as one of this country's celebrity illustrators. His calling card was male beauty: Jazz Age youths in their finest finery populate his ads for shirts and starched collars; athletic collegians grace his covers for the weeklies."
The New York Times
June 23, 2023
'12 LGBTQ+ Artists Having Institutional Shows This Pride Month'
"Even if you've never heard of J.C. Leyendecker, his work as a commercial artist may seem vaguely familiar to you as part of the popular culture of the early 20th century, especially the Roaring Twenties. Leyendecker's distinctive designs, like his ads for Arrow Shirt collars, helped to define the image of men for his era."
ARTnews
June 19, 2023
'Exhibits at New York City Museums Celebrate LGBTQ Artists & Life in the City'
"At the New York Historical Society museum is a JC Leyendecker retrospective. Some of his illustrations from the early 1900s are described by art scholars as having a gay aesthetic."
CBS New York
June 14, 2023
'Going Under Cover with Leyendecker at the New-York Historical Society'
"Elegant men of leisure, ivy league athletes and soldiers - all muscular, square-jawed, blonde and blue-eyed - populated print media over a hundred years ago. They are the creation of JC Leyendecker, illustrator, commercial artist and the subject of New-York Historical Society's exhibition."
Observer
June 8, 2023
'The Best LGBTQ+ Things To Do in New York for Pride Month - J.C. Leyendecker"
"'As a queer artist whose illustrations for a mainstream audience often had unspoken queer undertones, his work is especially revealing for what it says about the cultural attitudes towards homosexuality of the period."
TimeOut New York
June 8, 2023
'How one of America's most famous illustrators brought homoerotic ads to the masses'
"Leyendecker painted broad-chested Adonides who were used to sell everything from socks and underwear to razors and cigarettes. His most notable contribution, however, was the 'Arrow Collar Man,' a dashing figure who promoted Cluett Peabody & Company's removable shirt collars."
La Discussione
June 7, 2023
'Under Cover: J.C. Leyendecker and American Masculinity at New-York Historical Society'
"J.C. Leyendecker was an amazingly talented artist whose illustrations have come to embody the look and feel of the first half of the century while simultaneously demonstrating how fluidity in gender expression and gay representation were actually quite common at the time, contrary to current assertions hat they are unique to our own moment."
Art Summary: A Visual Journal
June 7, 2023
'How one of America's most famous illustrators brought homoerotic ads to the masses'
"'Sex sells' is one of the oldest aphorisms in advertising. But it wasn't until the turn of the 20th century that the marketing world truly took notice of the male form. In large part, that was thanks to the work of commercial illustrator JC Leyendecker, whose ads were suffused with homoeroticism."
NBC News
June 6, 2023
'A New Exhibition Explores the Queer-Coded Imagery of the 20th Century's Most Famous Illustrator'
"Even if you haven't heard of J.Cc. Leyendecker, you've likely seen his work. The commercial artist did much to shape American visual culture in the first three decades of the 20th century. You have Leyendecker to thank for such cultural mainstays as the playful, chubby Santa Claus icon, the delivery of flowers on Mother's Day, and the sash-wearing baby that symbolizes the arrival of the New Year."
Cultured
June 2, 2023
'Under Cover on View at the New-York Historical Society'
"The exhibition showcases 19 of the artists original oil paintings and a wealth of related ephemera and features both Leyendecker's editorial work, such as magazine covers, as well as commercial illustrations that appeared in the pages of popular publications, on roadside billboards, in store windows, and on mass transit."
Antiques & Auction News
June, 2023
'New-York Historical Society Explores Work of JC Leyendecker'
"Under Cover delves into the early politics of sexual identity and gender while simultaneously examining how Leyendecker helped establish a nationalistic ideal of elite and athletic white male beauty."
ArtDaily
June, 2023
'J.C. Leyendecker'
"[J.C. Leyendecker's] Ivy League Adonises and Madison Avenue boulevardiers - definitive images of aspirational American manhood in the first three decades of the twentieth century - were long ago processed and extruded by the sausage factory of modern visual culture."
ArtForum
June, 2023
'American Masculinity'
"The model for many of Leyendecker's illustrations was Charles Beach, his lover and eventual business manager, and his imagery - ostensibly intended for a mainstream audience - often had unspoken queer undertones."
Fine Art Connoisseur
May 29, 2023
'Going 'Under Cover' To Find Not-So-Hidden Subtext in the Golden-Era Illustrations of JC Leyendecker'
"Leyendecker is the subject of a small, but potent, exhibition at the New-York Historical Society that seeks to find homoerotic content in his ostensibly 'All American' images and reclaim the work of a highly influential LGBTQ+ artist into the national narrative."
The New York Sun
May 25, 2023
'Cult of Masculinity'
"The driving force behind this macho imagery was JC Leyendecker, an award-winning commercial artist specializing in male figures who settled in New York in 1902. The following year he met Charles Beach, who would become his model, muse and life partner for nearly 50 years."
Gay City News
May 12, 2023
'Leyendecker and his male gaze on display at the New-York Historical Society'
"A small exhibition, on a chapter in the art of American illustration, reveals a little-known panorama of American history. 'Under Cover' is dedicated to the artist, and the man, behind dozens of magazine covers and illustrations and paintings from the first decades of the last century."
La Voce di New York
May 4, 2023
'A Panorama of Design'
"In Mr. Leyendecker's tableaus, men gaze at each other, or at their own lithe limbs, with unsubtle props - oars, golf clubs, missiles, canes, pipes and megaphones."
The New York Times
May, 2023
'The Eye of the Beholder'
"When an young man named Charles Beach showed up to an open model call for a print ad in 1900, the illustrator, one JC Leyendecker, hired him on the spot. Both men, each in his twenties at the time, probably recognized a kindred queer spirit, if not a visceral attraction, that would lead to a lifelong romantic and business partnership."
Gay and Lesbian Review
April 25, 2023
'Illustrator J.C. Leyendecker's view of American Masculinity to be Explored in New Exhibition'
"With gender identity being very much a matter of public discussion and a centerpiece in contemporary fashion, the New-York Historical Society is preparing to unveil an exhibition devoted to illustrator and commercial artist J.C. Leyendecker... It is being organized from the collection of the National Museum of American Illustration in Newport, Rhode Island."
Yahoo! Life
April 25, 2023
'Illustrator J.C. Leyendecker's view of American Masculinity to be Explored in New Exhibition'
"In addition to influencing such artists as Norman Rockwell, who over time succeeded him as the [Saturday Evening Post's] leading illustrator, Leyendecker created the distinguished 'Arrow Collar Man,' Ivory Soap ads and work for other mainstream brands that relayed queer undertones. As a gay man who was not public about his sexuality, his artistry hints at society's view of homosexuality at that time."
Women's Wear Daily
April 21, 2023
'NMAI Director Judy Goffman Cutler Discusses Iconic Illustrator, J.C. Leyendecker, on 'People Hidden in History' Podcast'
"[J.C. Leyendecker's] commercial art - primarily in magazines, became an iconic art style from the 1900's through the 1930's. You may not have heard the name of Leyendecker - but he was a major influence for Norman Rockwell, one of America's most beloved 20th century artists."
People Hidden in History Podcast
April 10, 2023
'JC Leyendecker Used Male Beauty to Sell Magazines and Household Products to Americans'
"Illustrator JC Leyendecker turned his appreciation for the male form into cash cows for corporations, using muscled, half-dressed men to sell soap, magazines, and detachable collars. Viewed from the 21st century lens, Leyendecker's covers for the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's, and advertising images for men's clothing, don't have a gay subtext; they're just gay."
Advocate
March 5, 2023
'NYHS Exhibition Explores the Work of JC Leyendecker, a Pivotal Queer Artist and Illustrator Who Helped Shape American Visual Culture'
"Under Cover deepens our understanding of the struggle for full civil rights as Americans of the LGBTQ+ community," said Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of New-York Historical. "The exhibition is part of New-York Historical's ongoing commitment to tell stories of Americans whose lived experience, though important and consequential to our history, is so often absent from textbooks in schools and colleges. New-York Historical's collaboration with the American LGBTQ+ Museum, which will be housed in our institution's new wing, will further enable meaningful conversations about LGBTQ+ history and its rightful place within the American narrative."
The City Life Org
February 27, 2023
'11 Can't-Miss Art Exhibits in NYC This Spring'
"You may not know the name J.C. Leyendecker, but his artwork shaped American visual culture in the early 1900s. As a preeminent illustrator and commercial artist, Leyendecker created captivating advertisements and countless covers for the Saturday Evening Post."
TimeOut New York
February 16, 2023
'New Rochelle creator of 'Arrow Collar Man' is subject of Spring show'
"A new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society in Manhattan examines the work and influence of J.C. Leyendecker (1874-1951), a preeminent illustrator and commercial artist - part of New Rochelle's storied artists community - who helped share American visual culture in the first three decades of the 20th century through captivating advertisements, including the iconic 'Arrow Collar Man' and countless covers for The Saturday Evening Post."
Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals
January 26, 2023
'NMAI Director Judy Goffman Cutler Discusses the Life and Art of Maxfield Parrish on 'People Hidden in History' Podcast'
"Maxfield Parrish is one of the most iconic artist of the Golden Age of American Illustration. He was most well known for his calendar covers in the 1920's and 1930's. Parrish, like many other Golden Age Illustrators, did not get the notoriety and name recognition they deserved; a notable figure 'hidden in history'."
People Hidden in History Podcast
January 9, 2023
'Exceptional Collection of J.C. Leyendecker and Norman Rockwell art opens at Elliott Museum'
"'I think the similarity between the two artists will be the most surprising to the public,' said Cutler. 'Most people have heard of Norman Rockwell and are familiar with his images of classic Americana, but few have heard of J.C. Leyendecker.'"
Luminaries: Treasure Coast Newspapers
2022
November 7, 2022
'Elliott Museum presents groundbreaking Leyendecker and Rockwell exhibit'
"For the first time in Florida, visitors will have the unprecedented opportunity to view an exceptional collection of artworks by Norman Rockwell and his mentor, J.C. Leyendecker... 'We are thrilled that the Elliott Museum promotes classic Americana, and what's more American than Norman Rockwell,' said Judy Goffman Cutler, director of the NMAI."
The Stuart News
October 19, 2022
'NMAI Associate Director, Sara Bliss Cohen, speaks about exhibition Norman Rockwell and His Mentor, J.C. Leyendecker at The Elliott Museum'
"Sara Bliss Cohen discusses the importance of the new exhibition, Norman Rockwell and His Mentor, J.C. Leyendecker opening at The Elliott Museum on Friday, November 4th."
Arts Blast on the Air with Willi Miller
2021
July 3, 2021
'Rockwell's America: 'Life as I would like it to be''
"'Rockwell's appeal is that he comments on the human condition in a way that we can all relate to,' said Nancy Huth, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley's deputy director of arts and education. 'He focused on light-hearted emotion, friendships and family relationships, and his subjects covered the whole range, from posh international travelers and antique buyers to blue-collar workers or children.'"
Inside Nova
June 10, 2021
'Film Review: Newport Collector Plays Major Role in 'Coded''
"The upcoming release of director Ryan White's documentary "Coded," about the legendary illustrator Leyendecker, a gay man whose early 20th century advertisements were coded with gay imagery, will no doubt raise [Judy] Cutler's profile. She is prominently featured in the short film, and interviewed at length about Leyendecker's life, art and legacy."
Newport This Week
May 13, 2021
'The best museums for American art in the US'
"The NMAI juxtaposes art for the everyman with architecture for the elite... These illustrations, classic symbols of 20th century Americana, are part of a collective history that permeates all levels of America's socioeconomic strata; they were once found in the homes of every citizen who could afford a Saturday Evening Post."
Lonely Planet
March 11, 2021
'Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers on display at the MSV'
"'We had been looking for a Rockwell exhibit for a long time,' said Nancy Huth, the museum's Deputy Director of Arts and Education. 'We felt a Rockwell exhibit would really appeal to our guests... It's a little glimpse into history... It appealed to the mid-section of the American Public. Certainly people in Virginia and the Valley would have subscribed to The Saturday Evening Post."
The Winchester Star
2020
February 12, 2020
'Historic Bellevue Avenue tree falls victim to last week's storm'
"Last week's wind and rain storm that knocked out power for thousands of residents also razed one of the most historic trees in the state, a 135-year-old Yezo spruce in the Frederic Law Olmsted Park and Arboretum on Bellevue Avenue."
The Newport Daily News
2019
November 1, 2019
'Norman Rockwell's America: The Art of the Commonplace'
"Many illustrators have depicted American scenes but what is it about Rockwell's vignettes of American life that made his the most widely known, beloved, and so iconic? With twenty-nine original paintings and drawings, the official government posters of the Four Freedoms, and all 322 Saturday Evening Post covers, the current exhibition at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) offers visitors the opportunity to reflect on these questions and others."
Art Chowder
October 23, 2019
'J.C. Leyendecker: Norman Rockwell, but First and Make It Gay'
"Rockwell saw Leyendecker as one of his main inspirations, and he is regularly called Rockwell's 'mentor.' He too created hundreds of covers for The Saturday Evening Post, and created advertorial illustrations, most notably the famous 'Arrow Collar man,' and the 'Chesterfield Man,' both of which were seen as the ultimate male sex symbol in their day, especially the former, who was delivered with a mix of ruggedness and refinement that helped define the era.'
LOGO: NewNowNext
October 3, 2019
'Norman Rockwell exhibit opens Saturday at Spokane museum'
"Norman Rockwell's America offers a remarkable collection of 22 oil paintings, seven charcoal or graphite studies, original posters and all 323 vintage Saturday Evening Post magazine covers spanning six decades."
Union-Bulletin
September 5, 2019
'NMAI Loans Leyendecker Exhibition to Reynolda House Museum'
"Reynolda House Museum of American Art presenting the work of Joseph Christian (J.C.) Leyendecker, one of the most prolific and sought-after artists of the Golden Age of American Illustration, from Aug. 31 through Dec. 31, 2019. Leyendecker (1894–1951) captivated the public with his striking images and fashionable depictions of handsome men and glamorous women. This is the museum’s first exhibition focused on illustration and its first to explore the work of an openly gay artist."
ArtDaily.com
August 24, 2019
'Survey of a Storyteller, 'Leyendecker and the Golden Age of American Illustration' Opens at Reynolda House'
"'Leyendecker was a prolific artist, classically trained in Paris and recognized by Norman Rockwell as the most talented illustrator of the age,' explains Phil Archer, deputy director at Reynolda House. 'He has been presented in that context - as a commercial illustrator with a broad public appeal. With this exhibition, he will take his rightful place in the long tradition of brilliant artists who have portrayed Americans the way they would like to appear. Jaunty, urbane, and impeccably dressed, Leyendecker's subjects embodied the youthful independence of the Roaring Twenties.'"
ArtFix Daily
July 10, 2019
'Reynolda presents 'Leyendecker and the Golden Age of American Illustration'
"Leyendecker captivated the public with his striking images and fashionable depictions of handsome men and glamorous women. This will be the museum's first exhibition focused on illustration and its first to explore the work of an openly gay artist."
Yes! Weekly
July 10, 2019
'American Illustration museum starts summer lecture series with look at WWII'
"The title of John Howard Sanden’s lecture on Saturday is 'The Great Illustrators and World War II.' He will focus on how these famous illustrators contributed to the war effort and then showed the nation how to return to the joys of peace after the war’s conclusion in 1945."
Newport Daily News
July 9, 2019
'July 13 Lecture: The Great Illustrators and WWII'
"The years 1941–1945, when the United States entered the World War both in Europe and the Pacific, placed extraordinary demands on the nation’s illustrators, and placed great opportunities before them. The illustrators rose to the occasion and responded with an outpouring of high-quality art that inspired and challenged the nation."
Fine Art Today
May 23, 2019
'Norman Rockwell & His Contemporaries Opens at the National Museum of American Illustration'
"The exhibition has three main focuses: war & politics in the 1940s; leisure, the nuclear family and the economy of the 1950s; and civil rights, women’s rights, travel and expansion in the 1960s. 'The exhibition is an opportunity to see instantly a concentrated visual representation of three historic decades in which Americans, while attempting to return to normal, achieved amazing accomplishments,' said museum co-founder Judy Cutler. 'Norman Rockwell’s paintings were vital to understanding those times.'"
Artscope
May 22, 2019
'Sentimental Giant: Illustration helps to contextualize Norman Rockwell's career'
"Rockwell's paintings are a kind of shorthand for 'all-American' values. As this show makes clear, his contemporaries peddled the same message. Scrima said that some even worked for free on war posters, wanting to help the war effort. Intentionally or not, the exhibit makes for an excellent primer on how the status quo can reproduce itself through art."
Newport Daily News
May 18, 2019
'Norman Rockwell and His Contemporaries'
"Featuring original paintings, works on paper, vintage posters, and accompanying artifacts, 'Norman Rockwell & His Contemporaries: Fabulous Forties to Sensational Sixties,' highlights the changes to daily life in America during three very different decades. Through illustrations created for advertisements, magazines, newspapers, and more, artists showed how American culture and values changed in concert with the constant political unrest."
Fine Art Today
2018
August 16, 2018
'Exhibit highlights WWI Artists and Illustrators'
"Judy Cutler obtained the posters and the original artwork in the 1970s when she was in the early stages of researching a book about Christy. The book never came to fruition... But Cutler decided to display them to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the war... World War I posters were considered advertising at the time and of little worth... That is certainly not the case today."
Newport This Week
July 21, 2018
'Exhibit Celebrates 100th Anniversary of World War's End'
"'The 'American Illustration and the First World War' exhibit... takes an in-depth look at the original paintings, drawings and vintage posters that noted artists created to sway opinion and rally national support for the war effort... In just over 19 months, [Charles Dana] Gibson and an army of more than 300 artists, all unpaid volunteers, produced 1,438 designs for posters, buttons, cards, cartoons, and more to flood the nation with their message."
The Newport Daily News
July/August 2018
'Army of Artists'
"'These illustrators had a purpose. They wanted to send a message,' said Cutler. 'It was the strength of their illustration that powered public sentiment and propelled us through the war.' Many of these works asked Americans who couldn't fight to do their part... Other works are recruitment posters for military-age men (and only men)."
American Fine Art Magazine
2017
December 20, 2017
'Collection 2017: Museums pick their favorite gift of the year'
'John Messner Clung with Mittened Hand,' by Frank Schoonover (1877-1972). "'Schoonover's journey's through Canada and Alaska are exceptionally remarkable,' Cutler explained. 'On one trip, he traveled some 1,200 miles entirely by snowshoe, canoe and dogsled. His understanding of rugged, outdoor life in the snowy wilderness allowed him to accurately depict the dog sledding scene in Jack London's story.'"
Newport Mercury
December 2, 2017
'Art at local museum inspires teen to write book'
"Fresh off a flight from her home in Shanghai, China, the 17-year-old on Friday showed her book - a collection of coming-of-age poems that she wrote and illustrated - to Judy and Laurence Cutler, co-founders of the NMAI... Her family travels often, and three years ago they visited Newport... specifically to soak in the art at the NMAI. Ma was struck by the artwork in the museum that seemed to 'fuse fantasy and reality.'"
The Newport Daily News
November, 2017
'Out of the Shadows'
"For nearly 20 years, this has been one of New England's best under-the-radar museums. Housed in Vernon Court, a rejuvenated Gilded Age gem on Newport, Rhode Island's Bellevue Avenue, and offering perhaps the world's premier collection of illustration art, it deserves considerable more fanfare."
Yankee: New England's Magazine
October 19, 2017
'On Newport's Not-Beaten-Enough Path: The National Museum of American Illustration'
"Touring NMAI brings nostalgic nodes from visitors who remember Saturday Evening Post covers or Scribner's Illustrated Classics. Perhaps more importantly, these images capture the American zeitgeist depicting the public's mood, civic and commercial aspirations over 50 years."
Currents News
August 18, 2017
'NMAI Lecture Series To Host Talk On 'Women And The Homefront' August 12'
"The National Museum of American Illustration will host Brian Wallin for his lecture, "Ocean State Women and the Homefront in World War II," on Saturday, August 12, at 1:30 pm... The lecture will examine the difficulties and societal changes faced by women in America (and specifically Rhode Island) during World War II."
Antiques and The Arts Weekly
August 10, 2017
'Pyle and His Genre Honored at Vernon Court'
"The show transports us back to a way of life when one read for pleasure, holding a book or a magazine, one that bridged two World Wars, the Korean War, and the transition from the Eisenhower era into the turbulence of the 1960s."
Newport This Week
July 3, 2017
'Pioneering female car designer shares insights'
"Joan Creamer said her interest in cars started when she was young. 'I didn't play with dolls,' she said. 'I've always liked cars.' She [...] spoke of her current project, which is creating a replica of the 1966 Batmobile that was featured in the "Batman" TV show starring Adam West. Creamer was inspired to create a 2020 recreation of the iconic vehicle after spotting a 1966 replica at a Comic-Con show in December."
Newport Daily News
July/August, 2017
'The Great Upheaval'
"Howard Pyle and his students' immense impact on illustration is explored in a new exhibition at the National Museum of American Illustration... [W]hat contributed in the biggest way to [Pyle's] great upheaval of American illustration was his teaching, his encouraging and mentoring of other artists, and his forceful push that sent them out into the world to create with rampant glee."
American Fine Art Magazine
July/August, 2017
'The Great Upheaval'
"Howard Pyle and his students' immense impact on illustration is explored in a new exhibition at the National Museum of American Illustration... [W]hat contributed in the biggest way to [Pyle's] great upheaval of American illustration was his teaching, his encouraging and mentoring of other artists, and his forceful push that sent them out into the world to create with rampant glee."
American Fine Art Magazine
June, 2017
'A Teacher's Legacy'
"There was certainly illustration before Pyle, but he would fundamentally change it... While his work has had lasting importance, what contributed in the biggest way to his great upheaval of American illustration was his teaching, his encouraging and mentoring of other artists, and his forceful push that sent them out into the world to create with rampant glee."
Western Art Collector
May 20-21, 2017
'ILLUSTRIOUS ILLUSTRATOR: Exhibit at National Museum of American Illustration celebrates Howard Pyle'
"[Howard Pyle, His Students & the Golden Age of American Illustration] celebrates the generation of illustrators Pyle taught and who went on to become famous in their own right. His legacy continued after his death. 'This exhibition will give viewers a firsthand and close-up look at the marvelous original paintings that most people have only seen in reproduction form,' [NMAI Co-Founder Judy] Cutler said."
Newport Daily News
May 5, 2017
'NMAI Unveils New Exhibition: Howard Pyle, His Students & the Golden Age of American Illustration'
"'Today everyone knows the name Norman Rockwell but few people know the name Howard Pyle, let alone his art or his impact on generations of artists and American illustration, said Judy Goffman Cutler. 'This exhibition will give viewers a firsthand and close-up look at the marvelous original paintings that most people have only seen in reproduction form.'"
Antiques and The Arts Weekly
May, 2017
'Howard Pyle, His Students & the Golden Age of American Illustration at Drexel University'
"Drexel University is hosting an exhibition in association with the National Museum of American illustration that honors 'the father of American illustration,' Howard Pyle, who was an instructor at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry from 1894 to 1900..."
Maine Antique Digest
April 10, 2017
'Best of Rhode Island 2017: Attractions: Art Museum'
"As architecturally splendid as its Newport neighbors, Vernon Court isn't a frozen-in-time mansion attraction. It's a living, evolving estate that reflects the passions of owners Laurence and Judy Goffman Cutler. Chief among those passions is exhibiting their collection–the largest of its kind in the world–of masterpieces..."
Yankee Magazine: New England Today
April 6, 2017
'When Applied Art Became Fine Art'
"From 1894 to 1900 in his Drexel studio... [Howard] Pyle sent forth a generation of successful illustrators. His and his students' works appear in Drexel's lively and illuminating exhibition Howard Pyle, His Students & the Golden Age of American Illustration." (Drexel exhibition curated by NMAI Director and Co-Founder, Judy Goffman Cutler.)
Broad Street Review
March 31, 2017
'20 Things To Do in Newport, RI, This Spring for Under $20'
"Walk the halls of the historic Vernon Court, an 1898 Gilded Age mansion and home of the NMAI. Currently on exhibit: "Norman Rockwell and His Contemporaries," an exhibit about the famous illustrator best known for his iconic 20th century covers of the Saturday Evening Post."
Boston.com
2016
Fall 2016
'Affirming Illustration's Place in American Art'
"Whether it captures a contemporary scene or documents world history, illustration is a byproduct of our culture, as diverse as the lives Americans once lived."
Penn GSE Magazine
July 22, 2016
'From Housewife to Prominent Collector, From Gallerist to One-Woman Museum'
"Illustration art has a remarkably broad audience, as it is an art that everyone 'gets' and appeals to both those nostalgic for what excited them in their youth and to younger people who see many examples of this work as artistically quite sophisticated."
Observer
July 21, 2016
'Hear Story About American Copycat'
"It is more than an art exhibition... It is the true story of one of the most intriguing American art mysteries."
Jamestown Press
June 30, 2016
'An Artful Adventure Awaits at NMAI'
"NMAI is home to a vast collection of paintings and drawings which add up to a one-of-a-kind "virtual catalog of bygone styles and days."
Cliff Notes: The Chanler Blog
June 11, 2016
'Exhibit Unveils What's Behind the Walls'
"Don Trachte Jr. gestures to a replica of Norman Rockwell's 'Breaking Home Ties' painted by his father around 1972. The painting is one of several replicas painted by Trachte's father that he hid to keep from his ex-wife during a bitter divorce in the 1970s. A copy of the original hangs to the right, along with the check signed by Rockwell written by Trachte's father for $900 to buy the painting."
Newport Daily News
June 7, 2016
'City for the Trees: Newport wants to be a 500-tree species arboretum setting'
"The Newport Tree Society is striving for the city to feature at least 500 different species or varieties of trees planted and growing in accordance with an arboretum plan, which would make Newport a Level III arboretum, the second highest category."
Newport Daily News
June 6, 2016
'The National Museum of American Illustration Features 20th Century Artists'
"As a hidden gem of Newport, this mansion houses numerous illustrations of Norman Rockwell and his contemporaries. Popular illustration will jump out such as World War II posters, covers of Saturday Evening Post and Harper's Bazaar. In addition, visitors can peek into the lifestyle of the mansion, also termed as one of the 'Newport Cottages.'"
Examiner
May 26, 2016
'CELEBRATION OF TREES' SLATED ON SATURDAY
"The event will celebrate the accreditation of Fredrick Law Olmsted Park as a Level I Arboretum, and the designation of several other threes as Rhode Island State Champions, the largest and/or oldest of their species. There also will be remarks from state officials, scientists and other dignitaries, as well as tree climbing demonstrations, soil testing and a tour of the grounds."
The Newport Daily News
May 26, 2016
'CELEBRATION SET FOR ARBORETUM IN NEWPORT'
"A Newport museum will become the fourth certified arboretum in the City by the Sea.... Four trees will be added to the Rhode Island Tree Council's register of culturally, historically and biologically notable trees."
The Jamestown Press
May 25, 2016
'RI TREE COUNCIL WILL DEDICATE THE GROUNDS OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION AS A CERTIFIED ARBORETUM'
"The Frederick Law Olmsted Park & Arboretum at the NMAI is Rhode Island's newest accredited Level I Arboretum, containing four newly designated 'State Champion Trees'... Their Champion Fern Leaf Beech is believed to be the oldest and largest of its kind in the United States!"
What's Up Newport
May 9, 2016
'WHIMSY IN A MANSION: NEWPORT'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION'
"One small gem, though, shines bright among the larger stones surrounding it; perhaps this is because the owners of the National Museum of American Illustration in the property known as Vernon Court are themselves sparking personalities."
ETB Travel News
March 30, 2016
'50 States Series: Museums Worth Traveling For (2016 Edition!)'
"We've searched through every state to find the 50 most fascinating museums worth traveling for... This list includes some of the most sophisticated and high end museums in the country"
FlipKey
February 25, 2016
‘NEWPORT ARBORETUM HAS JAMESTOWN TIES'
“The state’s newest arboretum seeks to promote an understanding and appreciation of trees by preserving and enhancing historically important, diverse gardens representative of the area’s Gilded Age in the mid-19th century. It also honors the pioneering work of Frederick Law Olmsted, America’s first landscape architect.”
The Jamestown Press
February 12, 2016
‘Q&A WITH LAURENCE S. & JUDY GOFFMAN CUTLER'
“How important is NMAI’s Parrish collection? ‘The Parrish paintings are major attractions, as are works by J.C. Leyendecker, Norman Rockwell and so many of the other 150 artist-illustrators in our collection.’”
Antiques and the Arts Weekly
January 29, 2016
‘CLASSIC MAXFIELD PARRISH ILLUSTRATIONS AT THE NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART' (VIDEO)
A brief overview of Maxfield Parrish: Paintings and Prints from the National Museum of American Illustration exhibition on display at the Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY, from November 21, 2015 to February 28, 2016. Also includes interviews with Judy and Laurence Cutler, co-Founders of the NMAI, and Karl Willers, Director of NCMA
National Video Journalist Network
January 23, 2016
‘THE ART OF MAXFIELD PARRISH'
“’If something had a picture by Maxfield Parrish on it, it sold better than anything else,’ said Mr. Cutler, pointing to boxes of Crane’s Chocolates from the early 1900s decorated with work by Parrish.”
The New York Times
2015
December 6, 2015
‘LARGEST EXHIBIT OF MAXFIELD PARRISH PRINTS AT NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART'
“The more than 200 works on exhibit – originals and vintage prints – are drawn from the National Museum of American Illustration… Together, the works provide a stunning portrait - an elongated landscape, as it were – of Parrish’s decades long career…”
The Examiner
November 27, 2015
‘CUTLERS TO DISCUSS PARRISH, EXHIBITION'
“Judy and Laurence Cutler are widely-recognized experts on American illustration art. Architectural Digest called Judy Goffman Cutler the ‘undisputed doyenne of American Illustration.’”
News Times Newspapers
November 18, 2015
‘MAXFIELD PARRISH EXHIBIT OPENS AT NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART'
“’Parrish was so well known and appreciated, says Laurence Cutler, co-curator with his wife, Judy, ‘that Woodrow Wilson moved the summer White House to Plainfield, New Hampshire, because the first lady was so taken by his art.’”
Newsday
November 12, 2015
‘MAXFIELD PARRISH EXHIBIT TAKES OVER NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART'
“’We’re extremely excited especially for an exhibition that is tailor made for our audience here on Long Island and beyond,’ Willers said. ‘It’s quite a wonderful show.’”
The Island Now
November 10, 2015
‘JUDY & LAURENCE CUTLER, FOUNDERS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION, DISCUSS MAXFIELD PARRISH AND THE ARTISTS OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUSTRATION'
“Maxfield Parrish, also known as the Master of Make-Believe, was among the greatest illustrators of the first half of the 20th century.”
North Word News
November 10, 2015
‘NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS MAXFIELD PARRISH: PAINTINGS AND PRINTS FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION'
“Through this showing of artworks and vintage reproductions, today’s viewers will have the unique opportunity to see the way that viewers of an earlier age observed these images, comparing the mass-produced reproductions against the original luminous canvases.”
MuseumPublicity.com
November 9, 2015
‘MAXFIELD PARRISH EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
“Parrish’s universally popular and instantly recognizable images were produced between the late 1890s through the mid 1960s… Clear and bold, with uncomplicated subjects, Maxfield Parrish’s art prints papered the walls of American homes for decades.”
ArtFixDaily.com
November 4, 2015
‘MAXFIELD PARRISH EXHIBIT AT MUSEUM OF ART’
“Parrish described himself as ‘a businessman with a brush,’ and was proud of his ability to market his artwork to the public. In 1904… Parrish signed a six-year contract with Collier’s Magazine for $1,250 per month.”
The Roslyn News Weekend
November, 2015
‘MAXFIELD PARRISH: PAINTINGS AND PRINTS AT THE NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART'
“Through this showing of artworks and vintage reproductions, today’s viewers will have the unique opportunity to see the way that viewers of an earlier age observed these images, comparing the mass-produced reproductions against the original luminous canvases.”
Fine Arts Magazine
October 13, 2015
‘ROCKWELL DIPLOMACY BEARING FRUIT’
“Last Spring the couple (Cutlers) sent a copy of the book (Norman Rockwell’s America) to 150 heads of state around the world to give them a better understanding of American culture. Responses arrived almost immediately.”
Newport Daily News
October, 2015
‘THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION'
“Collectors, art dealers, and auctioneers from as far away as Shanghai and Prague joined locals to celebrate the museum’s anniversary. ‘I am grateful for the evening’s success,’ said Judy Goffman Cutler. ‘We want the collection to remain at Vernon Court for future generations to enjoy.’
Maine Antique Digest
August 28, 2015
‘STAR-STUDDED EVENING BENEFITS NEWPORT'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION'
“The highlight of the evening sale was Norman Rockwell’s “Portrait of President John F. Kennedy.’ It sold for $900,000 at a live auction before the 330 guests… John Falter’s baseball image “Game Not Called on Account of Darkness” hit $55,000.”
Antiques and the Arts Weekly
August 25, 2015
‘NORMAN ROCKWELL: ARTIST OR ILLUSTRATOR?’
“Illustration is what Rockwell trained for. In my grandfather’s mind, fine arts painters will not accept limitations or restrictions – they are free to express him/herself but must work to please the client, art editor and the public. The illustrator’s work is ‘meant to be seen in mass reproduction,’ the fine artist’s ‘in the original.’”
Huffington Post
August 11, 2015
‘SOCIAL SNAPS: NEWPORT MUSEUM HONORS LAUER, LILLY, SZEP, RAISES $1.5 MILLION'
“The trio won American Civilization Awards for their contributions to popular American culture. ‘The careers of all three laureates parallel those of the Golden Age illustrators highlighted in the [museum]’s American Imagist Collection… linking the Gilded Age to the 21st Century.’”
Providence Journal
August, 2015
‘HONORING CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CIVILIZATION, 15TH ANNUAL AWARDS PRESENTED BY NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION'
“The sophisticated evening, reaching out to the worlds of entertainment and literature, and having the Museum itself honored for its role in fostering a new level of regard for American illustration, made an important point: Illustration was once thought to be too much to the popular taste, and akin to films, to be considered a serious art form. No longer, thanks to the effects of the Museum founders.”
Newport Seen
July 27, 2015
'LAUER, LILLY, SZEP TO GET AWARDS AS NEWPORT MUSEUM MARKS 15TH ANNIVERSARY'
"Three will be honored with awards from the American Civilization Foundation: Matt Lauer of NBC's "Today" show; children's book author and film actress Evangeline Lilly; and Paul Szep, former Boston Globe editorial cartoonist and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes."
Providence Journal
July, 2015
‘CHAMPION TREE UPDATE'
“A recent big tree search brought us to Newport where we discovered three new champion trees on the magnificently manicured grounds of the National Museum of American Illustration.”
Root Tips
July, 2015
‘OUR AMERICAN HISTORY: VIEWING THE 'GOLDEN AGE' OF ILLUSTRATION'
“Interest in Golden Age illustrators, however, is alive. Attitudes changed within the last few years, especially since Rockwell’s Saying Grace, brought $46 million at auction. ‘But they should have looked at illustration long before, for the high quality of the painting and the stories they tell,’ Judy Cutler says.”
Harvard Magazine
July / August, 2015
‘CRYSTAL ANNIVERSARY: NMAI CELEBRATES 15 YEARS WITH GALA AND CATALOG OF NORMAN ROCKWELL AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES EXHIBITION'
“’Every place we go with illustration exhibitions, they are the hottest thing they’ve ever had,’ [Laurence Cutler] says of traveling exhibitions. ‘Everybody understands what they are looking at. They don’t need to speak the art language.’”
American Fine Art Magazine
June 12, 2015
‘NORMAN ROCKWELL'S JFK PORTRAIT TO LEAD AUCTION AT NMAI GALA'
“’John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in 1963 just one mile from the NMAI, and summered here during his presidency at Hammersmith Farm, or the ‘Summer White House.’ It seems appropriate for this heartfelt portrait of America’s Camelot to be sold for the benefit of the NMAI…”
Antiques and the Arts Weekly
June 3, 2015
‘ILLUSTRATING THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’
“’There’s so much terrible stuff in the world not,’ [Laurence Cutler] said. ‘We thought what we should do is gift the [Norman Rockwell’s America] book to heads of states. It just might change the way they look at our country.’”
Newport Daily News
2014
July/August, 2014
‘NORMAN ROCKWELL AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES’
“’These illustrators reflected and molded American society by depicting universal themes that are still held dear today… This exhibition also highlights those illustrators who came before Rockwell, influencing his, and many others careers.’”
American Fine Art Magazine
June 12, 2014
‘A RICH ERA OF ILLUSTRATION: EXHIBIT HONORS RICH ERA OF ILLUSTRATION'
“’As great as they were, artists like Wyeth and Rockwell didn’t create in a vacuum,’ says museum co-founder Judy Goffman Cutler. ‘There were older illustrators like Leyendecker and Pyle who they admired and learned from. And there were younger artists who learned from them.’”
The Providence Journal
June 3, 2014
‘NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION OPENS 'NORMAN ROCKWELL AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES'
“Norman Rockwell and his Contemporaries is a thematic exploration of artworks by Rockwell and his peers: those who were influenced by Rockwell and those who influenced the master himself.”
Art Fix Daily.com
June 1, 2014
‘NEWPORT'S SECRET NORMAN ROCKWELLS’
“Perched behind a row of tall bushes, barely visible from famed Bellevue Avenue, is a breathtaking piece of architecture housing a fantastic collection of art – The National Museum of American Illustration at Vernon Court.”
The Daily Beast
May 24 2014
‘ILLUSTRIOUS ILLUSTRATORS: 'NORMAN ROCKWELL AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES' OPENS AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION'
“’I thought it would be interesting to exhibit the artists in this way, in the context of what was happening in American in different time periods,’ Cutler said. ‘People are familiar with Rockwell and can get introduced to the other artists.’”
Newport Daily News
October 7, 2014
‘BIG OLD HOUSES: TABLE SETTING 101’
"Most museums in fine old houses either carelessly destroy original interior architecture or obscure it with bland plasterboard walls. The Cutlers have done just the opposite, handing their collection on beautifully restored walls.”
New York Social Diary
2013
June 2, 2013
‘5 QUESTIONS: MARY JANE BEGIN'
“’My Little Pony: Under the Sparkling Sea,’ is a collaboration between Hasbro, Little Brown and Begin, who wrote and illustrated the book. She will be exhibition original paintings from the “My Little Pony: Under the Sparkling Sea” at the National Museum of American Illustration.”
The Providence Journal
May 25, 2013
'ART OF ILLUSTRATION: ART FORM IS NO LONGER TAKEN LIGHTLY, GAINS CELEBRITY FOLLOWING'
"'Many early advocates of American illustration art were movie directors,' Goffman Cutler said. 'They were all early to recognize the parallels between American illustration and film in reflecting our culture and the human condition while telling a story within a particular aesthetic framework.'"
The Newport Daily News
2012
June 22, 2012
'MAXFIELD PARRISH: THE RETROSPECTIVE'
"Jewel-like and romantic, the work of Maxfield Parrish is the subject of a long-awaited retrospective exhibition at the National Museum of American Illustration."
Antiques and the Arts Weekly
May 29, 2012
'MAXFIELD PARRISH: THE RETROSPECTIVE' AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION
"The National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI) is hosting...a "milestone" exhibition this summer. "Maxfield Parrish: The Retrospective," will be on display through September 2."
Antiques And The Arts Weekly
May 26, 2012
MAXFIELD PARRISH: THE RETROSPECTIVE OPENS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION
"The National Museum of American Illustration announces a milestone exhibition for the 2012 Summer Season — Maxfield Parrish: The Retrospective — debuting Friday, May 25, and on display through September 2, 2012."
artdaily.org
2011
December, 2011
ROCKWELL OF AGES
"The best exhibition held in London in 2011 was at the Dulwich Picture Gallery and featured the works of Norman Rockwell....for those who missed it, the splendid catalogue, Norman Rockwell's America...In England, by Judy Goffman Cutler and Laurence S. Cutler, is an excellent substitute and will make a welcome Christmas present."
The American Spectator
June 3, 2011
NORMAN ROCKWELL COMES TO NEWPORT FOR SUMMER SEASON
"The exhibition...includes more than 50 original works by Rockwell and gives viewer's the unique opportunity to view his oeuvre alongside his mentors and peers from the Golden Age of American Illustration."
Antiques And The Arts Weekly
May 29, 2011
ART OF THE ILLUSTRATOR IN A PROPER GRAND SETTING
"Imagine a beautiful formal gift box which, when you open it, turns out to be filled with wonderful toys. That's the best way I can describe the National Museum of American Illustration..."
Boston Sunday Globe
May 26, 2011
ILLUSTRATION MUSEUM EXHIBITS 'NORMAN ROCKWELL'S AMERICA'
"It gives visitors a unique opportunity to view work by Rockwell, America's best-known 20th century illustrator, alongside those by his mentors, contemporaries and competitors."
Newport Daily News
May 22, 2011
POPULAR ROCKWELL SHOW RETURNING TO NEWPORT
"The show shattered attendance records at the Dulwich... England's oldest public art gallery."
Providence Journal
April 29, 2011
NORMAN ROCKWELL'S AMERICA...IN NEWPORT'
"The Telegraph described Rockwell's illustrations as 'pure genius.' After the show's installation and opening, Ian Dejardin, director of Dulwich Picture Gallery, remarked 'I am struck by just how excellent the show is - elegant in conception and perfect in balance and scale.'"
Antique and the Arts Weekly
January 21, 2011
EXHIBITIONS: ROCKWELL'S AMERICANA ART ON SHOW IN LONDON
"The works on show in London, loaned from the National Museum of American Illustration and private collectors, also reflect the fact that he lived through some of the country's greatest political, social and cultural changes."
CNBC
January 5, 2011
ILLUSTRATING EXAMPLES
"A London show of Norman Rockwell's work confirms him as a giant of American art..."
The London Times
January 1, 2011
AMERICAN DREAMWEAVER
"In these Postmodern times, when the distinction between academic art and popular culture has more or less been dissolved, Rockwell has come into his own, as Dulwich Picture Gallery's exhibition dedicated to this artist, confirms."
House & Garden
2010
December 27, 2010
AUDIO INTERVIEW
BBC Radio
December 24, 2010
THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF NORMAN ROCKWELL'S 20TH CENTURY AMERICA AT DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY
"The rising cover illustrator’s singular, folksy style told stories of everyday life during key moments in history including both World Wars. Rockwell’s work required no explanation..."
Culture24
December 21, 2010
TOUR THE NORMAN ROCKWELL EXHIBITION AT THE DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY
"Alastair Sooke explores an exhibition of paintings and magazine covers by the 20th-century American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell."
The Telegraph
December 19, 2010
THE CRITICAL LIST
"Rockwell's illustrations of daily life in America are technically dazzling and cleaverly put together."
The Sunday Times
December 16, 2010
NORMAN ROCKWELL'S AMERICA, DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY
by Fisun Güner
"Norman Rockwell’s America. What did it look like? At the height of Rockwell’s incredible fame as an illustrator, you might say it looked a lot like a movie still...."
the arts desk
December 15, 2010
LEGENDARY US ARTIST'S DEBUT UK SHOW
"As one of America's best-loved artists, Norman Rockwell's paintings and illustrations are unmistakable..."
Mercury
December 15-21, 2010
TIME FLIES IN OUR FACE
by Michael Paraskos
"Rockwell is still on and would be a real treat for a Christmas outing."
The Epoch Times
December 15, 2010
FIRST EVER EXHIBITION OF NORMAN ROCKWELL'S ORIGINAL WORKS ON VIEW AT THE DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY
"Norman Rockwell was America’s best known and best-loved illustrator for over six decades of the 20th century. Astonishingly prolific, he is best-known for the 322 covers he created for the Saturday Evening Post..."
artdaily.org
December 13, 2010
NORMAN ROCKWELL'S VISION OF AMERICA AT DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY
by Richard Moss
"...looking at the paintings on display in Dulwich Picture Gallery’s fine retrospective - the first in this country to show [Rockwell's] original works – it’s hard to argue against the enduring quality of his version of small town USA."
Culture24
December 10, 2010
ROCK(WELL) OF ALL AGES
by Paul Prowse
"It’s no exaggeration to say that Rockwell's art embodied America itself..."
South London Press
December 4, 2010
AT A NORMAN ROCKWELL SALE, IT'S STILL COOL TO BE SQUARE
by Katherine Bindley
"Norman Rockwell's America still has its fans—both at home and overseas. His first major British exhibition will open Dec. 15 at London's Dulwich Picture Gallery..."
The Wall Street Journal
December 2, 2010
NORMAN ROCKWELL: LOST AMERICA CAPTURED IN KITSCH
by Mark Hudson
"...a new show reveals that [Rockwell's] own life was not at all the apple-pie idyll he painted."
The Telegraph
December 1, 2010
ROCKWELL LISTING
by Emma Crichton-Miller
"Dulwich Picture Gallery is hosting the first-ever British exhibition of the works of Norman Rockwell..."
Diplomat
December 1, 2010
PROSPECT RECOMMENDS
"It is hard to think of a better-loved illustrator of American life, and yet it is only recently that the critically hardheaded have begun to acknowledge the truthfulness in the sweetness of Rockwell's creations..."
Prospect
December 2010
TEN THINGS TO DO IN...DECEMBER
"Norman Rockwell was one of America's favourite illustrators for over 60 years..."
BBC History Magazine
Winter 2010
AMERICAN EYE
by Abby Cronin
"Abby Cronin explores the life and work of Norman Rockwell and discovers a visual documentary of 20th-century America."
Illustration
September / October 2010
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION 10TH ANNIVERSARY
"Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Wolfe and the National Arts Club received American Civilization Awards at the National Museum of American Illustration's 10th anniversary celebration..."
Newport Life Magazine
August 9, 2010
NATION'S ILLUSTRATION MUSEUM CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
"The evening began with viewing the landmark exhibition, Norman Rockwell and His Mentor: J.C. Leyendecker, a scholarly presentation delving into the amazing influence of Leyendecker on Rockwell’s oeuvre."
artdaily.org
August 5, 2010
ILLUSTRATION CELEBRATION
"Author Tom Wolfe, entertainer Whoopi Goldberg and F. Lee Bailey were among the 350 guests at a gala held in Vernon Court..."
Ocean State Independent
August 4, 2010
WHOOPI GOLDBERG, TOM WOLFE HONORED AT VERNON COURT
"Whoopi expressed her personal interest in, and love of, illustration art. She said the NMAI has delved into the scholarly aspects of illustration in ways never looked at before."
Newport this week
August 3, 2010
NATIONAL MUSUEM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION HONORS TOM WOLFE, WHOOPI GOLDBERG
by Independent Media Source
"Speaking on the issue of contemporary art, Wolfe said, 'I think it’s reached the end of the line. The illustrators are becoming the icons of American art... Norman Rockwell is the Picasso of the 21st century.'"
Auction Central News
July 30, 2010
ILLUSTRATION CELEBRATION
by Sean Flynn
"National Museum of American Illustration turns 10 with a star-studded birthday party."
Newport Daily News
May 28, 2010
A CULTURAL TREASURE'S 10TH
"With ingenuity, persistence and humor, they have created an important international cultural institution in our midst..."
The Providence Journal
2009
December 2009
COLLECTION 2009
by Janine Weisman
"'This is in the right era. [Sugaring Off] will be surrounded by other notable contemporaries of Mead Schaeffer,' said Goffman Cutler, who picked the painting as her favorite gift of 2009."
Mercury
November 2009
NORMAN ROCKWELL'S AMERICAN DREAM
"Judging by the popularity of two traveling retrospectives, and plans for a third exhibition in 2010, America is re-discovering one of its most underappreciated and misunderstood artists: Norman Rockwell."
Vanity Fair
October 14, 2009
BIG PLANS AT VERNON COURT
by Ted Hayes
"Possible acquisition of iconic mural could spur addition at illustration museum."
Newport this week
Fall 2009
NORMAN ROCKWELL, AMERICAN IMAGIST
"Norman Rockwell was the greatest American illustrator-storyteller. He created images that defined America and Americans, in this country and abroad."
Antique & Fine Art
July 10th, 2009
‘AMERICAN IMAGIST’ IS RHODE ISLAND’S FIRST NORMAN ROCKWELL SHOW
"The National Museum of American Illustration is hosting "Norman Rockwell: American Imagist," open to the public through August 30. This is the first Norman Rockwell exhibition ever to be shown in Rhode Island..."
Antique & the Arts Weekly
July 2009
A STORIED CAREER
by Lisa Utman Randall
"Norman Rockwell was a master at bringing both humor and poigancy to everyday images of American people in everyday settings."
Mercury
June 15, 2009
AMERICAN ART HAS A HAVEN IN NEWPORT
"Among the rare gems that can be found in Newport is the National Museum of American Illustration."
Newport Daily News
June 11, 2009
AMERICA ON CANVAS
by Bill Van Siclen
"Two museums host American experience through artists' eyes."
The Providence Journal
June 10, 2009
NEW EXHIBIT TRACES ARC OF NORMAN ROCKWELL'S CAREER
"The Newport exhibit coincides with a growing critical appreciation for Rockwell and for the American illustration genre..."
Associated Press
June 2009
FEELING NOSTALGIC? ROCKWELL’S TIMELESS WORKS ON DISPLAY
by Sean Flynn
"The first show of the Rockwell exhibition [Norman Rockwell: American Imagist] was last fall at the Naples Museumof Art in Naples, Fla., where it broke all the museum’s attendance records..."
Newport Daily News
December 28, 2009
SIGNS AND PORTENTS
by Steven Heller
"Despite the fame during his lifetime, Leyendecker has never received the kind of acclaim bestowed on Norman Rockwell..."
The New York Times
2008
December 28, 2008
SUCH A 'MANLY MAN'
by Carolyn Kellogg
"The lavishly illustrated "J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist" aims to restore the lesser-known Leyendecker to an appropriate place in the pantheon of American artists."
Los Angeles Times
2007
NATIONAL MUSUEM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION
"The National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI), founded in 1998, is one of the first museums to be devoted exclusively to American illustration artwork..."
Wikipedia
2006
July 14, 2006
MAXFIELD PARRISH'S MASTERPIECE 'DAYBREAK' AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION
"Maxfield Parrish's record-setting masterpiece, Daybreak, is on loan to the National Museum of American Illustration..."
Antique & the Arts Weekly
July 14, 2006
EXHIBITION EXCHANGE SIGNED BETWEEN NMAI AND SHANGHAI ART MUSEUM
"On the eve of its sixth anniversary (July 4) the National Museum of American Illustration has announced that the museum has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Shanghai Art Museum..."
Antique & the Arts Weekly
July 6, 2006
PUBLIC GETS ONE LAST LOOK AT A PARRISH MASTERPIECE
by Bill Van Siclen
"Two months ago it sold for a record-setting $7.6 million. Now Daybreak, the famous Maxfield Parrish painting of two youths outlined against a background of lavender-hued mountains, is taking a victory lap, of sorts before disappearing into a private collection."
The Providence Journal
April 2006
ILLUSTRIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS
by Margie Goldsmith
"Judith Goffman Cutler and Laurence Cutler usher in a new "Golden Age" of American Illustration..."
Art & Antiques
February 2006
PICTURING THE PAGE: A LEGACY OF ARTIST ILLUSTRATORS
by Nancy Whipple Grinnell
"Picturing the Page: A Legacy of Artist Illustrators..."
American Art Review
2005
July/August 2005
PARRISH PARADISE
"With their recent coffee table book, Maxfield Parrish and the American Imagists, the Cutlers have made many of the gems of the collection available to a wider audience."
The Pennsylvania Gazette
June 5, 2005
SATURDAY 11
"Mansions and music festivals are Newport staples. Add the National Museum of American Illustration to this Rhode Island cupboard."
The Boston Globe
2004
February 2004
PAINTING AND ARCHITECTURE, THE PERFECT BLEND
by Florence H. Allen
"...this collection has preserved a time in America that no longer exists."
Cape Cod Prime Time
2003
September 2003
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION: A NEW TREASURE IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
"Long shunned by art museums for their mass-produced works, illustrators have earned a home of their own in one of Newport's most beautiful neighborhoods."
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
Summer 2003
AMERICAN ICONS IN NEWPORT
"As a nation that uses images to create and reflect itself, where better to unravel our character than at Newport Rhode Island's National Museum of American Illustration?"
Antique & Fine Art
March 2003
NATIONAL MUSUEM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION
"Remember those classic Saturday Evening Post Norman Rockwell covers? Or artwork that used to accompany old ads in magazines like Collier's? So do Laurence and Judy Cutler..."
Rhode Island Monthly
February 6, 2003
LOVE IN NEWPORT AND AROUND THE WORLD
"More about Valentine's Day than you really need to know."
Newport Daily News
January 16, 2003
HUGE SPRINKLING OF VISUAL PIXIE DUST
"Now, the best and biggest of Parrish's murals has been reassembled at the National Museum of American Illustration on Bellevue Avenue in Newport [RI]"
Providence Journal
2002
December 10, 2002
BELLEVUE AVE. MUSEUM WINS GOLDEN WEB AWARD
"The www.americanillustration.org Web Site had previously recieved acclaim from Web designers and award programs in England, Italy, France, Venezuela, Brazil, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Israel, Russia, China and New Zealand."
Newport This Week
November 7, 2002
ANOTHER NATIONAL TREASURE ON BELLEVUE AVENUE
by Mary Lou Daly
"One of Newport's best kept secrets was opened to the public last weekend, providing visitors with an extraordinary artistic display."
Newport This Week
November 1, 2002
HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANTIQUE AUCTION
"Friday night Dolly Briggs was a co-chair of the Historical Society's Artisan's & Antiques Fair Preview Party & Auction at the Great Friends Meeting House where great friends turned out to bid on items donated by local companies..."
Antique and the Arts Weekly
October 31, 2002
MUSEUM TO OPEN TO PUBLIC
by Janine Weisman
"Applause greeted a unanimous decision by the city's Zoning Board of Review Monday night to allow the National Museum of American Illustration to put up a sign on the wall along Bellevue Avenue."
The Newport Daily News
July 9, 2002
SERIES OF MURALS TO BE DISPLAYED AT MUSEUM
"Now the museum has Parrish's largest work - one of the panels measure 15 feet wide and 10 1/2 feet high - and his smallest, a landscape entitled "The Tallwood Pearl" Parrish painted in 1915 on a 1 1/2 inch diameter mother-of-pearl button..."
The Newport Daily News
July 1, 2002
A MUSEUM OF ONE'S OWN
by Susan Frith
"It took a year and a half, after all, for the retired architect and his wife, art collector Judy Goffman Cutler CW’63 GEd’64, to get permits to convert Vernon Court, a Gilded Age mansion they bought and restored, into a museum ...."
The Pennsylvania Gazette
May 23, 2002
BATTLE OF THE SIGNS
"There is something quintessentially Newport about a new dispute involving the National Museum of American Illustration - rich people, mansions, aesthetics, tourists and confusing directions."
The Providence Journal
April, 2002
A ROCKWELL REVIVAL
by Alasdair Nichol
"Given that Rockwell has performed the posthumous feat of being both a piblic favoriate and critical darling, where does that leave the market for his work? Well, as you have probably guessed it he is something of a "hot" commodity."
Antiques Roadshow Insider
2001
December 27, 2001
GIFTS ENRICH CITY INSTITUTIONS
by Janine L. Weisman
"With little or no budget for acquisitions, Newport's museums depend upon the generosity of philanthropists to strengthen their collections."
The Newport Daily News
September 20, 2001
A NEW EXHIBIT OF ITEMS FROM 13 MUSEUMS...
by Bill van Siclen
"The Smithsonian Institution in Washingtion, D.C., likes to bill itself as 'America's attic.' In the same spirit, Newport might want to start calling itself 'America's fancy front parlor'."
The Providence Journal
Fall, 2001
FOR THE LOVE OF ART
by Richard Needham
"...the outpouring of support by individuals from The National Arts Club, The Society of Illustrators, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution's Arthur M. Sackeler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art, the Rhode Island School of Design, the Newport City Council and Newport's mayor, the Cutlers earned their victory in court."
New England Travel & Life
August 9, 2001
VERNON COURT'S ILLUSTRATIVE ART SPEAKS VOLUMES
by Heather MacWilliams
"Laurence and Judy Cutler describe their home as a beaux arts adaptaion of a 17th century chateau and enlighten about 30 attendees on the architecture of their home and its uncanny ability to frame their extensive art collection..."
Newport This Week
July 27, 2001
OUR BENEVOLENCE AND PHILANTHROPY
by Laurence S. Cutler
"The mission of the National Museum of American Illustration, at Vernon Court, is to share "the most American of American art" with the public and to preserve it in perpetuity."
The Providence Journal
July 8, 2001
MADE IN THE USA
by Sandi Kahn Shelton
"Nestled among the mansions, Judy and Laurence Cutler, two natives of New Haven, have founded a one-of-a-kind museum honoring American illustrators."
New Haven Register
July 5, 2001
QUIET GROWTH OF MUSEUM SATISFIES FORMER OPPONENT
by Lisa Lipman
"Even though town officials once voted it down, they say the museum is doing good things for the city."
The Providence Journal
June 21, 2001
NO SINGLE GROUP SHOULD OWN THE PHRASE 'NEWPORT MANSIONS'
by Laurence S. Cutler
"The Preservation Society of Newport County has effectively changed its name to Newport Mansions, and almost no one has even noticed."
The Newport Daily News
June 2, 2001
THE ILLUSTRATED MANSION
by Suzanne C. Ryan
" 'These aren't just paintings to look at,' Laurence Cutler explains, as he begins a tour. 'This is American history visually portrayed.' "
Boston Globe
March, 2001
ART & SOUL
by Ann M. Moan
"...with backing from notables such as Whoopi Goldberg and Matt Lauer, the National Museum of American Illusration is finally up and running strong in Vernon Court, a turn-of-the-century mansion on Bellevue Avenue."
Rhode Island Monthly
2000
October 11, 2000
BIT OF CAMELOT BRINGS IN BIT OF CASH
by Bryan Rourke
"Hammersmith Farm, known as the summer White House while Kennedy was president and a popular Newport attraction since it was opened to the public in 1978, closed its doors to tourists last November to become a private residence again."
The Providence Journal
September 21, 2000
FINETUNNING THE PICTURE
by Bill van Siclen
"Drawing attention to a new museum…"
The Providence Journal
September 11, 2000
ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWCASED IN MUSEUM
by Anne Kumar
"Vernon Court on Bellevue Avenue proves to be an ideal setting for the American Imagist Collect."
The Newport Daily News
August 25, 2000
ILLUSTRATION IN NEWPORT
"The Cutlers present a world-class collection of work by Norman Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish, N.C.Wyeth, Frederick Remington and other giants. Indeed, the museum, apparently the greatest repository of classic American illustration, will quickly become a mecca for those wanting to see the creations of srtists who demonstrated that commercial and high-aesthetic impulses can work together for art."
The Providence Journal
July 4, 2000
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS
by G Wayne Miller
"In Newport only a few months, the Cutlers are causing a bit of a stir. They have bought Vernon Court, one of the grand old Bellevue Avenue mansions, and they are refurbishing it with the intention of opening a museum for their extensive collection of art by famous American illustrators..."
The Providence Journal
May 6, 2000
COURT OPENS DOOR FOR CUTLER'S MUSEUM
by Joe Baker
"Laurence and Judy Cutler can open an art museum at their Bellevue Avenue home and unveil their vast collection of works by Norman Rockwell, Maxfield Parrish and others to the public, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday."
The Newport Daily News
April 18, 2000
MUSEUM PLAN ATTRACTS NOTABLE SUPPORTERS
by Robert L. Smith
"The Bellevue Avenue couple who want to open an illustration museum in their home say its advisory board will include high-profile people such as Whoopi Goldberg, Matt Lauer and several directors from the art world."
The Providence Journal
March 24, 2000
LAURENCE AND JUDY CUTLER PRESENT AT THE NATIONAL ARTS CLUB
"Laurence and Judy Cutler present their extraordinary tripartite project including The National Museum of American Illustration, The Louis I Kahn Memorial Arch and the Frederick Law Olmsted Park."
The National Arts Club
March 1, 2000
VERNON COURT OWNERS TRY THREE-PRONGED STRATEGY
by Janine Landry
"Laurence and Judy Cutler have launched a three-pronged attack in hopes of realizing their dream to open their collection of more than 2,000 American paintings to the public."
The Newport Daily News
February 28, 2000
MUSEUM MERITS COMPLETE SUPPORT
by Stephan Brigidi
"Laurence and Judy Cutler have chosen Newport as the home for this important collection, in spite of being courted by many communities including New York City. Let us as a Rhode Island community act gratefully by supporting and embracing the Cutler's gift to us."
The Newport Daily News
January 13, 2000
VERNON COURT OWNER STATES HIS CASE
by Laurence S. Cutler, AIA RIBA
"...disinformation bandied about by the few objectors and their lawyers has intentionally confused facts. This is written to clarify some items..."
Newport This Week
January 12, 2000
PANEL OKS ARCH, PARK
by Phil Sweeney
"Newport's Historic District Commission approves a memorial park on Bellevue Avenue planned as a tribute to two famed architects, despite protests from neighbors."
The Newport Daily News
January 6, 2000
MUSEUMS ON BELLEVUE AS A MATTER OF RIGHT?
by Bob Ottaviano
"A pair of resolutions introduced by returning Council members would make it easier to open museums on Bellevue Avenue..."
Newport This Week
1999
December 28, 1999
OPEN THIS MUSEUM
"Newport has the opportunity to help develop a new institution - a museum of illustration - that could attract national attention and draw new sorts of visitors."
The Providence Journal
December 1999
AN ILLUSTRATION MUSEUM DEBUTS IN RHODE ISLAND
"American illustration and the determinedly French Vernon Court may also seem an odd combination, but ... Both flourished during the early decades of the century, when, in an age before television, everybody from the Vanderbilts to the scullery maid at The Breakers avidly perused the illustrations in The Century, Harper's Weekly and Scribner."
Architectural Digest
November, 1999
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION
"There is a new museum, the National Museum of American Illustration in Newport, Rhode Island, and its architecture, garden, state-of-the-art restoration, and paintings are dazzling."
Maine Antique Digest
September 2, 1999
ART MUSEUM IDEA DESERVES SECOND CHANCE
"Cities all over the world would gladly compete to house the museum proposed by the Cutlers. We are fortunate that they have settled here."
The Newport Daily News
August 12, 1999
COUPLE WANTS TO BUILD PARK, ARCH AT SITE OF FORMER STONEGATE ESTATE
by Janine Landry
"The combination of the park and arch would comprise the first memorials in the nation to a landscape architect and architect."
The Newport Daily News
August 1, 1999
ILLUSTRIOUS FIX-UP – THE COUPLE WHO LOOKED AT A DERELICT MANSION AND SAW A MUSEUM
by Channing Gray
"Laurence and Judy Cutler had just one requirement when they went looking for a new house – room enough to hang their art collection."
The Providence Journal