What would Rockwell think about America today?

After 40 years running the Norman Rockwell Museum, Laurie Norton Moffatt reflects

By: Bill Densmore

Outlets: Greylock News

Published: April 12, 2026

Words: 1,378

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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By Bill Densmore
Greylock News

Published April 12, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — His published illustrations documented the 20th century of two world wars, the Depression, Jim Crow to civil rights and anti-war divisiveness — alongside icons of normal, small-town America. But how might Norman Rockwell, who died in 1978, have portrayed the nation’s politics today?

“So I have always tried not to speak for him or speculate what he would do,” …

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