Rockwell, Thomas Rhodes

1933 - 2024  (91 years)

• Name	Rockwell, Thomas Rhodes
  	20251122GHLn- Norman Rockwell Photo added by Ron Moody Norman Rockwell VVeteran Famous memorial Birth 3 Feb 1894 New York, New York County, New York, USA Death 8 Nov 1978 (aged 84) Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Burial Stockbridge Cemetery Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA GPS- Latitude: 42.2864656, Longitude: -73.3197148 Memorial ID 888 · Photos 9 Flowers 1k+ Added by Ryan David Schweitzer Added by Ryan David Schweitzer Painter, Illustrator. He is recognized as a prolific 20th-century American painter and illustrator, who captured the American way of life, touching on current events and simple values. Most known as an oil-on-canvas painter, he produced over 4,000 paintings yet was a book illustrator of more than forty books. Born in New York City, he desired to be an artist from a very young age. At age 14, he enrolled in the Chase School of Art, which later became the New York School of Art. In 1910, he left to study art at the National Academy of Design and later transferred to the Art Students League, where he studied with famed artists Thomas Fogarty and George Bridgman. He found success early, painting his first commissioned pieces before his 16th birthday. As a teenager, he was hired as the Art Director for "Boy's Life," the official publication of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). He remained in this relationship for 64 years. He lived in a house at 24 Lord Kitchener Road in the Bonnie Crest neighborhood of New Rochelle, New York, where he set up a studio and produced artwork for various magazines. Norman Rockwell was also a member of Bonnie Briar Country Club in nearby Larchmont. In 1916, he sold his first painting to "The Saturday Evening Post" magazine, starting a 47-year relationship. When he moved his family to Arlington, Vermont, his paintings began to reflect small-town America. In 1943, inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech, he painted the series called the "Four Freedoms," which is considered by many to be his finest work. During World War II, he captured war-inspired events in paintings such as "Rosie Riveter" in July of 1943, "Willie Gillies: Package From Home" in 1941, and "Disabled Veteran" in 1944. With his unique sense of humor, his style included painting himself into any large crowd scenes and a 1960 self-portrait of him painting himself. In 1953, he moved his family to Stockbridge, Massachusetts. After 322 magazine covers, he ended his 47-year stretch with the "Saturday Evening Post" in 1962, moving to "Look" magazine, for whom he worked the next 10 years. During the 1960s, he painted a series of magazine covers documenting the Civil Rights era. In 1973, he established a trust to preserve his artistic legacy with the Stockbridge Historical Society, which founded the Norman Rockwell Museum. In 1977, in failing health, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor for an American citizen. He married three times: His first marriage was to his model, Irene O'Connor, and the 14-year marriage ended in divorce in 1930; the second was to a school teacher, Mary Barstow, and the couple had three sons; and as a widower, he married a retired teacher, Mary Punderson. Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson Family Members Parents Jarvis Waring Rockwell Sr 1867–1931 Anne Mary "Nancy" Hill Rockwell 1866–1953 Spouses Irene E. O'Connor Hartley 1892–1934 (m. 1916) Mary Rhodes Barstow Rockwell 1907–1959 (m. 1930) Mary Leete "Molly" Punderson Rockwell 1896–1985 (m. 1961) Siblings Jarvis Waring Rockwell Jr 1892–1973 Children Thomas Rhodes Rockwell 1933–2024 Peter Barstow "Pete" Rockwell 1936–2020 Flowers • 1259 Left by P.L.M. on 11 Nov 2025 Left by Brotha Reef on 11 Nov 2025
  Birth	13 Mar 1933	New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, USA
  	LDS
  Gender	Male
  FSID	GBJV-RG6
  Death	27 Sep 2024	Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  	age 91
  Person ID	I111015	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Rockwell, Norman Percevel,   b. 3 Feb 1894, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 8 Nov 1978, Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Barstow, Mary Rhodes,   b. 26 Nov 1907, Wheaton, DuPage, Illinois, USA d. 25 Aug 1959, Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	17 Apr 1930	Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
  	LDS
  Issue, jt	3 sons. Norman's 2nd wife was to a school teacher, Mary Barstow, and the couple had three sons
  	the second was to a school teacher, Mary Barstow, and the couple had three sons;
  		Barstow Rockwell, Mary & Norman wed LDS 20251122GHLn- Norman Percevel Rockwell Male 3 February 1894 – 8 November 1978 • LM84-9NJ & Mary Rhodes Barstow Female 26 November 1907 – 25 August 1959 • LM84-9L4
  Family ID	F62721	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sudler, Mary Gail
  Marriage	1955	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
  Family ID	F62728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Mar 1933 - New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, USA Marriage - 1955 - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Death - 27 Sep 2024 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Rockwell, Thos Rhodes LDS 20251122GHLn- Thomas Rhodes Rockwell Male 13 March 1933 – 27 September 2024 • GBJV-RG6
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  		Sudler Rockwell, Mary Gail & Thos News-wed LDS 20251122GHLn- Thomas Rhodes Rockwell Male 13 March 1933 – 27 September 2024 • GBJV-RG6 & Mary Gail Sudler Female 18 September 1933 – 8 June 2010 • LVPW-3BL

  
  

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TNG ID: I111015

FSID: GBJV-RG6