Norman Rockwell Museum

Just a few miles from our place is Stockbridge, home to the world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art.  The museum is located on 36 scenic acres in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. 

The Saturday Evening Post hang from the walls of this big room. 

Other rooms had master art from children’s picture books, graphic novels and animation art.

This cover shows a soldier helping his mother peel potatoes; this other one is the last cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

   

Very well said!

We had to walk around the museum to see the studio.  The grounds are just beautiful!

See what I mean?  On the right side of the sidewalk, there are many apple trees.

My thought was, “ I will pick some up on the way back.”  Green apples….

Red Apples….

Almost at the studio.  The sights from here are gorgeous.

The view from the studio were amazing. 

Inside the studio as it was back in 1976, when his health began to fail. 

This was the guide and she was telling us about his last piece of art.

This was his last piece of art….

A copy was presented to Pope Francis on his recent visit to Boston.

 

The view out the window. 

 

Walking back to the museum, I picked up 4 apples.  I was not the only one picking up apples.  When I got to the truck, Compadre Frank has also picked up 4 apples.  Now if Adela and Manuel would have picked some up, we would have had enough to make an apple pie!

Adela and I checked out the café here thinking we would have lunch here but they only had cold sandwiches that were prepared earlier.  We decided against it.

The home. The guide told us that when they sold this home, the contract read that the new owners were not to profit from it  being on the museum grounds, such as using it as a Bed & Breakfast.  

I love this time of the year, especially with all the beautiful fall colors.

Another great day in this part of the United States.  We have enjoyed every site we have visited. 

This trip had been intended to tour the New England States but there has been really bad weather along the coast so we have made changes to stay away from that area.  Maybe we can make another trip up to see what Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut have to offer.  I am sure they are all as awesome as Massachusetts has been.  We are loving it here.