131 years ago today, on February 3, 1894 (December 28, 1893 in the lunar calendar), Norman Rockwell, an important American painter in the early 20th century, was born. Norman Rockwell (February 3, 1894-November 8, 1978) was an important American painter in the early 20th century, whose works spanned the fields of commercial propaganda and patriotic propaganda. Born in New York City, Norman joined the U.S. Navy during World War I. At the age of 21, he moved to Newlow, New York, and started to have his own studio (shared with a cartoon painter ClydeForsythe). His roommate happened to be working for the Saturday Evening News at that time, and by the way, he introduced Norman to start painting the cover of the Saturday Evening News in 1916. During the Second World War, Norman completed the series of paintings of Four Freedoms within seven months. Beginning in 1964, he painted freely for Look magazine's topics such as citizenship, poverty and space exploration. He also began to paint portraits of famous people, such as American Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Jensen, and other world-famous people such as Egyptian President Nasser and Indian Prime Minister Nehru. Norman has been very popular with advertising agencies for many years, because his paintings have direct views and are full of interesting details. Norman recorded the transformation of American traditional values throughout the 1900s with delicate brushes, which made him a rather special American painter, which is why he still has many lovers today. Most of his paintings in his life were published in Saturday evening newspapers, among which the most famous series appeared in the 1940s and 1950s. Such as the Four Freedoms and the Rosie the Riveter. As an illustrator from the age of 16 until the age of 82, he kept creating all his life, and was once praised by The New York Times as "the most popular artist of this century". Rockwell's works record the development and changes of America in the 20th century: from barefoot boys in hot summer days to astronauts on the moon; From lazy small-town storefronts, to skyscraper offices; From colorful fairy tale books to shining TV screens... His works not only cover the two world wars, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the economic depression and racial problems in the United States, but also include subjects such as presidents, movie stars, and boy scouts from Kennedy to Carter. However, Rockwell's favorite theme is the calm and innocent child. He said, "I don't know how many children I have drawn ¡­ I guess there are about thousands! But I still enjoy it."