Famous People with Name Rockwell

Rockwell Kent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rockwell Kent: was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer.Kent's early paintings of Mount Monadnock and New Hampshire were first shown at the Society of American Artists in New York in 1904, when Dublin Pond was purchased by Smith College. In 1905 Kent ventured to Monhegan Island, Maine, where he based himself for the next five years. His first series of paintings of Monhegan were shown in 1907 at Clausen Galleries in New York to wide critical acclaim, and they form the foundation of his lasting reputation as an early American modernist. Among those lauding Kent was critic James Huneker of the Sun (who would soon deem the paintings of The Eight to be "decidedly reactionary"). Huneker praised Kent's brushwork as athletic and his colorful dissonances as daring

Norman Percevel Rockwell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Percevel Rockwell: was a 20th century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States, where Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine over more than four decades. Among the best-known of Rockwell's works are the Willie Gillis series, Rosie the Riveter (although his Rosie was reproduced less than others of the day), Saying Grace (1951), and the Four Freedoms series.During the First World War, he tried to enlist into the U.S. Navy but was refused entry because, at 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 140 pounds (64 kg), he was eight pounds underweight. To compensate, he spent one night gorging himself on bananas, liquids and donuts, and weighed enough to enlist the next day. However, he was given the role of a military artist and did not see any action during his tour of duty.

Dean Ladrath Rockwell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Ladrath Rockwell: was an American Greco-Roman wrestling coach, and college football coach. After the war, Rockwell studied at the University of Michigan. He went on to coach football at Albion College. Rockwell also coached at the national and international levels, chairin

Robert Fay Rockwell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Fay Rockwell: was a U.S. Representative from Colorado. He moved to Paonia, Colorado, in 1907 and engaged in cattle raising and fruit growing. He served as member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1916 to 1920. He served in the State senate 1920-1924 and 193

John Arnold Rockwell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Arnold Rockwell: was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He was graduated from Yale College in 1822, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Norwich. He served as member of the State senate in 1839. He served as judge of the county court. Rockwell wa

Julius Rockwell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Julius Rockwell: was a United States politician from Massachusetts, and the father of Francis Williams Rockwell.He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1834 and served four years, three of them as Speaker. Rockwell was appointed commission