From the Catalina Museum for Art and History.
In 1942, Catalina Island was closed to tourism and shifted to support the American troops as a training center for the U.S. Maritime Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Signal Corps, and the Office of Strategic Service (O.S.S.).
Today, we give our respects to those who have fallen in the service to this great country. In honor of their sacrifice, we are pleased to announce that in 2022, the 80th anniversary of Catalina’s involvement in WWII, we will be hosting “Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront”.
“Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront” has been organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Image credits.
Norman Rockwell
Fireman, 1944
Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, May 27, 1944
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection
SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. All rights reserved. CurtisLicensing.com
Norman Rockwell
Liberty Girl, 1943
Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, September 4, 1943
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection
SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. All rights reserved. CurtisLicensing.com
Norman Rockwell
Rosie the Riveter, 1943
Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, May 29, 1943
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection
SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. All rights reserved. CurtisLicensing.com
Norman Rockwell
The Homecoming, 1945
Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, May 26, 1945
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection
SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. All rights reserved. CurtisLicensing.com
