Rockwell Was Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Rockwell also had the privilege and honor of painting the portraits of American presidents. He was commissioned to paint Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
In 1977, Gerald Ford awarded Norman Rockwell with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ford praised Rockwell’s contribution to American culture, describing him as an “artist, illustrator, and author [whose] vivid and affectionate portraits of our country and ourselves have become a beloved part of the American tradition.
