A Horse Shoe Over His Door

Noted for his pen and ink illustrations, Thomas Fogarty also taught at the Art Students League in New York. Fogarty was extremely influential with his pupils--certainly that was true for Norman Rockwell. He assisted Rockwell in obtaining his first publishing assignment while still a student. Rockwell described Fogarty�'s teaching style as thus: �"Mr. Fogarty condemned all flights of fantasy, insisting that our illustrations be faithful to the story in every detail. �An illustration,� he used to say, �is an illustration. Quite simply that. Nothing less, nothing more. An author'�s words in paint, gentleman and ladies, an author�s words in paint.��"

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http://www.rockwell-center.org/illustration-collection

http://www.nrm.org/2010/02/norman-rockwell-museum-announces-new-illustration-art-acquisitions

http://www.nrm.org/about-2/about-norman-rockwell