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Museum celebrates the spirit of the season with "Norman Rockwell and the Ghost of Dickens"

STOCKBRIDGE, MA.- Norman Rockwell is well known for his enduring illustrations of the holidays, which brought good cheer to millions of Americans. In his autobiography, “My Adventures as an Illustrator,” the artist described important memories from his youth that were seminal to his later work. Of particular importance were Rockwell’s recollections focused on his father reading Charles Dickens stories aloud to his sons in the evening after they finished their homework. Throughout his life, Rockwell would cite the significance of those nightly readings and the influence of Dickens on his art. This holiday season Norman Rockwell Museum celebrates the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth, with a spirited new exhibition that explores the literary giant’s influence on the artist’s work—”Norman Rockwell and the Ghost of Dickens” is on view at the Museum from November 19, 2011 through