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  • adjective Characteristic of the artwork of Norman Rockwell, particularly his idealistic, quaint, or sentimental portrayals of American life.

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Named after Norman Rockwell.

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Examples

  • As I was traveling down the Interstate to enjoy a Norman Rockwellesque feast with my shotgun-got quarry, a tom darted from behind a bush into the path of my truck.

    Field & Stream's Best Hunting Story Contest: Final Week (Week Four) 2009

  • As I was traveling down the Interstate to enjoy a Norman Rockwellesque feast with my shotgun-got quarry, a tom darted from behind a bush into the path of my truck.

    Field & Stream's Best Hunting Story Contest: Final Week (Week Four) 2009

  • Last night at Avery Fisher Hall, introducing his latest masterfully shot and beautifully acted Rockwellesque epic movie, War Horse, director Steven Spielberg noted with pride that the play version was "on the boards" across the Lincoln Center complex.

    Regina Weinreich: War Horse Premieres at Lincoln Center Regina Weinreich 2011

  • Last night at Avery Fisher Hall, introducing his latest masterfully shot and beautifully acted Rockwellesque epic movie, War Horse, director Steven Spielberg noted with pride that the play version was "on the boards" across the Lincoln Center complex.

    Regina Weinreich: War Horse Premieres at Lincoln Center Regina Weinreich 2011

  • Last night at Avery Fisher Hall, introducing his latest masterfully shot and beautifully acted Rockwellesque epic movie, War Horse, director Steven Spielberg noted with pride that the play version was "on the boards" across the Lincoln Center complex.

    Regina Weinreich: War Horse Premieres at Lincoln Center Regina Weinreich 2011

  • The Rockwellesque portrait starts with the new (now, the third) Busch Stadium, which opened in 2006.

    Our Favorite Pastime, Preserved in St. Louis... 2009

  • Last night at Avery Fisher Hall, introducing his latest masterfully shot and beautifully acted Rockwellesque epic movie

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Regina Weinreich 2011

  • But she has Rockwellesque memories of Archie, Peyton, Eli and Cooper, the oldest of the Manning boys, in the front yard throwing the football.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • DELPHOS - Neither the National Weather Service or local leaders can prevent snow, sleet and freezing rain from turning a Rockwellesque winter landscape in to

    The Delphos Herald 2009

  • DELPHOS - Neither the National Weather Service or local leaders can prevent snow, sleet and freezing rain from turning a Rockwellesque winter landscape in to

    The Delphos Herald 2009

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