Rockwell shaped U.S. visual culture through accessible, candid scenes that captured everyday life with warmth and irony.
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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is opening on Sept. 22 in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. While fans will encounter a Naboo Starfighter and memorabilia from Star Wars, the museum’s 100,000 square feet hold a broader range, including Rockwell and Parrish works. The project has faced delays and high costs, but today it stands as a broad narrative-art institution funded entirely by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson.