is available at the
The Yocum Library
Check a pass out for 1 week.
Admits 2 adults & 4 children or 6 RACC students.
Free museum passes are available at the Service Desk. There is a limited number of passes. You may want to call before you come in 610- 607-6237.
If there are no passes available at that time you may place one on the holds list and we will call you when one is available.
They may be checked out for one week. You can go to the online catalog to put a pass on hold for the Reading Museum Pass.
Norman Rockwell: Scouting and Scouting Through the Years Explore the History and Art of Scouting
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 — Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014
Norman Rockwell: Boy Scouts, a new exhibition features selected works by America’s quintessential illustrator. Drawing upon the archival collections of the Norman Rockwell Museum, as well as additional oil-on-canvas paintings from the National Scouting Museum, this special exhibition offers a glimpse into the artist’s body of work for the Boy Scouts of America. With over 75 pieces including paintings, drawings, gelatin silver prints, book covers, personal artist’s supplies, early scouting artifacts and more, this fascinating installation celebrates the organization’s century-plus history (2010 was the 100th anniversary).
During the same time period,Scouting Through the Years will be presented in The Museum’s Central Gallery. This exhibition, presented in partnership with the World of Scouting Museum in Valley Forge, Pa., is a look at the evolution of Scouting over the past century, and includes historical memorabilia such as uniforms, badges/patches, awards, flags, photos, equipment and more.
Both exhibitions are presented locally by the Marlin and Ginger Miller Exhibition Endowment, with corporate support by Emerald Advisers, Inc. Additional local individual support is provided in honorable recognition of the Boy Scouts of America Hawk Mountain Council.
When the Boy Scouts of America organization was still in its infancy, Norman Rockwell became one of its key illustrators — an important early achievement for the young man fresh out of art school. His first assignment for the Boy Scouts was to create pen and ink drawings for their Hike Book in the fall of 1912. Shortly after, at the age of nineteen, Rockwell was appointed art editor of Boy’s Life magazine, a post that required him to create imagery for the publication and supervise work delegated to other artists. He created more than 200 illustrations for this publication.
As his style matured and the Rockwell name became known, he was hired by outside publishers to compose illustrations for children’s books and periodicals. When his tenure began with The Saturday Evening Post in 1916, Rockwell left the salaried position at Boy’s Life, but continued to include Scouts in Post cover images and the monthly magazine of the American Red Cross. He resumed work with the Boy Scouts in 1924 with the production of his fifty-one annual images for Brown and Bigelow’s highly successful Boy Scout Calendar. His connection to the group spanned sixty-four years, making the longest professional association of his career.
