Drawn from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, this exhibition surveys the career of America’s premier 20th-century commercial illustrator and arguably its most beloved artist.

The exhibition includes 41 of Rockwell’s oil paintings, a group of drawings and posters including the Four Freedoms, and all 323 covers that the artist created between 1916 and 1963 for The Saturday Evening Post.

Rockwell special programs

Free with museum admission, unless noted:

 -- Gallery talks – Guided tours of the exhibition will take place at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 1.

-- "American Essays: Writing in Response to Norman Rockwell” – Saturday and Nov. 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Journalist Tom Robotham leads a group to think and write about Rockwell’s work, followed by a day of critique and review. $125 includes lunch both days. To register, call (757) 333-6268.

-- "Realist Paintings Inspired by Norman Rockwell” – 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 10 through 31. Learn how to paint realistically with top local realist painter James Warwick Jones. $160 plus materials. (757) 333-6268.

-- "Rock, Rock, Rockwell” – Stories and songs for pre-kindergarten children, 11 a.m. Dec. 4.

-- Senior Art Forum – Tour and discuss the show, 2 p.m. Dec. 6. $5. (757) 333-6268.

-- A Norman Rockwell Holiday – 2 p.m. Dec. 7, a family celebration, featuring characters from Rockwell’s paintings come to life.

-- American music concerts – The Virginia Symphony Orchestra String Quartet, $5, 2 p.m. Dec. 10; Laura Martier with the John Toomey Trio, 6:15 p.m. Dec. 17; The Virginia Chorale, 3 p.m. Jan. 25.