References/Homages/ShoutOuts to Norman Rockwell and his paintings in Popular Culture.The Problem We All Live With and Four Freedoms have their own pages.
- "The Shiner
◊": Homaged in Forrest Gump. - "The Discovery◊": Homaged in The Polar Express and a deleted scene from Secondhand Lions.
- "Triple Self-Portrait" (page image): Homaged by the cover◊ of MAD Art, by Sesame Street in The Museum of Monster Art and Sesame Street Magazine◊, by artwork◊ on The Electric Company DVD, and by a possible alternate cover◊ for The Colour of Magic seen in The Art of Discworld.
- The setting of The Iron Giant is named "Rockwell" after the artist.
- Norman Rockwell appears as a character in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode "A Passion for Life".
- George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are both fans and collectors of Rockwell's art; in 2010 the Smithsonian held an exhibition of works from their collections.
- George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are both fans and collectors of Rockwell's art; in 2010 the Smithsonian held an exhibition
- Rockwell is shown painting the original Silk Spectre in the film adaptation of Watchmen.
- Third album of Blacksad references "Connoisseur".
- In addition to the "Freedom from Want" example, color pages in The Promised Neverland are done in Rockwell's signature nostalgic, classic Americana style, dominated with warm tan and yellow colors. In addition, one of the main characters is named Norman.
- Lana Del Rey's album Norman Fucking Rockwell! (and its title track) scorns present-day America and juxtaposes it with the nostalgia for its past, hence the title. In the later song "Venice Bitch" she sings, "Paint me in blue / Norman Rockwell".
- The poster for Planes, Trains and Automobiles resembles a Rockwell painting.
- Three promotional images for Deadpool 2 riff on Rockwell's works: one modeled◊ after the "Freedom From Want" painting; two modeled after Rockwell's self-portrait: one showing Deadpool painting Cable◊ as his actor Josh Brolin's character Brand from The Goonies, and another showing Cable painting Deadpool as he infamously looked in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
- The Killers: in the title track for their studio album Imploding the Mirage singer Brandon Flowers describes himself as a young man as being a "Rockwellian boy."
- Christopher Titus and his first Comedy Central Special Norman Rockwell is Bleeding (2004).
