Written by Wilton Historical Society Wilton Historical Society History Lecture Series: The Story of Famous Artists School and its Connecticut Roots– Stephanie Haboush Plunkett and Magdalen Livesey on Thursday, February 25 from 5:00pm - 6:30pm In this presentation, Stephanie Haboush Plunkett and Magdalen Livesey will look at the lasting influence of the Famous Artists School and the artists who contributed to it on the world of illustration from the twentieth century until today. Famous Artists School – “the art school for everyone, everywhere” – began in 1948 in Westport, then home to a number of well-known artists and illustrators. Al Dorne, a prolific illustrator, had the idea to create an art instruction program for distance learning based on the techniques and experience of other successful artists. Eleven artists, including Norman Rockwell and Stevan Dohanos, contributed material for the comprehensive courses.