living with inner elegance

In today's world, appearance often takes precedence over substance. However, true elegance encompasses more than just external beauty. It is about graceful behavior and authentic solutions that align mind, body, and spirit. My mission is to create a sanctuary where we can support each other in making the world a more elegant place in every sense of the word.

The Norman Rockwell Museum illuminates the power of American illustration art to reflect and shape society and advances the enduring values of kindness, respect, and social equity portrayed by Norman Rockwell.

Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.
—Norman Rockwell

What, Me Worry?
The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine

June 7th 2024

EXHIBITION

June 8, 2024 - October 27, 2024

This exhibition explores the unforgettable art and satire of MAD, from its beginnings in 1952 as a popular humor comic book to its emergence as a beloved magazine that spoke truth to power and attracted generations of devoted readers through the decades. MAD’s influence and cultural impact will be explored in this landmark installation, which features iconic original illustrations and cartoons created by the magazine’s Usual Gang of Idiots—the many artists and writers who have been the publication’s mainstays for decades. These include Sergio Aragonés, David Berg, John Caldwell, Bob Clarke, Paul Coker, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Will Elder, Duck Edwing, Frank Frazetta, Kelly Freas, Al Jaffee, Bob Jones, Harvey Kurtzman, Don Martin, Norman Mingo, Harry North, Paul Peter Porges, Antonio Prohías, Jack Rickard, Irving Schild, Charles Schulz, John Severin, Marie Severin, Angelo Torres, Basil Wolverton, Wally Wood, and George Woodbridge. The art of next-generation visual humorists will also be on view, including Emily Flake, Mark Fredrickson, Drew Friedman, Rick Geary, Keith Knight, Peter Kuper, Liz Lomax, Dave Manak, Hermann Mejia, Rick Meyerowitz, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, C.F. Payne, Roberto Parada, Tom Richmond, Johnny Sampson, Dale Stephanos, Mark Stutzman, Rick Tulka, P.C. Vey, Sam Viviano, James Warhola, and Richard Williams.

Kelly Freas (1922-2005)

Cover illustration for MAD #43 (EC, 1958)
Acrylic on board
James Halperin Collection, Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, HA.com
MAD and all related elements ™ & © E.C. Publications. Courtesy of DC
Alfred E. Neuman

Alfred E. Neuman, the red-headed alter-ego for MAD Magazine, plays an electric guitar in a thunderstorm.

Caroline Phipps, Founder of Living with Inner Elegance.
Sam Viviano

Alfred E. Neuman for President, 2008
Cover illustration for MAD No. 495, November 2008
Digital
Design Director: Ryan Flanders
MAD and all related elements ™ & © E.C. Publications. Courtesy of DC
MAD MAGAZINE # 101 - MARCH 1966

Alfred E. Neuman The School Boy

Caroline Phipps, Founder of Living Wit Inner Elegance
Duke vs Bush

Join the usual gang of idiots.
Caroline Phipps, Founder of Living With Inner Elegance
The Norman Rockwell Museum

The Norman Rockwell Museum Welcome Sign.
Caroline Phipps, Founder of Living With Inner Elegance
Exhibition Magazine

More than 150 original works of art will be on view, including a special highlight gallery devoted to the art of Mort Drucker, the award-winning caricaturist and illustrator who contributed to MAD for more than five decades. Paintings, drawings, cartoons, ephemera, artifacts, and media will tell MAD’s indelible story and explore the impact of this venerable publication on American humor, media, culture, and society.