Norman Rockwell is another very famous pipe smoker who I won't be able to say anything new about.  So here's some stuff you probably already know.

He became art editor of Boy's Life magazine when he was only 19.  He painted several covers for the magazine and went on to illustrate numerous Boy Scout calendars throughout his life.

During World War I he tried to enlist, but was turned down for being underweight (6 feet tall, 140 pounds).  He went home and gorged himself, then went back the next day and made the cut.  However, he was assigned as a military artist and did not see combat during his tour.

He successfully submitted his first illustration to Saturday Evening Post in 1916.  He is perhaps most famous for his numerous cover illustrations for this magazine.  Other magazines for which he painted covers are Literary Digest, The Country Gentleman, Leslie's Weekly, Judge, Peoples Popular Monthly and Life.

His paintings are famous both for realism and for their portrayal of American life.  Many of his works are set in rural and small town settings.  Later in life, he turned his attention to the civil rights struggle.

The above graphic is Rockwell's "Triple Self Portrait."  Pipe smoking was featured in many of his works such as:



And my favorite:

Segovia was born in Linares, Spain, and was introduced to the guitar as a child.  He made it his purpose in life to turn the guitar into a classical instrument, and did.

Segovia claimed to have "rescued the guitar from the hands of flamenco gypsies."  He found flamenco technique appalling, and began building up a repertoire of classical performances using the guitar.  His first professional concert was at the age of 16 in Madrid, where he performed works by J.S. Bach.

Although many other musicians at the time did not believe the guitar could seriously be used to perform classical music, Segovia's astounding talent and technique convinced them otherwise.

Eventually he teamed up with luthier Herbert Hauser Sr. to create the new classical guitar.

In 1981 he was elevated to the Spanish nobility, with the title Marquis de Salobreña.  He was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1986.

He remains an influence on guitarists of many genres.