In style, subject matter, quality and inspiration, Keith Rocco’s work evokes the masters of narrative, historical art: Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, Frederic Remington and Howard Pyle.  An American painter and storyteller, Rocco has continued their legacy, creating visually stunning works which capture the drama of history, recording with care and nuance the details of his vision.  It is a vision that has moved him through a lifetime to become one of the world’s most sought-after narrative painters today.

His talents have not gone unnoticed by that most critical institution responsible for keeping this nation’s history preserved, the National Park Service.  More than 50 contracts adding up to over 80 paintings have been awarded to Rocco by the Park’s Design Center on the strength of his mastery of figure painting and understanding of historic subject.

Rocco’s paintings have been displayed in special exhibits across the country, including one man shows entitled On Campaign at the Cyclorama Building in Gettysburg National Park in 1994 and The Civil War Art of Keith Rocco in 2012-13 at The Civil War Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  European exhibitions have included shows in Stresa, Italy in 2014, Montreux, Switzerland in 2015 and 2017, and Rome, Italy in 2018.

His murals grace the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison, Pamplin Historical Park in Virginia and he designed the centerpiece mural “Gettysburg”, for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois as well as 6 paintings for the newly renovated Marengo Museum in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. In 2020 Keith Rocco completed his latest mural work depicting two scenes of D-Day, 1944, at the First Division Museum in Wheaton, Illinois.

Originally from Illinois, today Keith Rocco lives and paints in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.