The Gossips - Framed Offset Print - 12x15.5 NRM Owned

The Gossips - Framed Offset Print - 12x15.5 NRM OwnedNorman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover March 6, 1948. After relocating from New Rochelle, NY, to Arlington, VT, in 1941. With professional models not so readily available, Rockwell began using his neighbors as inspiration for his illustrated stories. Every few weeks his neighbors began appearing as subjects on such Post covers as The Gossips, which appeared in March 1948. Rockwell includes himself in this sequential story as the subject of the

20" x 24" inches

1949) measures 11" inches by 14"

Exaggerating the contrast between the rookie and his veteran teammates

Norman Rockwell's Christmas is the perfect present under the tree for Rockwell fans young and old

these famous canvases

Blechman utilized a striding character (as in From J Appleseed to P Bunyan) in his advertising illustration for New York City's Museum Mile Festival

and a formal garden

Although the print is a copy of a reproduction

Each page is unbacked

Rockwell was able to hand sign these pieces but a fall in 1977 left him unable to pencil sign these final editions that he so wanted his collectors to enjoy

A lively text takes the reader inside Rockwell's home and studio

signed by Ruth Sanderson