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  2. Leslie Thrasher - Wikipedia

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    According to American Illustration's project on Leslie Thrasher, "in 1926, against the advice of fellow artist Norman Rockwell, he agreed to complete a cover a week for Liberty Magazine over a six year period." [7] His contract with Liberty was terminated in 1932 [4] because of declining circulation; Thrasher had created 360 covers for the ...

  3. Norman Rockwell - Wikipedia

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    Scout at Ship's Wheel, 1913. Norman Rockwell was born on February 3, 1894, in New York City, to Jarvis Waring Rockwell and Anne Mary "Nancy" (née Hill) Rockwell [13] [14] [15] His father was a Presbyterian and his mother was an Episcopalian; [16] two years after their engagement, he converted to the Episcopal faith. [17]

  4. How Mad Magazine's humor created a revolution

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    The humor magazine that began in 1952 as a comic book making fun of other comic books soon became an institution for mocking authority in all spheres of life, from TV, movies and advertising, to ...

  5. Talk:Rockwell scale - Wikipedia

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    Nope, Rockwell can use either cone or ball depending on which scale you are doing. For example, HRC scale uses a cone but HRB uses an .062 ball. This is already explained in the article (look in the table in the Scales and values section). — ¾-10 17:48, 24 February 2014 (UTC) [ reply ]

  6. Working on the Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    Rockwell focuses on just a small part of the Statue of Liberty – the torch, a 42 feet (13 m) long arm, and part of the head of the colossal statue, silhouetted against a clear summer blue sky. Five workmen are attached to the statue by ropes, including one who is a caricature of Rockwell himself, and one African-American in a red shirt.

  7. Joseph Csatari - Wikipedia

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    This was the time he worked closely with Rockwell. Csatari's job was to come up with possible themes for the paintings and make rough sketches for Rockwell. Once Rockwell decided on a concept, Csatari would gather models and shuttle them up for a photo shoot in the artist's studio in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Csatari often assisted Rockwell ...

  8. Tough Call - Wikipedia

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    Tough Call – also known as Game Called Because of Rain, Bottom of the Sixth, or The Three Umpires – is a 1948 painting by American artist Norman Rockwell, painted for the April 23, 1949, cover of The Saturday Evening Post magazine. [1]

  9. Joe's Diner (placeholder name) - Wikipedia

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    Some were so named prior to the popularity of the term as a placeholder name, and their existence contributed to the rise of this placeholder name. A famous example is the Joe's Diner located in Lee, Massachusetts, which was the subject of Norman Rockwell's work "The Runaway". [2] Reporting on this iconic image, the New Yorker observed: