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an old man and his dog sitting on a bench in front of a post magazine

As with most of Rockwell’s works, the details of the picture tell a story, in this case a story of endings and beginnings, as a boy leaves home for the first time. The young man, his father and a dog, sit on the running board of the family’s farm truck. The ticket protruding from the son’s pocket, and the single rail visible at the lower corner of the painting suggest that they are at a whistle stop waiting for the train. The son’s books are stacked on a new suitcase bearing a “State U”…

an old magazine cover shows a man hugging a woman in front of a group of children

“To create authenticity for the ‘Christmas Homecoming,’ Norman Rockwell used family members, colleagues, and good friends as models. His oldest son, Jerry, receives a joyful hug from his mother, Mary. To the left of Mary, in a plaid shirt, is son Tommy. Youngest son, Peter, appears on the far left wearing glasses. To Mary’s right, with that ubiquitous pipe, is happy Dad, who occasionally made cameo appearances in his paintings. “To make this scene of the homecoming even more joyous, Rockwell…

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