The Gossips - Matted Offset Print - 14x18 Consignment Norman Rockwell often hired people

Norman Rockwell often hired people from his neighborhood to model for his paintings

and social class in a way that reveals the true identity of the individual

Vintage images coupled with stories and anecdotes researched by author Gary Leveille provide a fascinating history of the area

Day in the Life of a Girl

Originally created as an illustration for Mark Twain's 1936 Tom Sawyer

The Gossips - Matted Offset Print - 14x18 Consignment Norman Rockwell often hired peopleDouble matted offset print of Norman Rockwell's The Gossips, (Saturday Evening Post cover, March 6, 1948) measures 14" inches by 18", interior images measures 11" inches by 12". Fits standard size frame! 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