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A Norman Rockwell Mystery
How a Vermonter forged a Norman Rockwell painting — and why his family is thankful
How a Vermonter forged a Norman Rockwell painting — and why his family is thankful
In 1954, Norman Rockwell struggled with the idea of how to express in a painting the emotion a father feels when a son leaves home for the first time. Finally, he found the right characters and setting to tell the story of the sadness of an old man juxtaposed with the exuberance of his youthful son who is looking forward to an exciting fu
In 1954, Norman Rockwell struggled with the idea of how to express in a painting the emotion a father feels when a son leaves home for the first time. Finally, he found the right characters and setting to tell the story of the sadness of an old man juxtaposed with the exuberance of his youthful son who is looking forward to an exciting future. The painting, called “Breaking Home Ties,” was published on the cover of “The Saturday Evening Post” on September 25, 1954, and it would become one of the most well-known paintings Rockwell ever created...
How a Vermonter forged a Norman Rockwell painting — and why his family is thankful
How a Vermonter forged a Norman Rockwell painting — and why his family is thankful
How a Vermonter forged a Norman Rockwell painting — and why his family is thankful
“Lucky us, we’ve got a heck of a story,” says a son of Don Trachte, the late Bennington County resident who bought the original for $900, not knowing decades of subterfuge would lead to a $15.4 million payoff.
The late Vermont artist Norman Rockwell is best known this time of year for “Freedom from Want,” his 1943 portrait of three generations of family gathered for Thanksgiving...
New exhibit details Rockwell deception hidden behind Arlington wall
How a Vermonter forged a Norman Rockwell painting — and why his family is thankful
New exhibit details Rockwell deception hidden behind Arlington wall
BENNINGTON — A new exhibit opening in early November at the Monument Arts and Culture Center in Bennington walks visitors through one of the most exciting and bizarre discoveries in the art world — the story of a famous Saturday Evening Post painting by America’s favorite artist, Norman Rockwell, a nearly-perfect hoax, and a hidden master
BENNINGTON — A new exhibit opening in early November at the Monument Arts and Culture Center in Bennington walks visitors through one of the most exciting and bizarre discoveries in the art world — the story of a famous Saturday Evening Post painting by America’s favorite artist, Norman Rockwell, a nearly-perfect hoax, and a hidden masterpiece squirreled away for 30 years behind a fake wall in Arlington...