Rockwell’s Models illustrated talk

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The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library will host an illustrated talk by Tom McMorris of the Asa Fitch Historical Society on “Rockwell’s Models,” on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room.

Models and family of the models will also attend.

When artist/illustrator Norman Rockwell lived in Arlington, Vermont, from 1939 to 1953, he invited his rural neighbors to model for his famous illustrations. No only Vermont residents, but also folks from just across the border in Washington County, New York, including residents of Cambridge, Salem, and especially Shushan.

This talk (and its exhibition on the library’s second floor) introduces visitors to several of these models and tells the story of the relationships with the artist using family interviews, photographs and Rockwell’s finished artwork.

The program will be on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m., hosted by the Folklife Center at the Crandall Public Library. Admission is free.

The Folklife Center is located at the library, at 251 Glen St. in Glens Falls.