NORMAN ROCKWELL - Part 2. Pauline Grimes recalls when she modeled with her siblings & mom for the famous American artist. Her story will be told in ST Haggerty's Call Me Norman

In 1952, when Pauline Adams was just five, she took a life-changing taxi ride from Cambridge, New York to West Arlington, Vermont with her mom and siblings to pose for Norman Rockwell. As Adams recalls, the famous American artist wanted African American models for a work known as "We the Peoples." It was a project for the United Nations. Adams, now a retired nurse with 13 grandchildren, shares her fond memories of Norman Rockwell and how his legacy has shaped her life.   Who Was Norman Rockwell? Norman Rockwell received his first commission at age 17. In 1916, he created the first of 321 covers for The Saturday Evening Post. Rockwell's Americana images were loved by the public, but not embraced by critics. He created World War II posters and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Early Years Born Norman Percevel Rockwell in New York City on February 3, 1894, Rockwell knew at the age of 14 that he wanted to be an artist, and began taking classes at The New School of Art. By the age of 16, Rockwell was so intent on pursuing his passion that he dropped out of high school and enrolled at the National Academy of Design. He later transferred to the Art Students League of New York. Upon graduating, Rockwell found immediate work as an illustrator for Boys' Life magazine. By 1916, a 22-year-old Rockwell, newly married to his first wife, Irene O'Connor, had painted his first cover for The Saturday Evening Post — the beginning of a 47-year relationship with the iconic American magazine. In all, Rockwell painted 321 covers for the Post. Some of his most iconic covers included the 1927 celebration of Charles Lindbergh's crossing of the Atlantic. He also worked for other magazines, including Look, which in 1969 featured a Rockwell cover depicting the imprint of Neil Armstrong's left foot on the surface of the moon after the successful moon landing. In 1920, the Boy Scouts of America featured a Rockwell painting in its calendar. Rockwell continued to paint for the Boy Scouts for the rest of his life. Sources: biography.com and show notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-aidan-byrne0/support