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The Saturday Evening Posting - by QuestMasters Museum:
Norman Rockwell - “War Stories” Saturday Evening Post originally published Saturday October 13, 1945.
A war hero, holding a Japanese flag, has tales of war to tell, and clearly the memories are not light, the retelling not boastful, and the life-altering experiences he relates are riveting. The news article on the wall shows that the Marine is a local hero. The model for this painting was not a former garage employee, but was indeed a decorated Marine named Duane Parks. Rockwell found him in Dorset, Vermont. The other models were, as usual, Arlington, Vermont neighbors of the artist. The man with the pipe leaning in to listen was the owner of the garage, Bob Benedict. The man posing as the policeman was Arlington town clerk and newspaper editor. The young boys Rockwell found even closer to home: the boy sitting next to the Marine was his youngest son, Peter, and the blond boy to the right was his oldest son, Jerry. They, along with brother Tommy, appeared on many a Rockwell canvas.
In 2015, Duane passed. His obituary reads as if it was written by Rockwell himself:
https://www.legacy.com/.../name/duane-parks-obituary...
Norman Rockwell - “War Stories” Saturday Evening Post originally published Saturday October 13, 1945.
A war hero, holding a Japanese flag, has tales of war to tell, and clearly the memories are not light, the retelling not boastful, and the life-altering experiences he relates are riveting. The news article on the wall shows that the Marine is a local hero. The model for this painting was not a former garage employee, but was indeed a decorated Marine named Duane Parks. Rockwell found him in Dorset, Vermont. The other models were, as usual, Arlington, Vermont neighbors of the artist. The man with the pipe leaning in to listen was the owner of the garage, Bob Benedict. The man posing as the policeman was Arlington town clerk and newspaper editor. The young boys Rockwell found even closer to home: the boy sitting next to the Marine was his youngest son, Peter, and the blond boy to the right was his oldest son, Jerry. They, along with brother Tommy, appeared on many a Rockwell canvas.
In 2015, Duane passed. His obituary reads as if it was written by Rockwell himself:
https://www.legacy.com/.../name/duane-parks-obituary...
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There is so much to see and think about in that painting.That's a great one........
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Fantastic art!
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