Soda Jerk British Mod

Soda Jerk British ModDescription: Norman Rockwell's painting, Soda Jerk, was Rockwell's 271st cover for the newspaper and the second painting out of five for the magazines cover in 1953. The artists three sons often posed for their father's paintings. In the Soda Jerk, Rockwell's youngest son played the chick magnet in the soda shop. The idea came from listening to his son talk about his job at the soda shop. Interestingly enough, the other models for the painting were

Knothole Baseball

This painting was inspired while he was working on a commerical for Crest toothpaste

This cover was painted with endless mistakes

The Bookworm

This painting is a classic example of Rockwell's small town America and his gently humored depiction of children

in normal Rockwell fashion

painted with warmth and humor

lanky fellow and therefore

These two paintings convey the spirit and the actuality of a day on the lake with family

Lincoln for the Defense

was featured on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on August 14th

was the artist's 234th painting for The Saturday Evening Post on November 24th