Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978). Carry On, 1934. Oil on canvas. 46 x 32 inches (116.8 x 81.3 c...

Description

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)
Carry On, 1934
Oil on canvas
46 x 32 inches (116.8 x 81.3 cm)
Signed lower right: Norman / Rockwell

Property from the BSA Settlement Trust, Sold for the Benefit of Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

EXHIBITED:
National Scouting Museum, Murray, Kentucky, n.d.

LITERATURE:
Boy Scouts of America Calendar, Brown & Bigelow Co., Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1934, n.p., illustrated;
Boys' Life Magazine, The Boy Scouts of America, New York, February 1934, cover, illustrated;
W. Hillcourt, Norman Rockwell's World of Scouting, New York, 1977, p. 98, illustrated;
M. Moline, Norman Rockwell Encyclopedia, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1979, pp. 218-19, fig. 8-11, illustrated;
L.N. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Vol. I, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, p. 273, no. A53, illustrated;
J. Csatari, Norman Rockwell's Boy Scouts of America, New York, 2009, pp. 28-9, illustrated.

"Scouts of America - We Carry On!"
- Boy Scouts of America War Service Campaign, 1942


More information about Norman Rockwell. See also: Rockwell, Norman, Rockwell, Norman Perceval Artist.

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