Last Updated on May 26, 2021
Norman Rockwell was our nation’s most beloved artist. He had always used professional models until he moved next door to the Edgerton family. Their faces are immortalized in some of the artist’s most beloved works.
The Faces That Made Norman Rockwell Famous
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At 83, Smokey Robinson is back with his first album of new music since 2009. He describes it as a concept record about sex and other forms of pleasure.
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Beacon College is the first accredited baccalaureate institution in America dedicated to students with learning issues.
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