Steve Haggerty’s memories of vacations in Vermont in the 1960s and ’70s conjure images worthy of Norman Rockwell paintings. There’s a reason: Some of them literally were Rockwell paintings. “Norman got his models, most of them, within a two-mile area,” Haggerty said, referring to Arlington, the southern Vermont town where Rockwell lived and created his much-loved magazine […]
I was out to dinner at an Italian restaurant eating spaghetti when my phone dinged. It was a note from Grover Gardner from Blackstone Audiobooks. He wrote that he read my book, Norman Rockwell’s Models, In and Out of the Studio. He explained that he was an art history fan, and asked if he could […]
“Of the over 4,000 illustrations Rockwell painted, Haggerty has picked the best of the best, which feature models still living and willing to share their stories. Complete with model biographies, sources, references, and illustrations of Rockwell’s work coupled with photographs of the models, this is as fascinating a read as it is entertaining and educational.” Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers’ […]
During my early career, I worked as a journalist, primarily in New York. I traveled around the city and the U.S., attending press conferences and conducting interviews. I spent many hours each week writing and editing, which I enjoyed until I began suffering from headaches. Though given many accolades, I took a break from the […]
Poet and former editor Haggerty dives deep into the work of Norman Rockwell in this illuminating survey, his debut. Uncovering “the backstories of the friends and neighbors who posed for Rockwell in the quaint, rural village of West Arlington, Vermont,” Haggerty, who spent summers in West Arlington from the age of three, uses his familiarity […]
New book tells the stories of Norman Rockwell’s models In 1940, America’s favorite illustrator Norman Rockwell, his wife Mary and their three sons moved to the picturesque rural village of West Arlington, Vermont. The artist discovered a treasure trove of models. S.T. Haggerty’s “Norman Rockwell’s Models: In and out of the Studio” is the first […]
When Norman Rockwell walked into his kitchen in West Arlington, Vermont, where he lived from 1940-1953, he would scoot past the stove if the pressure cooker confronted him. The way the steam hissed as it escaped through the cover’s valve made him nervous. Our family friend Marie Briggs was his cook/housekeeper then, and relayed this […]
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Stories. I love a good story, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you do too. Seems like we can’t get enough of ‘em. As much as any, I love the anecdotes people tell me in everyday life. Please permit to share a couple. Ottomus As a kid, I spent entire summers in Vermont, five miles […]
I don’t know about you, but I spend a good deal of time thinking about my point of view when I’m about to have a conversation with a person. I consider our relationship. Is the person a friend I’ve known a long time? Someone I’d like to be a new friend? A potential business client? […]