Details

This lot features two framed literary illustrations by Norman Rockwell, showcasing his early narrative work for major American periodicals.

• Left: "In the Operating Booth: The Story of a Boy Who Worked in the Movies," originally published in The American Boy in September 1918. The illustration shows a young man operating a vintage motion picture projector, capturing the technical atmosphere of early cinema.

• Right: "A Love Story" by Harry Leon Wilson, originally illustrated by Norman Rockwell for The Saturday Evening Post. This framed display includes a multi-aperture mat featuring three distinct vignettes from the story, including a young woman in a doorway and interior domestic scenes. These items originate from the Norman Rockwell Museum of the South.

Specifications

• Artist: Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)

• Titles: In the Operating Booth (1918); A Love Story

• Medium: Offset lithograph prints on paper

• Provenance: Norman Rockwell Museum of the South

• Dimensions: 19" x 22" (Operating Booth); 23" x 19" (Love Story)

• Frame Material: Wood

Norman Rockwell, The Saturday Evening Post, The American Boy, Silent Film History, Early Motion Pictures, Harry Leon Wilson, American Illustrators, 20th Century Americana, Norman Rockwell Museum of the South, Literary Illustration, Framed Prints.