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The Magic Foot-ball, 'Tommy appeared at an upstairs window.' (Boy with Mumps) by Norman Rockwell

The Magic Foot-ball, 'Tommy appeared at an upstairs window.' (Boy with Mumps)

Norman Rockwell · 1914

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Artist
Norman Rockwell
Date
1914
Location
Norman Rockwell Museum
ART MOVEMENTS
Realism
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Norman Rockwell

1894–1978 · United States

The man who painted 323 Saturday Evening Post covers also depicted a six-year-old Ruby Bridges integrating a New Orleans school.

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