[maplenut]

In the summer of 1959, I had the pleasure of living directly across the street from Norman Rockwell in Lee, MA (close to his favorite Stockbridge). He was living with a landlady at the time. On numerous occasions during that summer, he asked me to accompany him to the Berkshire Museum in nearby Pittsfield, MA. I was a student at the time at the Tanglewood/Berkshire Music Center. I got to know him quite well, certainly well enough to know that he was not homosexual. Being a musician, I knew and had known some males of that persuasion and could easily distinguish them from normal males. He was a genuine man who was adored by many for his love of America and his portrayal of American life in art.

[MacNaughton]

42 In the summer of 1959, I had the pleasure of living directly across the street from Norman Rockwell in Lee, MA (close to his favorite Stockbridge). He was living with a landlady at the time. On numerous occasions during that summer, he asked me to accompany him to the Berkshire Museum in nearby Pittsfield, MA. I was a student at the time at the Tanglewood/Berkshire Music Center. I got to know him quite well,...

Thank you for sharing this. It is so cool in Freeperland to read some first hand accounts like this. I have been a long time fan of NR's work, particularly his Brown & Bigelow calendars for the BSA.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Thanks for sharing your memories.