Rosie the Riveter Size:40x52 was painted for the cover

was painted for the cover of the Saturday Evenings Post on November 24

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was the artists 289th painting to be featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post and was the first out of five paintings to be featured in 1956

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Rockwell did not like the finished product and criticized the work saying he wished he had not made them as caricatures but rather as real people

Rosie the Riveter Size:40x52 was painted for the coverDescription: Norman Rockwell's painting, Rosie the Riveter, appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening post on May 29th, 1943. The model's name was Mary, she recalls Rockwell calling her and apolologizing for making her appear larger than she natually was, weighing only 110 pounds! Mary was a 19 year old phone operator from Arlington, Vermont. This painting toured the country during the war to raise money. Fine art canvas print from the Marmont