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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell stories: 3 news summaries

Wasilla More Gritty Strip Mall Than Palin Lets On

Candidate's hometown not as picturesque as she might have us believe

Sep 15, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin talks about Wasilla, Alaska, as if her hometown were an all-American idyll painted by Norman Rockwell, pulsing with “honesty and sincerity and dignity.” In reality, “it's an unexceptional, gritty town, bisected by a four-lane highway,” Amanda Coyne writes in Newsweek. “Along the road,... More »

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Alaska • Norman Rockwell • McCain 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

Rockwell Santa Painting Sells for $2.17M

Prices for magazine cover originals may
be heading north

Nov 30, 07 2:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Straddling the line between art, illustration, and extravagant Christmas gift, Norman Rockwell's "Extra Good Boys and Girls" raked in $2.17 million at a Christie's auction this week. The painting, originally a 1939 Saturday Evening Post cover, didn't hit the $2.5 million to $3.5 million estimate, but... More »

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art market • art • Christie's • Norman Rockwell • auction • painting • art auction

New England Towns Mint Local Bucks

But utopian experiment faces some hurdles: like paying the bills

Jun 19, 07 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A cluster of towns in Western Massachusetts has created its own currency—BerkShares. The banknotes, which trade for 90 cents on the dollar, feature local heroes like Norman Rockwell and are accepted as cash at 280 cafés, shops, and even the local "chakra balancing" joint.  More »

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California • currency • New York • Massachusetts • Michigan • BerkShare • Norman Rockwell • New England • small businesses

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