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Lot #361
Norman Rockwell Signed Check

Rockwell pays his 'Runaway'

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Rockwell pays his 'Runaway'

Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Norman Rockwell, payable to elementary school student Eddie Locke for $10, March 21, 1959. Endorsed on the reverse by Locke and his parents. In fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. Eight-year-old Eddie Locke was a third-grader at the Plain School in Stockbridge when Norman Rockwell chose him as the subject model for his beloved 1958 painting The Runaway. Included with the check is a color 12 x 15 print of the work, which is signed in felt tip by Locke.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #672 - Ended August 16, 2023