Boy Scout

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Color painting of a boy in a red scarf and wide brimmed hat on a dark blue background

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BASTIAN BROS. CO. RIBBON, METAL AND CELLULOID NOVELTIES ROCHESTER, NY

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This painting of a Boy Scout was done by artist Norman Rockwell and used on posters advertising the celebration of Boy Scout Week from June 8-14, 1918. A similar image was used on the 1919 cover of Boy’s Life, the Boy Scouts’ magazine. Rockwell paintings adorned the cover of over 50 of the magazine’s covers. Rockwell had a 64 year relationship with the Boy Scouts. He was an illustrator for the Hike Book, the art editor of Boy’s Life Magazine, and produced images for the Boy Scout Calendar.

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