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For a Good Boy by Norman RockwellDecember 2, 1922 Issue of The Literary DigestFor a Good Boy, this Norman Rockwell painting, appeared on the cover of The Literary Digest published December 2, 1922... (continued) The alternate title for this painting is Sea Captain Building Ship Model. The title was given to the painting by the editors of The Literary Digest. This illustration was Rockwell's forty-second picture featured on the cover of The Literary Digest. Rockwell painted forty-seven covers in all for the Digest. Rockwell artwork was featured on the cover of The Digest nine times just in 1922. For a Good BoyRockwell used this cover to remind Literary Digest readers that Christmas was just around the corner. The title that the editors gave the painting reminds us that it is never too late to start being good. Rockwell was the master of painting amusing situations. This painting was only one of 47 Norman Rockwell Literary Digest covers; here is the list of more Norman Rockwell Literary Digest scans.
Here is the complete list of all Norman Rockwell magazine covers. In this painting, we see a little boy peeking over the table at his father, the sea captain. The little boy is wearing the captain's hat. This is the little boy who must be good, at least until Christmas. Does this sound familiar? His father, the sea captain, complete with red and black parrot on his shoulder, is dutifully working to complete this Christmas present. And what a grand present for a boy whose father is a sea captain! His tools and supplies are all laid out on the kitchen table. In the painting, he is working on the sail rigging. He injured his left hand somewhere along the way, but keeps on building the model ship. He is enjoying a pipeful of tobacco while he works.
We do not know whether Rockwell painted a real ship in miniature or if he commissioned a model to be made. Given Rockwell's penchant for realism, the bet is that he had the miniature built just for this painting...
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