Ten Clues to Ten Treasures Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boy with Baby Carriage

Rockwell had gone to the art editor with two paintings, both of which were purchased for covers. The second, "The Circus Barker and the Strongman", was published on June 3, 1916. Thus began his career as a cover artist for "The Saturday Evening Post".

Until 1926, the "Post" covers were done with two colors, typically black and then red.

Answer: Doctor and Doll

Rockwell painted another "Doctor and Doll" picture in 1942, though it was not a "Post" cover. The 1942 picture portrays the doctor measuring the doll's pulse, rather than listening to a heartbeat. Rockwell painted many pictures with a health focus, such as "Before the Shot", "Doctor and Boy Looking at Thermometer", "Girl in Sick Bed", etc.

Answer: April Fool: Checkers

Rockwell painted three April Fools' Day covers for the "Post". The second was "April Fool: Fishing" in 1945, and the third was "April Fool: Girl with Shopkeeper" in 1948. The story goes that the first was painted as a response to all of the mails he received from folk about the errors in his paintings, so these paintings were filled with as many errors as he could imagine. How many can you find?

Answer: Willie Gillis In College

Many did not realize that Willie Gillis was a fictional character and sent mails to the "Post" asking for updates on him. Bob Buck was the model used for this series. When Buck enlisted and was sent to the South Seas, Rockwell used memory and photographs to create the paintings without a model.

Answer: Charwomen In Theatre

Once again Rockwell captured an everyday scene and focused it for our attention. These women are cleaning the theatre after the audience has departed and are stopping just for a moment to look at the Playbill.

Answer: Shuffleton's Barbershop

When I went to a Rockwell exhibit, this was the painting that struck me the most. First, the use of fore- (the window pane), medium- (the interior of the barbershop), and back-ground (the back room) are incredibly detailed. All of the light appears to come from the back room, with deep shadows in the remainder of the space. I felt like I could open the door and walk right in.

Answer: Baker Reading Diet Book

Yes, just after a holiday of feasting and overindulgence, the picture could be a reminder to eat better. You can't tell from the picture whether or not the cakes are a temptation, or in fact, how the baker gained the additional weight, but he's giving it a good try at turning over the new leaf!

Answer: Girl With Black Eye

This is alternately called "The Shiner". Again, an amazing amount of detail from the bulletin board, the file cabinet, the tile floor, the reflections, etc. Can't tell whether she won or lost the fight, but the grin makes me think that the other fared worse.

Answer: The Jury

One juror seems to be sleeping. The rest of the men are patently trying to convince the woman to change her vote, and she's having none of it. Rockwell painted himself into many of his scenes and he is portrayed here as one of the jurors.

Answer: The Connoisseur

Rockwell called himself an illustrator. However, there have been many articles that basically stated that he was not as talented as some other "artists" that did not illustrate. Phooey, I say! Perhaps this one was to show that indeed he could paint modern art, but why?