SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2023 AT 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
CVW Long Lake Public Library
Steve Haggerty’s new book is “Norman Rockwell’s Models: In and Out of the Studio.” Based on recollections and extensive interviews, it is the first that details the personal relationships between the artist and his models, as well as their experiences posing in his studio.
Steve spent entire summers at his family’s farmhouse in the community of West Arlington, VT, where Rockwell’s studio was located. Rockwell used mostly local residents as his models. Steve worked and socialized with many of them, including those who posed for such iconic works as Freedom of Speech, Breaking Home Ties, and Girl at the Mirror. Now a free-lance writer, Steve served as an editor at McGraw-Hill Publications. He holds a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of South Carolina. His first book is called “Cows in the Fog and Other Poems and Stories. Steve is also a carpenter and project manager for residential building.