Pitch Perfect

Left to right: Sherm Safford, Norman Rockwell's
original "Rookie," ready for his close-up with
CBS correspondent Lee Cowan, during visit
to Norman Rockwell Museum, May 15, 2014.
Photo by Jeremy Clowe for Norman Rockwell
Museum. All rights reserved.

Last week producers from CBS News visited Norman Rockwell Museum to film a segment I coordinated and originally pitched (no pun intended) regarding Norman Rockwell's 1957 painting, The Rookie (Red Sox Locker Room). You can read more about the origins of the shoot in this extensive Berkshire Eagle article, which I was interviewed for.

This Thursday, May 22, watch CBS Evening News to view the segment, which will include interviews with the painting's original model, Sherm Safford, and tours of the Museum's galleries, archives, and Rockwell's Stockbridge studio, located on our grounds. 

I will write more about the show, the Christie's auction of the painting (to be held on the same day), and my continued efforts as a spokesperson for the Museum. As they say, keep your eye on the ball... and watch this space!

Related Links:

CBS Evening News website

"Rockwell's 'The Rookie' to be featured on CBS News," Berkshire Eagle, May 19, 2014