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Job: 11803 Title: #218076# Drawing Lessons From The Famous Artists School (Rockport)
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THE ELOQUENCE OF SIMPLICITY
was not one of the many professional models engaged by Rockwell
when he lived in New Rochelle, New York. Instead, he chose Dave
Campion, the owner of a local news store, for this and other images
that required a character who was tall and lean. Positioning him in
a crouching position gives his body angles that create movement,
and the diagonal nightstick and shadow add to this eect. Streaks of
white paint in the foreground tell us a car has just gone ...