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Norman Rockwell people-watched in the West Wing lobby. Now those sketches are on public display
- The White House Historical Association purchased four 1940s-era Norman Rockwell sketches of the West Wing lobby for $7.25 million, marking the highest price the organization has ever paid for an artwork.
- Rockwell created the sketches in 1943, observing President Franklin Roosevelt's staff and military members waiting to enter the Oval Office during World War II.
- Following a family ownership dispute, the sketches were auctioned after a federal appeals court ruled in May 2025 that the drawings must be returned to William Elam III, a grandson of the original recipient.
- The public can now view the sketches through June 2027 at The People's House education center, where the Association will display them for the first time following the acquisition.
- Association president Stuart McLaurin told The Associated Press the group paid the record sum to prevent the sketches from being "lost forever" to a private collection, calling them "priceless.
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Norman Rockwell People-Watched in West Wing Lobby. Now Those Sketches ...
·Washington, United States
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Norman Rockwell people-watched in the West Wing lobby. Now those sketches are on public display
A series of Norman Rockwell sketches of scenes from the West Wing lobby are going on public display for the first time.
·New York, United States
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Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view
So You Want to See The President! depicts a procession of visitors waiting to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The original 1943 Rockwell suite of illustrations goes on public view Thursday in D.C.
·Washington, United States
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