• Aug 31,2018 | 16:00 EDT By Jessica Helen Weinberg
    A Monumental Portrait of John Wayne by Norman Rockwell at Jackson Hole Art Auction There are certain moments in history where the cliché desire to "be a fly on the wall" has turned out to be an undeniably true statement. For instance, when John Wayne, the legendary actor best known for his portrayals of unconquerable American Western heroes, swaggered into Norman Rockwell’s art studio to have his portrait painted, I’ll bet there wasn’t a single insect brave enough to let out a bothersome buzz. Equally matched in the iconic roles they played in reverberating and depicting idealistic American values to the masses, the famed illustrator Norman Rockwell and John Wayne solidified their joint significance by underscoring one mans... Read More