What do you think? Boy or Girl?
From Rebel Rebel, Norman Rockwell?
Norman Rockwell (yes, Norman Rockwell) had many readers “in a whirl” after his cover illustration for the August 24, 1940 issue ofThe Saturday Evening Post was published. The oil on canvas painting (later titled Home From Camp) featured a young child in proper dress sitting amidst a collection of rough and worn outdoors items, including an old trunk, axe, backpack, flowers, and even live snake and turtle. However, this assortment of lively souvenirs is not what got most readers talking… it was whether the child pictured on the cover was a “he” or a “she!”
