She said that she was much smaller than what he painted her to look like. He painted her the way he did because she had to be larger than life.
She was only 19 years old when she posed for the painting.
Mary Doyle Keefe was the model for Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter. She died earlier this week at the age of 92.
She said that she was much smaller than what he painted her to look like. He painted her the way he did because she had to be larger than life. She was only 19 years old when she posed for the painting. Comments are closed.
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