“We are very excited to have it join our collection,” said Don Bacigalupi, director of the Lucas Museum. He owns dozens of Rockwell paintings, most of which are promised gifts to his museum. Painted in 1950 as a cover for The Saturday Evening Post, “Shuffleton’s Barbershop” is one of Rockwell’s most popular works. The painting was originally donated to the Berkshire Museum by Rockwell, making a controversy that erupted last year over its deaccessioning even fiercer than the usual public backlash. The painting could be lent to another institution after that period, before going on display at the Lucas Museum in Los Angeles when it opens.

Source: New York Times April 11, 2018 19:30 UTC