Norman Rockwell illustrated for Heritage Press two of Twain’s most famous books, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1936 and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1940.
The first sketch of Tom climbing out of his window...done before Rockwell visited Hannibal.
Rockwell's final version after seeing Samual Clemens childhood home in Hannibal.
In the book Tom Sawyer, Tom was based on Sam & his childhood.
Norman Rockwell donated the original paintings of the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn series to the Hannibal Museum.
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