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This Week in History: Norman Rockwell’s Fan Letter to Al Parker

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By MGHL Staff on 22 February 2012 in Dowd Modern Graphic History Library, Special Collections

Although Al Parker had many admirers during his career, perhaps the most famous individual to send him a fan letter was fellow illustrator Norman Rockwell. Read the letter, written February 25th, 1948 (64 years ago this week), below.

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