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Sorry, Gordon, not Rockwell.

According to the N&W Magazine, October 1958, page 570, the photo is depicted with the caption:

John C. Wenrich of Rochester, N. Y., architectural illustrator, obtained permission from the N. & W. during his vacation to pursue his hobby-sketching scenes of steam railroading.

In the column of Shaffers Crossing information, from correspondent T. C. Poole, Jr.:

John C. Wenrich, architectural illustrator of Rochester, N. Y., has been with us for the past week sketching the various types of locomotives and our facilities for 
maintaining them. His work has won the admiration of all and we have enjoyed having him with us and sharing our love for the "Iron Horse".

As to the whereabouts of the painting(s), not a clue.

Ken Miller


On Jul 11, 2017, at 6:55 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> I came across the attached N&W photo of an artist painting what is almost certainly the Shaffers Crossing coaling station.  The N&W negative number stamped on the back, 515028, dates it about September 1958 according to close negative numbers in Art Bixby's list of N&W photos in the NWHS archives.
>  
> Is the artist the famous Norman Rockwell (see two attached pictures of him)?  If not a notable artist like Rockwell, why would the N&W have sent a photographer to photograph him?  Where is this painting now?
>  
> Gordon Hamilton
> 
> Moderator:
> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2017/20170711.ArtistNW.jpg
> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2017/20170711.ArtistNormRockwell.jpg
> http://www.nwhs.org/mailinglist/2017/20170711.ArtistNormRockwell2.jpg
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