Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) Scouts of Many Trails, 1937 Oil on canvas 40 x 28-1/2 inches (101.6 x 72.4 cm) Signed lower right: Norman / Rockwell Property from the BSA Settlement Trust, Sold for the Benefit of Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse LITERATURE: Boy Scouts of America Calendar, Brown & Bigelow Co., Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1937, n.p., illustrated; Boys' Life Magazine, The Boy Scouts of America, New York, February 1937, cover; W. Hillcourt, Norman Rockwell's World of Scouting, New York, 1977, p. 136, illustrated; M. Moline, Norman Rockwell Encyclopedia, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1979, pp. 220-21, fig. 8-17; L.N. Moffatt, Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue, Vol. I, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1986, p. 274-75, no. A57, illustrated; J. Csatari, Norman Rockwell's Boy Scouts of America, New York, 2009, pp. 34-35, illustrated. In Scouts of Many Trails, Norman Rockwell returns to a central theme of his Scout imagery: the passage of knowledge from one generation to the next. An elderly sea captain guides a Boy Scout and Sea Scout through a lesson in navigation, tracing a route across the globe as the attentive scouts lean forward to follow his instruction. Rockwell enriches the scene through carefully chosen maritime details which decorate the interior, including the model ship mounted on the wall, the sextant tucked inside the open chest at lower left, and the nautical map surrounding St. John in the Virgin Islands spread across the table. Each prop contributes to the scene's authenticity while inviting close inspection, demonstrating Rockwell's conviction that even the smallest object should advance the painting's story. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Strip-lined. Minor frame abrasion along extreme edges. A few isolated scattered spots of surface cracking. Under UV examination: scattered small spots corresponding with frame abrasion and a small 1-inch spot of retouching in upper right corner corresponding to a glue repair on the reverse. Varnish fluoresces unevenly.
Framed Dimensions 43 X 33 Inches