From the Saturday Evening Post Norman Rockwell Calendar for 2016, month of April.
I first met this old cowboy on a cover of a Pure Prairie League album. They used his likeness on several of their albums.
"DREAMS OF LONG AGO"
"Wild West. Tapping into the public's fascination with Western lore and legend, Rockwell depicted an aging cowboy, listening to a gramophone, surrounded by memories of days gone by.
"When Rockwell met model James Van Brunt, he was drawn to his magnificent, eight-inch mustache. 'You couldn't help admiring it," said Rockwell, who used Van Brunt as a model in several Post cover illustrations."
Dreams of Long Ago appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, August 13, 1927.
--DaCoot
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