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From the Studio: Abigail Rockwell and Karen Warrick

Lynda Sanders

Abigail Rockwell, Norman Rockwell's granddaughter, visits the studio in advance of an evening at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in conjunction with the "Rockwell's America" exhibition. Ms. Rockwell discusses "My Adventures as an Illustrator: The Definitive Edition," which restores the original text and illustrations of her grandfather's autobiography, co-written with her father, Tom Rockwell.

Also visiting the studio is Karen Warrick, daughter of Don Lindsay of Spokane's historic Lincoln Savings Bank, who originally commissioned Norman Rockwell's portrait of Abraham Lincoln for the bank's lobby. The painting returns to Spokane in the current exhibition.

"An Evening with Abigail Rockwell" will take place at 5:30 PM, Thursday, November 7th. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.northwestmuseum.org/.

Verne Windham got his start at Spokane Public Radio 20 years ago. “I came in to complain and they hired me.” He’s now the Program Director, as well as the host of Morning Classical and Concert of the Week. When choosing music for Morning Classical, Verne likes to keep the agenda as broadly defined as possible. For Concert of the Week, he focuses on the best of recent local performances, mostly classical in nature. For many years, Verne was also the conductor of the Spokane Youth Orchestra. He enjoys gardening, his vintage car and playing French horn.