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FYI: "Easter Morning, a Norman Rockwell painting , appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post published May 16, 1959. Rockwell apparently felt that the man was somewhat of an imp, as he painted horns into his disheveled hair. We do not know if he started his newspaper with the sports section, but that is what he is reading at present. The other sections of the newspaper do not look read yet. His coffee cup and his ashtray rest on top of some of the sections. He enjoys a cigarette as he slumps into his chair, trying not to be conspicuous. The man's family is all decked out in their Sunday best, walking single file to the door, headed out to worship. His wife, modeled by Gail Rockwell, wife of Thomas Rockwell, Norman's oldest son, is giving him the cold shoulder. She has probably had the argument about his non-attendance before and doesn't wish to compromise her own attitude with another discussion. The twins are both modeled by the same girl, a technique Rockwell first utilized in 1948's Christmas Homecoming. They echo mother's bearing and resoluteness not to even glance in his direction. Only the son glances in his father's direction, as if to say "Can I stay home, too?" The son can see those funny papers beckoning him. This painting was not published until after Easter in 1959. Easter was celebrated on March 29 in 1959."