Russian Schoolroom (painting)

Russian Schoolroom (painting)

Russian Schoolroom, also known as The Russian Classroom or Russian Schoolchildren, is an oil on canvas painting by Norman Rockwell measuring 16" X 37". It depicts Russian schoolchildren in a classroom and a bust of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin.

The painting was stolen during an exhibit at a small art gallery in Clayton, Missouri, in June 1973. In 1988 it was sold at an auction in New Orleans for about $70,000. [http://stlouis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel07/recoveredpainting030207.htm Federal Bureau of Investigation - Norman Rockwell Painting Stolen] ] Steven Spielberg, a well-known film director, bought the painting from an art dealer in 1989 for an undisclosed sum. The painting is currently under the possession of Spielberg until further investigation.

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