Susquehanna Gallery & Frame Shoppe

Norman Rockwell at work in his studio, 1973.

We would like to thank everyone who stopped by our table this afternoon during the Autumn at the Shore event. Special thank you to Susquehanna Gallery and Frame... Shoppe for the art reprints and the copies of the maps of Jersey Shore, Porter Township, Salladasburg, Limestone and Nippenose Townships. See more

In 1943, the Allied forces launched a covert task force in order to save Europe's most priceless artworks from the Nazis. This group, called the "Monuments Men", saved more than 5 million pieces of art from looting - including the Mona Lisa - by the end of the war.

One of the world’s most beloved works of art, David, the 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound marble masterpiece by Michelangelo, was unveiled to the public in Florence... on #ThisDayInHistory 1504. Carved from a single block of white Italian Carrara marble that had been rejected by other artists for being flawed, the massive statue depicts a nude David, the Biblical hero who used a slingshot to slay the giant Goliath. The work was commissioned by the Opera del Duomo for the Cathedral of Florence in 1501 and took roughly three years to complete. Michelangelo was only 26 at the time of the commission. It took a reported 40 men four days to move the massive statue one-half mile from Michelangelo’s studio to the Piazza della Signoria, where it was installed in front of Florence’s town hall. In 1873, after almost 400 years, David, was moved indoors to the Galleria dell’Accademia to protect it from damage. A replica remains in its place in the piazza. To learn more about Michelangelo, visit https://www.history.com/topics/renaissance/michelangelo

Autumn at the Shore