Anonymous Patron writes “ONN. Ohio News Now: Wagnalls Library Auctions Rockwell The sale of two Norman Rockwell paintings for about $800,000 will help reduce the debt of an ailing Ohio library built by the family that started the Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary.
Christie’s in New York auctioned “Grandpa’s Christmas Visit” and “Rewards for Patience,” and Wagnalls Memorial Library will receive most of the proceeds.
The library’s board of trustees authorized the auction of paintings from its collection to help solve its financial woes.
Carl Spencer, executive director of the foundation that runs the Wagnalls Memorial Library, has said most of the proceeds will be used to reduce the library’s debt. Board members will meet next week to decide exactly how the money is used.”
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