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Spielberg Unknowingly Bought Stolen Art
It wasn't immediately known whether Spielberg purchased the painting at that New York exhibit.
Spielberg is a longtime Rockwell collector. He helped found the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., where he is also on the board of trustees.
  Special Agent Frank Brostrom, then regional coordinator of the FBI's Art Crime Team, points out a few features on a reproduction of Norman Rockwell's painting "Russian Schoolroom," that was stolen in 1973, at the FBI headquarters in St. Louis, on March 30, 2006. The FBI has recovered a painting that looks to be the Rockwell work stolen from suburban St. Louis more than three decades ago. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) (Tom Gannam - AP) 
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"He's certainly one of the collectors of Rockwell," said Levy, who wasn't sure how many of the artist's paintings Spielberg owns. "We have a few in our office on the Universal lot."
Rockwell's works often capture moments from everyday life, such as a boy watching his father shave, family members saying grace over a Thanksgiving turkey or a young girl having a dress fitting.
The artist died at age 84 in 1978. While "Russian Schoolroom" appeared in Look magazine, the artist is best known for the covers he did for The Saturday Evening Post. More than 300 Rockwell creations appeared on the cover of the publication.
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Associated Press writer Betsy Taylor in St. Louis contributed to this report.
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