The Runaway (painting)

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The Runaway is an oil on canvas painting by American artist Norman Rockwell. The painting depicts a young, nervous boy sitting inside a diner next to a police officer as an employee stands behind the counter. The boy is a runaway whose hobo stick lies on the floor behind him. An illustration of the painting appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in November 1958. It was one of over 300 illustrations by Rockwell that appeared in the magazine between 1916 and 1963. The man modeling as the police officer, Richard Clemens, was one of Rockwell's neighbors in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The boy who modeled for the painting, Edward Locke, also appeared in another Rockwell work, Before the Shot. Clemens and Locke became lifelong friends and frequently reunited for events celebrating The Runaway, considered one of Rockwell's most famous and beloved paintings. Copies of the painting can be found in police stations and diners throughout the United States, and a replica of the diner setting...

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