Rockwell, Peter Barstow (American, living in Italy 1960's , 1936-2020), Daphne and Apollo, 1967, bronze, 19 x 13 x 12 inches, incised on base PR-67, Provenance: acquired from the artist; The Estate of Joan Frank Apt, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Peter Rockwell was a marvelous and imaginative sculptor, whose work alights the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, St. Paul’s Church in Rome, a convent in Chioggia, Italy, a Bell Tower in Rindge, NH, sculpture installations at his alma mater, Haverford College, numerous public park installations, and resides in the collection of Norman Rockwell Museum. Peter is known for his playful monsters, soaring acrobats, climbing sculptures, humorous terra cottas, bronze work, and his deeply spiritual religious iconography. Peter was born in New Rochelle, NY, in September 1936, as the third son of Norman Rockwell and Mary Barstow Rockwell. The family moved to Vermont in 1939 where his father sought the quieter life of the country to paint his portrayals of American life. Peter grew up playing in the fields and mountains of Vermont, attended high school at The Putney School in Putney, VT, and met his future wife, Cynthia (Cinny) Ide, whom he married at the Chapel at Connecticut College in New London, CT, in 1958.