James Kellogg Van Brunt (December 25, 1849 – February 9, 1935)[1][2] was a model used extensively by illustrator Norman Rockwell during the 1920s.
[3] According to Norman Rockwell and the Saturday Evening Post: The Early Years, by Starkey Flythe, Jr., Van Brunt entered Rockwell's studio, and proclaimed, "James K. Van Brunt, sir.
He also claimed to have fought in battles against the forces of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, and against the Spaniards in Cuba.
[4] Rockwell used Van Brunt as a model so often that the Post editors started complaining.
[5] The following is a list of The Saturday Evening Post covers for which Van Brunt modeled:[5]