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The Boy Scouts inspired Norman Rockwell. His works will now help pay abuse survivors

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The Boy Scouts inspired Norman Rockwell. His works will now help pay abuse survivors

Judge Barbara Houser responds to a question during an interview at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, as she sits by a collection of paintings from the Boy Scouts of America's storied collection that will be going up for auction. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Judge Barbara Houser responds to a question during an interview at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, as she sits by a collection of paintings from the Boy Scouts of America's storied collection that will be going up for auction. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Judge Barbara Houser poses for a photo at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, by a collection of paintings from the Boy Scouts of America's storied collection that will be going up for auction. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Judge Barbara Houser poses for a photo at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, by a collection of paintings from the Boy Scouts of America's storied collection that will be going up for auction. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Aviva Lehmann, Heritage Auction's senior vice president of American art, responds to a question as she stands by paintings in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, that are some of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Aviva Lehmann, Heritage Auction's senior vice president of American art, responds to a question as she stands by paintings in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, that are some of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Aviva Lehmann, Heritage Auction's senior vice president of American art, responds to a question as she stands by paintings in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, that are some of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Aviva Lehmann, Heritage Auction's senior vice president of American art, responds to a question as she stands by paintings in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, that are some of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A painting that hangs at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, is just one of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A painting that hangs at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, is just one of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Aviva Lehmann, Heritage Auction's senior vice president of American art, responds to a question as she stands by paintings in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, that are some of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Aviva Lehmann, Heritage Auction's senior vice president of American art, responds to a question as she stands by paintings in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, that are some of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Aviva Lehmann, Heritage Auction's senior vice president of American art, responds to a question as she stands by paintings in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, that are some of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Aviva Lehmann, Heritage Auction's senior vice president of American art, responds to a question as she stands by paintings in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, that are some of many works from the Boy Scouts of America's art collection — including some paintings by Norman Rockwell — that will go up for auction this month to help compensate tens of thousands of people, mainly men, who were sexually abused while in scouting. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)