Book Review: Mark Twain and The Colonel
Mark Twain and the Colonel took two vastly different routes to success. This biography compares those differences and how they shaped the lives of these men.
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Happy Birthday, Norman Rockwell!
We salute Norman Rockwell, who is inextricably identified with The Saturday Evening Post, and an American icon.
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Classic Covers: Constantin Alajalov
This New Year’s Eve worker from 1949 was one of over seventy Post covers done by the Russian who was an expert at satirizing Americans.
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Classic Art: John LaGatta
From 1929 to 1941, John LaGatta painted twenty-two Saturday Evening Post covers and too many inside story illustrations to count.
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Hemingway: A Life in Pictures
Ernest Hemingway’s granddaughter opens the family photo album and shares more than 350 pictures of this American literary icon.
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Classic Covers: Leslie Thrasher
Watching a painting appraisal on TV recently, a reader became curious about artist Leslie Thrasher and asked for more information about him. We discovered some delightful Post covers by this wonderful artist.
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Alexander the Great
Uncover the secrets of the fascinating ancient ruler in historian Philip Freeman’s Alexander the Great.
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Classic Covers: Stevan Dohanos
Rockwell is revered in Saturday Evening Post cover history, leaving some fabulous Post cover artists standing forgotten in his long, long shadow. For 1950s Americana, Stevan Dohanos was one of the best.
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The Life and Times of the REAL Winnie-the-Pooh
Discover the story of the teddy bear behind the legend in Shirley Harrison’s new book, The Life and Times of the REAL Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Meet the Cartoonist: Pat Hardin
Patrick Hardin of Flint, Michigan, is another cartoonist who makes it fun to read the Post.
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Meet the Cartoonist: Dave Carpenter
Iowan Dave Carpenter has been cartooning and making us laugh since 1976.
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The Art of Frances Tipton Hunter
Kids: Good, naughty, embarrassed, gleeful … and always adorable. But what does this have to do with a poem by Ogden Nash?
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Meet the Cartoonist (and Author): Joe Farris
Meet cartoonist, artist, author, and World War II veteran, Joe Farris.
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Meet the Cartoonist: Harley Schwadron
You’ve no doubt seen the work of this cartoonist, Harley Schwadron—including his ubiquitous “pin-stripe guy.”
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Meet the Cartoonist: Rex May
Meet Rex May (the artist also known as “Baloo”), another of the Post’s favorite cartoonists.
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Meet the Cartoonists: “thomastoons”
Once upon time two brothers were born in a quaint hamlet in northern Pennsylvania (Erie), where they discovered at an early age (10 and 12) the uncanny ability to draw their friends and neighbors as cartoons.
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Meet the Working-Class Cartoonist: Bob Vojtko
Sketching during a break from his other job is another favorite Post cartoonist, Bob Vojtko of Ohio.
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