“My Painting Is Worth How Much?”
How an unknown treasure hung on one woman’s wall for 30 years. Joan Heywood wasn’t planning to take her favorite watercolor in for appraisal until her daughter insisted.
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Tag Archives: Illustrations
America’s Artist
Norman Rockwell didn’t create his celebrated images using only brush and paint. They often took shape first as scenes that Rockwell literally acted out. Showing their appreciation for his storytelling talents, film directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg share their private Rockwell collections with the Smithsonian for the upcoming exhibit Telling Stories.
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Classic Covers: A Leyendecker Easter
Happy Easter from The Saturday Evening Post! This gallery features Post illustrations by our most prolific cover artist, J.C. Leyendecker.
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The Case of the Missing Painting
Ever wonder what happened to the wonderful illustrations from old Post stories? So do we! We found the answer to one such mystery when we dug up the original story behind a reader’s painting
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Fresh Eyes
My son Thomas fancies himself an artist. He works in watercolors and pastels mostly (easier to clean up, you see),
and his subject matter is narrowly focused—actually, it’s mostly dinosaurs. But his love of art can’t be denied and so, to broaden his horizons a little bit, I often take him to museums and galleries ... More
About Face
The “Face of America” illustration of George Washington [Nov/Dec 2009] was a classic—and very moving. Robert, Wayne, New Jersey
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Classic Covers: The Inside Story
The Post has long been known for its collection of legendary cover art, and there’s even more inside! Take a look.
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You Asked: What Would Rockwell Do?
One reader suggests that if Rockwell were alive and illustrating today, he would be painting covers depicting “the insane world of today with technology run amok …” Here’s what we think …
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