Classic Covers: Yard Work
From mowing and tree planting to a neighborhood nonconformist, 1950s-style, these timeless covers are just in time to inspire you to tackle that yard.
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Classic Covers: 1950s Moms
Our best ’50s cover artists capture moms’ challenges. Is motherhood that much different today?
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Readers’ Favorite Rockwells
We asked readers and staff alike about their favorite Rockwells, and we got great answers!
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Rockwell’s Barbershop Quartet
This 1936 cover remains a perennial favorite, and Rockwell would be delighted to know that four-part harmony is still around.
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Rockwells That Don’t Look Like Rockwells
Think you know Rockwell? We’re taking a look at some unique covers by America’s favorite artist–some very unique.
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Classic Covers: A Hint of Spring
We are over it! We’re through with snow and slush, and we’re seeking hints of spring from our finest cover artists: Rockwell, Leyendecker, Dohanos, Falter, Clymer and more.
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Rockwell’s Favorite Model, Part III
In one of his most respected paintings, Rockwell captures the poignancy of growing up. However, the model “had no idea what he was talking about.”
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Rockwell’s Favorite Model, Part II
Ever wonder how Norman Rockwell achieved some of the poses we see? With close-ups and insight from model Mary Whalen Leonard, we’ll show how a cover was done.
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First Crocus
Fate certainly had other intentions for would-be farmer Gene Pelham.
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Rockwell’s Favorite Model
Meet the small-town girl Rockwell called “the best model I ever had.”
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Classic Covers: Women Artists
Let’s face it: The venerable old Saturday Evening Post was never in the forefront of the fight for female equality. Yet, as far back as 1904, some of our finest cover artists were women. This week we share the art of three of these fine illustrators.
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Classic Covers: Romance is in the Air
Wherever there is romance, there are overseers, observers or, to put it bluntly, eavesdroppers.
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Classic Covers: Happy Birthday, Norman Rockwell!
Celebrate Rockwell’s February 3 birthday with his first 3 Post covers and the stories of how they came about.
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Valentine Kiss
A tribute to his late ex-wife Irene, Norman Rockwell created Signpainter, the cover illustration for the February 9, 1935, Post.
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Classic Covers: The Family Rockwell
Not only was Norman Rockwell’s art on Post covers, sometimes his family was too. Take a look at some of our classic covers featuring his three sons: Jerry, Tom, and Peter.
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Classic Covers: Childhood in the 1950s
Remember black-and-white Westerns and sandlot baseball? Our classic covers show what being a youngster was like in postwar America.
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Classic Covers: Autumn’s Beauty
The Post’s great cover artists had a knack for placing the viewer right in the painting, whether riding horseback through golden forests or picking apples in a lush orchard.
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