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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Tag Archives: post covers
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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A Dream Come True
Rockwell’s rural fantasies take flight in a 1935 painting that would later come to define him.
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Classic Art: Voting in America
Why did Norman Rockwell sketch himself in the voting booth? We have the answer and other intriguing historical election artwork.
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Classic Covers: Saluting the Referees
They’re back! And our archives boast some great referee covers from days gone by.
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Classic Covers: The Theater
The actors, the audience … the excitement! We have covers showing all aspects of the theater—including a couple of rarely seen Rockwells.
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Classic Covers: Firefighters
As long as there has been fire, there have been firefighters. We salute them with classic covers from artists like Rockwell, Dohanos, and Falter.
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Classic Covers: Election
It is said that politics makes strange bedfellows. Perhaps it does, but over the years, it has also made for great Post covers!
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Art: Till the Cows Come Home
A bevy of bovine beauties, from the humorous to the picturesque, appeared on our covers. Who knew cows were so popular with illustrators?
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Classic Art: Frank X, The Other Leyendecker
J.C. Leyendecker was known as the artist with the golden touch. But there was another artist in the family, younger brother Frank.
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Beatlemania: No Passing Fad
The Beatles were more than just a passing phase, and the The Saturday Evening Post staff was hot on the trail.
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Classic Art: J.C. Leyendecker
From portraits of great leaders, to comical scenes, to the sumptuous and elaborate art he is known for, we love J.C. Leyendecker!
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Classic Covers: John Falter’s August
A golf course, a country auction, a stunning sunset. The moods of August as portrayed by a beloved Post artist.
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Classic Covers: Earl Mayan
From Yogi Berra to a pistol-packin’ saloon girl, Earl Mayan’s illustrations kept the ’50s fun!
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Classic Covers: The Art of J.F. Kernan
Artist Joseph Francis Kernan was known as the “poor man’s Norman Rockwell,” but Kernan was a superb illustrator in his own right.
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