Classic Art: The Artist as Advertiser
In the largely pre-photography days, a magazine cover was the pinnacle for illustrators. But some of our best cover artists also illustrated ads.
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Escape Artist
Rockwell was a great talent spotter, but he couldn’t get one young painter to sit still for a portrait.
Classic Covers: The Grocery Store
Remember turning in pop bottles for change? How about having a few cents for candy and taking forever to decide? These Post covers remind us how much shopping has changed.
Classic Covers: Baseball, part II
It’s spring! Wouldn’t you rather be playing ball?
From Our Archives: Thomas Kinkade’s American Dream
In honor of the “Painter of Light,” we’re revisiting this 2003 feature on Thomas Kinkade and his sources of inspiration.
Classic Covers: Love Hurts
Valentine’s Day reminds us that, as Shakespeare put it, “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Sad, yes—but it made for some great cover art.
Classic Covers: World War II
In honor of Veterans Day, we’re dusting off some WWII covers—from serious to sweet to humorous.
Images of Firearms from Post’s Past
Check out these gun-related covers from Post’s past, which run the gamut from humorous to poignant.
Classic Covers: The Art of Halloween
It’s that time again…the apples are bobbing, black cats are screeching, and witches are alighting. Join us for some sweet and scary Halloween art!
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.
American Schools in Crisis
A leading educator argues that current reforms are short sighted, wrong headed—and bound to fail.
190 Years Ago: The Post Covers The Death of Napoleon
One of the hot topics of news in our 1821 issues was the passing of “Fortune’s Football.”
Remembering Artist John Falter
Thanks to one of our readers, I learned some interesting things about this 1946 cover by John Falter.
Classic Covers: A 1940s Summer
Summer in the 1940s was much like summer seventy years later—only with great Saturday Evening Post covers.
Classic Covers: Pull Up a Chair
As a prop or a story device, of humble wood or elaborately patterned, artists have furnished their paintings with interesting chairs.
Classic Covers: Unexpected Visitors
You know that moment when you’re nice and comfy—or in a rush to get ready—and someone pops by? Post cover artist George Hughes knows.