Classic Covers: The Art of the Haircut
Who knew getting a haircut was such an artistic endeavor? Well, our cover artists, of course.
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Wyeth Family Genius
In equal parts adored by the public and belittled by critics, three generations of Wyeths have created an astounding art legacy.
Classic Art: More Great (and Rare!) Baseball Covers
Why is the title of this 1962 cover “Baseball Fight”?
Classic Covers: The Art of Golfing
A reader wanted a reprint of 1925 Post cover “Miserable Golfer”, when led me to a treasure trove of golfing covers.
Classic Covers: Mother’s Many Duties
From removing a splinter to underwear shopping to, yes, embarrassing you by showing off your baby photos, a mother’s work is never done.
Classic Covers: Daydreams
Is the grass really greener in your daydreams? Post cover artists don’t think so.
Classic Covers: Music Critics
Even the bust of Beethoven is cringing. And he was deaf! Favorite Post covers show us that music is in the ear of the beholder.
Classic Covers: Thank Heavens for Little Girls
I found decades of covers showing little girls doing what girls do. Narrowing it down to a few was difficult. Hint: They aren’t all sugar and spice and everything nice.
Classic Covers: The Month of March
Windy, rainy, dreary days and then…a new bloom! And let us not forget St. Patrick.
Classic Covers: Celebrating Valentine’s Day
A collection of covers from as far back as 1904 celebrate Valentine’s day.
Classic Covers: The Art of Impressing Girls
Okay, supposedly little boys don’t like little girls. They why do they go to so much trouble to impress them? With Valentine’s Day approaching, these Post covers show how to win a girl’s heart – or not.
Classic Covers: New Year’s Resolutions
Decades of Saturday Evening Post covers show that we have always sought self-improvement.
Classic Covers: A Kiss Under the Mistletoe
“…the Yule log and Christmas candle were regularly burnt, and the mistletoe, with its white berries, hung up, to the imminent peril of all the pretty housemaids,” wrote Washington Irving (1783-1859). This Victorian couple under the mistletoe was on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post December 15, 1900. How many people have our cover artists caught under that infamous plant?
Classic Covers: A Soldier’s Christmas
Shopping, decorating and lots of Santas: that’s what Saturday Evening Post Christmas covers are made of. But we wanted to remember those serving overseas this holiday season.
Classic Covers: How to Handle a Turkey
It isn’t just the farmers and poultry truck drivers who have a hard time handling turkeys. Sometimes the big birds were a handful for our cover artists and models. Why did one famous cover artist start “to feel like an assassin”?
Be Very Afraid…
A large shadow lurks…a cat screeches…and is that a ghoul or just the crazy neighbor trying to scare us? Halloween covers through the years have given us delicious scares!