Classic Covers: Sunday Morning Slackers
Lazy Sunday mornings are the best, if one can get past the disapproving looks!
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Classic Covers: Sled Dogs or Dogs That Sled
Have you ever noticed that when people are playing in the snow, Rover is never far behind. Check out these classic cover illustrations.
The Post Story That Changed Baseball
James Thurber’s 1941 short story might have altered baseball.
An Ordinary House
For many of us the home that’s fondest in our hearts is one we remember from childhood. For me it was the first actual house I ever lived in—a rental the family moved into when my father, a textile salesman, was transferred to Baltimore from New York. Up until then, we’d been living in an […]
Classic Covers: Welcome, New Year
Let’s not forget: 1946, 1949, 1950, and 1958 were all once new years, too! Check out these memorable covers.
Classic Covers: Post-Thanksgiving Shopping
Let the post-Thanksgiving shopping begin! Cover artists over the decades have shown us how it’s done. And how darn tiring it can be.
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.
Classic Covers: Pumpkin Patch
We share some of our most ghoulish and gorgeous pumpkin covers.
Classic Covers: By the Light …
The “star” in some paintings is not just the subject of the piece, but the lighting—a face lit by lamplight, a city bathed in sunshine, or the reflections of a snowfall. Post cover artists show intriguing use of light in all seasons.
Classic Covers: Are You Ready for Some Football?
Our vintage covers of kids playing football will bring a smile to your face!
Classic Covers: School Daze
A frog in the school library? The librarian on Dick Sargent’s February 1956 cover can’t figure out why Jimmy seems so engrossed with his history homework. Notice the gloppy fountain pen where he started taking notes until he decided it was much more fun playing with little Froggy. If the librarian zeroes in for closer […]
Classic Covers: A Salute to Teachers
Teachers work so hard to teach and nurture our children. These vintage Post covers show that some days are more productive than others!
Classic Covers: Listen to This!
“Eavesdropping” was a common theme for our illustrators. If “curiosity is the very basis of education,” to quote writer Arnold Edinborough, then some very curious individuals on our covers have certainly learned a great deal. Perhaps more than they bargained for …
Classic Covers: Dog Days of Summer
Kids and grown-ups, too, have their way of getting through the hottest days of the year. Here are some of our favorite “cooling off” covers.
Classic Covers: The Fourth of July Throughout the Decades
Our covers have long celebrated Independence Day. Here are some of our favorites, dating back to 1900.
In the News
July 14, 2010 The Saturday Evening Post Re-Releases Rare, 65-Year-Old J.D. Salinger Short Story “A Boy in France” in July/August Issue – prnewswire.com “INDIANAPOLIS, July 14 /PRNewswire/ — The Saturday Evening Post, the nation’s oldest magazine, which traces its roots to Benjamin Franklin and is famous for covers that illustrate the lives and experiences of […]