Classic Ads: The Art of Advertising
Ah, the golden age of illustration, when some of the most fabulous artwork can be found…in advertisements.
Ah, the golden age of illustration, when some of the most fabulous artwork can be found…in advertisements.
Intriguing tales lurk behind Mead Schaeffer’s covers for The Saturday Evening Post.
The most prolific cover artist from The Saturday Evening Post, J.C. Leyendecker, influenced the way we look at Santa during Christmas, turkeys and pies at Thanksgiving, and fireworks on the Fourth of July.
In the Jul/Aug 2012 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, Robert Berridge reveals the story behind the October 8, 1938, Norman Rockwell cover “Blank Canvas.” Be sure to read the story, and to order a print from Art.com, you may do so here.
From Hollywood actors to the weather-hardened real thing, cowboys have graced their fair share of Saturday Evening Post covers.
Appearing on a Saturday Evening Post cover could be a springboard to fame, and this Post cover features an eventual movie star.
Meet 90-year-old Gordon Thorpe, who was a Post newsboy in the 1930s, and who keeps on riding today.
So many elements go into the making of a wedding: the cake, the music–even the proposal that starts the ball rolling. Decades of Post covers share the work and the joy.
Charles Lindbergh once said: “In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.” Artist Jack Murray captured this sense in several Saturday Evening Post animal covers.
Dick Clemens, the real police officer who was delighted when Rockwell asked him to pose for “The Runaway,” passed away this week.
In the largely pre-photography days, a magazine cover was the pinnacle for illustrators. But some of our best cover artists also illustrated ads.
Rockwell was a great talent spotter, but he couldn’t get one young painter to sit still for a portrait.
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.
It’s spring! Wouldn’t you rather be playing ball?
In honor of the “Painter of Light,” we’re revisiting this 2003 feature on Thomas Kinkade and his sources of inspiration.
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.