Norman Rockwell, the beloved pictorial narrator, began illustrating covers for The Saturday Evening Post in 1916, an association that lasted nearly half a century. His greatest covers are anecdotes about average Americans, each a scene telling a story with a remarkable amount of detail. Conveying extraordinary warmth and humor, these twelve reproductions of his work prove Rockwell's art is also a form of entertainment.
Saturday Evening Post featured covers:
Golden Rule, April 1, 1961;
April Fool, April 3, 1943;
Girl at the Mirror, March 6, 1954;
Bottom of the Sixth, April 23, 1949;
The Window Washer, September 17, 1960;
Just Married, June 29, 1957;
At the Optometrist, May 19, 1956;
High Dive, August 16, 1947;
Breaking Home Ties, September 25, 1954;
Willie Gillis in College, October 5, 1946;
April Fool, 1948 (Curiosity Shop), April 3, 1948;
Extra Good Boys and Girls, December 16, 1939. |