Original 1921 Front Cover From The Saturday Evening Post
This original cover from the Saturday Evening Post is dated December 10, 1921. It depicts a Roman gladiator leaning on his sword. He has a happy look on his face as he watches a dove with an olive branch in its mouth (a symbol of peace).
The artwork by J. C. Leyendecker most likely pays homage to The Nobel Peace Prize awarded at this time. In 1921 the prize was shared between Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting of Sweden and Christian L. Lange of Norway. Branting led the struggle for equal rights and social justice in Sweden, emphasising this struggle to be conducted by peaceful means, not revolution. He was seen as a ‘constitutional pacifist’. Lange was one of the world’s foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism. He promoted international cooperation. Both men were staunch supporters of the newly formed League of Nations. The Nobel Prize was awarded ‘for their lifelong contribution to the cause of peace and organized constitutionalism’.
J.C. Leyendecker (March 23, 1874 – July 25, 1951) was regarded as one of the most prominent and financially successful freelance commercial artists in the U.S. He worked mainly in oils producing rich, fluid brush strokes and luminous painting surfaces. During his time with the Saturday Evening Post he produced 322 front covers and many illustrated advertisements for inside the magazine. It is clamed that he “virtually invented the whole idea of modern magazine design”.
The Saturday Evening Post is an American magazine. It was originally published weekly from 1897 until 1963. It is now published six times per year. From the 1920’s up until the 1960’s, the Saturday Evening Post was one of the most widely circulated and influential magazines among the American middle class. It contained fiction, non-fiction, cartoons and features. It reached about 2 million homes every week.
On the reverse side of this cover there is a colourful advertisement for Del Monte canned fruit with the caption ‘Merry Christmas! Say it with Del Monte’.
The cover measures approximately 35 cms by 28 cms.
This original cover from the Saturday Evening Post is dated December 10, 1921. It depicts a Roman gladiator leaning on his sword. He has a happy look on his face as he watches a dove with an olive branch in its mouth (a symbol of peace).
The artwork by J. C. Leyendecker most likely pays homage to The Nobel Peace Prize awarded at this time. In 1921 the prize was shared between Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting of Sweden and Christian L. Lange of Norway. Branting led the struggle for equal rights and social justice in Sweden, emphasising this struggle to be conducted by peaceful means, not revolution. He was seen as a ‘constitutional pacifist’. Lange was one of the world’s foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism. He promoted international cooperation. Both men were staunch supporters of the newly formed League of Nations. The Nobel Prize was awarded ‘for their lifelong contribution to the cause of peace and organized constitutionalism’.
J.C. Leyendecker (March 23, 1874 – July 25, 1951) was regarded as one of the most prominent and financially successful freelance commercial artists in the U.S. He worked mainly in oils producing rich, fluid brush strokes and luminous painting surfaces. During his time with the Saturday Evening Post he produced 322 front covers and many illustrated advertisements for inside the magazine. It is clamed that he “virtually invented the whole idea of modern magazine design”.
The Saturday Evening Post is an American magazine. It was originally published weekly from 1897 until 1963. It is now published six times per year. From the 1920’s up until the 1960’s, the Saturday Evening Post was one of the most widely circulated and influential magazines among the American middle class. It contained fiction, non-fiction, cartoons and features. It reached about 2 million homes every week.
On the reverse side of this cover there is a colourful advertisement for Del Monte canned fruit with the caption ‘Merry Christmas! Say it with Del Monte’.
The cover measures approximately 35 cms by 28 cms.
This original cover from the Saturday Evening Post is dated December 10, 1921. It depicts a Roman gladiator leaning on his sword. He has a happy look on his face as he watches a dove with an olive branch in its mouth (a symbol of peace).
The artwork by J. C. Leyendecker most likely pays homage to The Nobel Peace Prize awarded at this time. In 1921 the prize was shared between Prime Minister Hjalmar Branting of Sweden and Christian L. Lange of Norway. Branting led the struggle for equal rights and social justice in Sweden, emphasising this struggle to be conducted by peaceful means, not revolution. He was seen as a ‘constitutional pacifist’. Lange was one of the world’s foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism. He promoted international cooperation. Both men were staunch supporters of the newly formed League of Nations. The Nobel Prize was awarded ‘for their lifelong contribution to the cause of peace and organized constitutionalism’.
J.C. Leyendecker (March 23, 1874 – July 25, 1951) was regarded as one of the most prominent and financially successful freelance commercial artists in the U.S. He worked mainly in oils producing rich, fluid brush strokes and luminous painting surfaces. During his time with the Saturday Evening Post he produced 322 front covers and many illustrated advertisements for inside the magazine. It is clamed that he “virtually invented the whole idea of modern magazine design”.
The Saturday Evening Post is an American magazine. It was originally published weekly from 1897 until 1963. It is now published six times per year. From the 1920’s up until the 1960’s, the Saturday Evening Post was one of the most widely circulated and influential magazines among the American middle class. It contained fiction, non-fiction, cartoons and features. It reached about 2 million homes every week.
On the reverse side of this cover there is a colourful advertisement for Del Monte canned fruit with the caption ‘Merry Christmas! Say it with Del Monte’.
The cover measures approximately 35 cms by 28 cms.
This cover page is now over 103 years old. The side edges are showing some wear and tear.
