Original 1922 Cover From The Saturday Evening Post
This original cover from the Saturday Evening Post is dated December 30, 1922. Illustrated by renowned artist of the time J. C. Leyendecker, it is titled ‘Treaty For The New Year’. When creating this artwork, Leyendecker was most likely paying hommage to the creation of the USSR as a new nation. This was ratified by 2,215 delegates of the First All Union Congress of Soviets of the Treaty of Creation and the Declaration of Creation on December 30, 1922.
The image portrays a formally dressed Vladimir Lenin, donning his hat and bowing towards a small child representing the U.S. Lenin wears an elaborate sash over his shoulders with the word ‘Europe’ clearly displayed on it. The child is scantily clad in a nappy. He looks up towards Lenin. Leyendecker clearly plays with images of old and young. Through the artwork we are drawn into considering notions of experience and naivety of nations. The original artwork by Leyendecker has sold for over $100,000.
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.
Towards the top right hand side of this cover page a stamp from the Bookstall Co. Ltd, Sydney can be seen. The Bookstall Company was founded in N.S.W. in 1880. The company operated a chain of Newsagencies throughout N.S.W. They were also known for publishing inexpensive paperback books that were written, illustrated, published and printed in Australia. The company sold to commuters at bookstalls in railway stations.
On the reverse side of this front cover there is an advertisement for Kuppenheimer Good Clothes. It depicts a couple playing chess with the caption, ‘The right move - an Investment in Good Appearence’. The page measures approximately 37.5 cms by 27.5 cms. Considering it is over 100 years old, it is in very good condition, with only some minor tears on some of the outer edges.
This original cover from the Saturday Evening Post is dated December 30, 1922. Illustrated by renowned artist of the time J. C. Leyendecker, it is titled ‘Treaty For The New Year’. When creating this artwork, Leyendecker was most likely paying hommage to the creation of the USSR as a new nation. This was ratified by 2,215 delegates of the First All Union Congress of Soviets of the Treaty of Creation and the Declaration of Creation on December 30, 1922.
The image portrays a formally dressed Vladimir Lenin, donning his hat and bowing towards a small child representing the U.S. Lenin wears an elaborate sash over his shoulders with the word ‘Europe’ clearly displayed on it. The child is scantily clad in a nappy. He looks up towards Lenin. Leyendecker clearly plays with images of old and young. Through the artwork we are drawn into considering notions of experience and naivety of nations. The original artwork by Leyendecker has sold for over $100,000.
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.
Towards the top right hand side of this cover page a stamp from the Bookstall Co. Ltd, Sydney can be seen. The Bookstall Company was founded in N.S.W. in 1880. The company operated a chain of Newsagencies throughout N.S.W. They were also known for publishing inexpensive paperback books that were written, illustrated, published and printed in Australia. The company sold to commuters at bookstalls in railway stations.
On the reverse side of this front cover there is an advertisement for Kuppenheimer Good Clothes. It depicts a couple playing chess with the caption, ‘The right move - an Investment in Good Appearence’. The page measures approximately 37.5 cms by 27.5 cms. Considering it is over 100 years old, it is in very good condition, with only some minor tears on some of the outer edges.
This original cover from the Saturday Evening Post is dated December 30, 1922. Illustrated by renowned artist of the time J. C. Leyendecker, it is titled ‘Treaty For The New Year’. When creating this artwork, Leyendecker was most likely paying hommage to the creation of the USSR as a new nation. This was ratified by 2,215 delegates of the First All Union Congress of Soviets of the Treaty of Creation and the Declaration of Creation on December 30, 1922.
The image portrays a formally dressed Vladimir Lenin, donning his hat and bowing towards a small child representing the U.S. Lenin wears an elaborate sash over his shoulders with the word ‘Europe’ clearly displayed on it. The child is scantily clad in a nappy. He looks up towards Lenin. Leyendecker clearly plays with images of old and young. Through the artwork we are drawn into considering notions of experience and naivety of nations. The original artwork by Leyendecker has sold for over $100,000.
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.
Towards the top right hand side of this cover page a stamp from the Bookstall Co. Ltd, Sydney can be seen. The Bookstall Company was founded in N.S.W. in 1880. The company operated a chain of Newsagencies throughout N.S.W. They were also known for publishing inexpensive paperback books that were written, illustrated, published and printed in Australia. The company sold to commuters at bookstalls in railway stations.
On the reverse side of this front cover there is an advertisement for Kuppenheimer Good Clothes. It depicts a couple playing chess with the caption, ‘The right move - an Investment in Good Appearence’. The page measures approximately 37.5 cms by 27.5 cms. Considering it is over 100 years old, it is in very good condition, with only some minor tears on some of the outer edges.
