Original 1924 Cover From The Saturday Evening Post
This original cover from the Saturday Evening Post is dated March 28, 1925. Illustrated by noted artist of the time, J. C. Leyendecker, it is titled ‘Marbles Game’. The image features vibrant colours and attention to detail. It depicts two boys playing marbles. The boys are deeply concentrating on the game as an elderly man leans on his walking stick. He is clearly amused with a nostalgic look on his face, as if he is remembering days gone by. On the reverse side there is an advertisement for Del Monte sliced peaches with the caption, ‘Don’t wait for summer’.
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.
This iconic image of street life in the 1920s measures approximately 35 cms by 26.5 cms.
This original cover from the Saturday Evening Post is dated March 28, 1925. Illustrated by noted artist of the time, J. C. Leyendecker, it is titled ‘Marbles Game’. The image features vibrant colours and attention to detail. It depicts two boys playing marbles. The boys are deeply concentrating on the game as an elderly man leans on his walking stick. He is clearly amused with a nostalgic look on his face, as if he is remembering days gone by. On the reverse side there is an advertisement for Del Monte sliced peaches with the caption, ‘Don’t wait for summer’.
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.
This iconic image of street life in the 1920s measures approximately 35 cms by 26.5 cms.
This original cover from the Saturday Evening Post is dated March 28, 1925. Illustrated by noted artist of the time, J. C. Leyendecker, it is titled ‘Marbles Game’. The image features vibrant colours and attention to detail. It depicts two boys playing marbles. The boys are deeply concentrating on the game as an elderly man leans on his walking stick. He is clearly amused with a nostalgic look on his face, as if he is remembering days gone by. On the reverse side there is an advertisement for Del Monte sliced peaches with the caption, ‘Don’t wait for summer’.
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.
This iconic image of street life in the 1920s measures approximately 35 cms by 26.5 cms.
This front cover is in very good condition. However, at some stage in its long life someone has attempted to trim the left hand edge. Consequently, this edge is uneven.
