Original 1927 Cover From The Saturday Evening Post
This original cover from the Saturday Evening post is dated November 26, 1927. Illustrated by renowned artist of the time J. C. Leyendecker, it is titled ‘Childhood Thanksgiving’. It depicts a woman proudly holding the cooked Thanksgiving turkey on a large platter. Beside her there is a small boy. He is dressed in his best clothes and he appears to be very excited. On the other hand, an elderly man, perhaps the grandfather is soundly sleeping in his rocking chair. Leyendecker has made excellent use of vibrant colour and keen attention to detail.
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 the cover there is an advertisement for Bon Ami cleaning products with the caption ‘Makes easy the cleaning and polishing of metal things’. The page measures approximately 34 cms by 27.5 cms.
This original cover from the Saturday Evening post is dated November 26, 1927. Illustrated by renowned artist of the time J. C. Leyendecker, it is titled ‘Childhood Thanksgiving’. It depicts a woman proudly holding the cooked Thanksgiving turkey on a large platter. Beside her there is a small boy. He is dressed in his best clothes and he appears to be very excited. On the other hand, an elderly man, perhaps the grandfather is soundly sleeping in his rocking chair. Leyendecker has made excellent use of vibrant colour and keen attention to detail.
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 the cover there is an advertisement for Bon Ami cleaning products with the caption ‘Makes easy the cleaning and polishing of metal things’. The page measures approximately 34 cms by 27.5 cms.
This original cover from the Saturday Evening post is dated November 26, 1927. Illustrated by renowned artist of the time J. C. Leyendecker, it is titled ‘Childhood Thanksgiving’. It depicts a woman proudly holding the cooked Thanksgiving turkey on a large platter. Beside her there is a small boy. He is dressed in his best clothes and he appears to be very excited. On the other hand, an elderly man, perhaps the grandfather is soundly sleeping in his rocking chair. Leyendecker has made excellent use of vibrant colour and keen attention to detail.
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 the cover there is an advertisement for Bon Ami cleaning products with the caption ‘Makes easy the cleaning and polishing of metal things’. The page measures approximately 34 cms by 27.5 cms.
