Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Roadline Painter's Problem [Saturday Evening Post Cover]
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Roadline Painter's Problem [Saturday Evening Post Cover]
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Image View:
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Detail of lower right with signature
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Creator:
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Norman Rockwell (American illustrator, 1894-1978)
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Location:
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repository: Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine, United States) 2013.246
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Location Note:
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5600 Mayflower Hill; The Lunder Collection
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GPS:
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+44.565-69.660833
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Date:
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1937 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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31 in (height) x 25 in (width)
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Subjects:
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animal; genre; lettering; font; magazine cover; humor
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Description:
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In 1916, the 22-year-old Rockwell painted his first cover for The Saturday Evening Post, the magazine considered by Rockwell to be the “greatest show window in America.” Over the next 47 years, another 322 Rockwell covers would appear on the cover of the Post. This painting is unusual in that it includes the painted lettering of the magazine title; usually this was added later in the printing process. Rockwell wanted to control the overlap of the figure with the title. (Source: Norman Rockwell Museum [website]; https://www.nrm.org/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-NROCKWELL-RPP-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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