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Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower by Norman Rockwell
October 13, 1956 Issue of The Saturday Evening PostPortrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Norman Rockwell painting , appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post published October 13, 1956. This is another timeless favorite of Rockwell collectors, a classic for all the ages. This painting was Rockwell's 292th overall out of 322 total paintings that were published on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. Rockwell's career with the Post spanned 47 years, from his first cover illustration, Boy With Baby Carriage in 1916 to his last, Portrait of John F. Kennedy, in 1963. This was also the fourth cover for The Post in 1956. In 1956, there were five Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post covers published. The original oil on canvas painting is part of the collection of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library. This painting also appears in two Rockwell commentary books. It appears:
Pristine original copies of this magazine cover sell for respectable sums on eBay, when it is offered. And to think it only cost fifteen cents originally! And it was mint condition then, too. Portrait of Dwight D. EisenhowerGiclee Prints on Archival Paper: Norman Rockwell painted both major party President candidates for the United States Presidency in 1956. The Portrait of Adlai E Stevenson appeared the week before this portrait of Eisenhower. The differences between this portrait and the one that Rockwell painted four years earlier are simple. Ike is four years older and, in this painting, he is showing a toothy smile. Rockwell abided by Eisenhower's wishes and did not paint his gold tooth. Ike said his wife Mamie did not like the look of the gold tooth. Eisenhower went on to win the 1956 election just as he did in 1952. Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower was only one of 322 Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post covers; Here is the list of Norman Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover illustrations.
Here is the complete list of all Norman Rockwell magazine covers. Rockwell and Eisenhower got along famously. He and Eisenhower takjed about fishing and painting. Dwight D Eisenhower was an amateur painter and asked Rockwell for painting tips. Rockwell remarked that Ike's painting was not very good, so he was glad to offer tips.
Norman Rockwell's Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1956)
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