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The Saturday Evening Post cover featured Norman Rockwell art 322 covers over a period of 47 years. Here is a complete list of Post covers featuring Rockwell illustrations. They are listed in Chronological order. Enjoy.
From his epic first meeting with the art director of The Saturday Evening Post, Norman Rockwell painted America as he saw it and thought it to be.
The earliest paintings that populate the first part of the lsit are mostly paintings of children and dogs. These were Rockwell's most familiar subjects, having spent svereal years already painting illustrations for magazines, such as St.Nicholas, Everyland and Youth's Companion, that were primarily intended for young readers. Rockwell has also spent time as the art director and cover illustrator for Boys' Life magazine as well.
He also included some paintings that illustrations of older Americans as characters. He strongly felt that the older models had faces with a lot of character. During the early period he also painted American servicemen during World War One.
The Complete List
Clicking on the links in the list of Rockwell Saturday Evening Post covers will take you to a page dedicated to the individual cover.- 1916
May 20 - Boy with Baby Carriage - June 3 - The Circus Barker and Strong Man (Circus Strongman)
- August 5 - Gramps at the Plate
- September 16 - Redhead Loves Hatty Perkins (Schoolboy Making Fist)
- October 14 - People in a Theatre Balcony (Charlie Chaplin Fans)
- December 9 - Man Playing Santa
- 1917
January 13 - Two Men Courting Girl's Favor (Shall We Dance?) - May 12 - Saluting the Flag (Ready to Serve)
- June 16 - Boy Measuring Height (Recruiting Officer)
- October 27 - Knowledge is Power (Boy Writing on Chalkboard)
- 1918
January 26 - Children Dancing at a Party (Boy Stepping on Girl's Toe) (Pardon Me) - May 18 - Clown and Boy (Meeting the Clown)
- August 10 - Boy at Barber (The Haircut)
- September 21 - Little Girl Working for Red Cross (Giving to the Red Cross)
- 1919
January 18 - Sailor Dreaming of Girl Friend (Thinking of the Girl Back Home) - February 22 - World War I Soldier Marching with Children (Heroes Welcome)
- March 22 - Courting Couple at Midnight
- April 26 - The Party Favor (Children Pulling Party Favor) (Playing Party Games)
- June 14 - The Valedictorian (Graduation Speaker) (Recitation)
- June 28 - Boys Playing LeapFrog
- August 9 - Boy Chasing Dog with Pants (Runaway Pants)
- September 6 - Boy Asleep with Hoe (Lazybones)
- September 20 - Man Leaving Work to Go Golfing (Important Business)
- October 4 - Boy on Stilts
- December 20 - Grandfather and Snowman (Gramps Encounters Gramps) (Gramps and the Snowman)
- 1920
January 17 - Little Boy Writing Letter (Pen Pals) - February 7 - The Novice Skater (Skating Lesson)
- March 27 - The Departing Maid (Housekeeper)
- May 1 - The Ouija Board
- May 15 - Boy with Dog in Picnic Basket (Stowaway)
- June 19 - Boy Sending Dog Home (Three's Company)
- July 31 - Trio in Early Motor Car (Eat My Dust)
- August 28 - Cave of the Winds (Girl with Skirt Blowing Up)
- October 9 - Man and Woman Seated Back to Back (Political Argument) (Election Debate)
- October 23 - Grandfather Frightened by Jack-O-Lantern (Hallowe'en)
- December 4 - Santa and Expense Book (Santa's Children)
- 1921
January 29 - Boy Reading Pirate Stories (Peeling Potatoes) - March 12 - Girl Reading Palm (Fortune Teller)
- June 4 - No Swimming
- July 9 - Boy Holding Screaming Baby (Big Brother's Dilemma) (Portrait)
- August 13 - The Funny Mirror (Distortion)
- October 1 - Boy Hiding under Couch Sneezing (The Sneezing Spy) (Sneezing Boy)
- December 3 - Merrie Christmas (Jolly Man in Top Hat)
- 1922
January 14 - Boy with Stereoscope (The Sphinx) - February 18 - Postman Reading Mail (Sorting Mail)
- April 8 - Man Threading a Needle
- April 29 - Boy Lifting Weights (It's Easy To Be A Man)
- May 20 - Old Couple Listening to Radio (Wonders of Radio)
- June 10 - Schoolboy Gazing Out Window (Patient Friend)
- August 19 - Boy Looking Through Telescope (Ship Ahoy)
- September 9 - Rivals
- November 4 - Maid with Movie Magazine (Cinderella)
- December 2 - Christmas: Santa with Elves (Santa and His Elves)
- 1923
February 3 - Cellist and Little Girl Dancing (Meeting of the Minds) - March 10 - Sick Puppy
- April 28 - Violin Solo (Violin Virtuoso)
- May 26 - Clown and Dog
- June 23 - Boy Doing Handspring (Summer Vacation)
- August 18 - Farmer and Bird
- September 8 - Man in Steamer Chair (The Cruise) (Ocean Voyage)
- November 10 - Boy Reading Adventure Story (Dreams)
- December 8 - Christmas Trio
- 1924
March 1 - Girl Doing Sampler (Needlepoint) - April 5 - Boy and Cupid (Cupid's Message)
- May 3 - Grocer with Girl's Bonnet (Thoughtful Shopper)
- June 7 - Daydreaming Bookeeper
- June 14 - Pirate Dreaming of Home (Thoughts of Home)
- July 19 - Couple in Early Auto (Speeding Along)
- August 30 - Boy and Girl with Concertina (The Accordianist)
- September 27 - Man Hugging Dog (Pals)
- October 18 - Hobo and Dog (Hobo)
- November 8 - Parade Garb (Army March)
- December 6 - Christmas: Santa's Christmas List (Good Deeds)
- 1925
January 31 - The Crossword Puzzle - April 18 - Boy Photographing Self-Portrait
- May 16 - Man Playing Flute (Flutist)
- June 27 - Girl Reading with Candy (Begging)
- July 11 - Man Reaching for Cigar with Cane (Country Gentleman)
- August 29 - Sleeping Expressman (Asleep on the Job)
- September 19 - Couple in Buggy (Moonlight Buggy Ride)
- November 21 - Boy Making Football Tackle (Tackled)
- December 5 - London Stagecoach (London Coach)
- 1925
January 9 - Downhill Racing Car (Soap Box Racer) - February 6 - Pipe and Bowl Sign Painter (Colonial Sign Painter)
- March 27 - Phrenologist Examining Head (Professor Bumpski Tells All)
- April 24 - Boy and Girl Gazing at Moon (Puppy Love) (First Love) (Sunset)
- May 29 - Ben Franklin's Sesquicentennial
- June 26 - Boy with Teacher (Young Scholar) (First in His Class)
- August 14 - Man with Nose in Book (The Bookworm)
- August 28 - Man Fishing (Contentment)
- October 2 - Man with Flowers Strewn Around (Rejected Suitor) (Defeated Suitor)
- December 4 - Christmas: Santa Consulting Globe (Santa's Good Boys)
- 1927
January 8 - Little Boy Holding Chalk Board (Back to School) - February 19 - The Law Student (Young Lawyer)
- March 12 - Two Men Reading Detective Stories
- April 16 - Boy Playing Flute Surrounded by Animals (Springtime)
- June 4 - Boy Painting Girl's Slicker (She's My Baby)
- July 23 - Pioneer of the Air (Portrait of Charles Lindbergh) (Aviation Pioneer)
- August 13 - Cowboy with Gramophone (Dreams of Long Ago)
- September 24 - Silhouette of a Colonial Lady (Silhouette Maker)
- October 22 - Man and Woman Drinking Tea in Front of Fireplace (Teatime)
- December 3 - Christmas: Santa Holding Little Boy
- 1928
January 21 - Uncle Sam Flying - April 14 - The Adventurers
- May 5 - Spring: Man and Girl Hiking (Hikers)
- May 26 - Man Painting Flagpole (Gilding the Eagle)
- June 23 - Organist Waiting for Cue (Wedding March)
- July 21 - Man Looking over Girl's Shoulder while Painting (Hayseed Critic)
- August 18 - Dog Biting Man in Seat of Pants (Tenacious Hold) (Fleeing Hobo)
- September 22 - Boy Serenading Girl with Ukelele (Serenade)
- December 8 - Merrie Christmas: Couple Dancing Under Mistletoe (Christmas Dance)
- 1929
January 12 - Three Ladies Gossiping - February 16 - Man Reading Book of Chivalry (Dreams)
- March 9 - Doctor and Doll
- April 20 - Welcome to Elmville (Policeman Setting Speed Trap)
- May 4 - Man Courting Two Girls (Which One) (Twins)
- June 15 - Girl with Picnic Basket Going Swimming (No Swimming)
- July 13 - Man on Mule (See America First)
- August 3 - Man and Boy Fishing (Catching the Big One)
- September 28 - Boy with Two Dogs (Raleigh Rockwell Travels) (Making Friends)
- November 2 - Man Looking at Saxophone (Jazz It Up with a Sax)
- December 7 - Merrie Christmas: Robust Man with Whip
- 1930
January 18 - People Reading Stock Exchange Quote (The Common Touch) (Stock Excxhange Quotations) - March 22 - Magician with Two Children (Card Tricks)
- April 12 - Girl Running with Wet Canvas (Wet Paint)
- May 24 - Gary Cooper as the Texan (Movie Star Being Made Up)
- July 19 - Old Man in Fishing Boat (Gone Fishing)
- August 23 - The Breakfast Table
- September 13 - Family Home from Vacation
- November 8 - Sailor and Girlfriend (The Voyager) (Yarn Spinner)
- December 6 - Christmas: Knight Looking in Stained Glass Window
- 1931
January 31 - Girl Choosing Hat - March 28 - Men Racing to a Fire
- April 18 - Man Holding Two Portrait Busts (Delivering Two Busts)
- June 13 - Two Students Cramming
- July 25 - The Milkmaid
- September 5 - Croquet
- November 7 - Trumpet Player
- December 12 - Merry Christmas: Concert Trio
- 1932
January 30 - Girl Asking Directions in French - October 22 - The Puppeteer
- December 10 - Merrie Christmas: Man with Christmas Goose
- 1933
April 8 - Springtime: Spring Spirit with Boy - June 17 - Girl Writing in Diary
- August 5 - Summertime: Boy Fishing
- October 21 - Woman at Vanity (Girl Getting Ready for Date)
- November 25 - Mother Spanking Child
- December 16 - Grandfather and Boy on Rocking Horse
- 1934
March 17 - Woman in Riding Habit Fallen off Horse - April 21 - Spirit of Education
- May 19 - Brass Merchant (Bargaining with the Antiques Dealer)
- June 30 - Vacation: Boy Riding Goose
- September 22 - Boy Gazing at Pictures of Glamorous Stars
- October 20 - Boy on a Weathervane
- December 15 - Tiny Timm and Bob Cratchit (God Bless Us Everyone)
- 1935
February 9 - The Billboard Painter - March 9 - Couple with Milkman
- April 27 - Springtime: Boy with Rabbit
- July 13 - Couple in Rumble Seat
- September 14 - Schooltacher, Mother and Little Boy
- November 16 - Man Hiking with Dog
- December 21 - Christmas: Santa Reading Mail
- 1936
January 25 - Little Boy Reaching in Grandfather's Overcoat (The Gift) - March 7 - Movie Starlet and Reporters (Hollywood Starlet)
- April 25 - Springtime: Woman with Scarecrow
- May 30 - Spring Tonic (Take Your Medicine)
- July 11 - Young Lovers
- September 26 - Barbershop Quartet
- October 24 - Baby Crying with Nursemaid
- November 21 - Overheard Lovers (Park Bench)
- December 19 - Colonial Couple under Mistletoe
- 1937
January 23 - Girl Sick in Bed - April 24 - Ticket Seller
- June 12 - Gaiety Dance Team
- July 31 - Woman Laden with Antiques
- October 2 - Road Line Painter's Problem
- December 25 - Christmas: Gramps in Snow
- 1938
February 19 - Two Girls Looking at Movie Star's Photo - April 23 - Indian at Mailbox (See America First)
- June 4 - Old Woman Riding Airplane
- October 8 - Artist Facing Blank Canvas (Deadline)
- November 19 - Football Hero (The Letterman) (Cheerleader Pinning Letter on Athlete)
- December 17 - Merrie Christmas: Man with Christmas Goose (Muggleton Stage Coach) (Mr. Pickwick)
- 1939
February 11 - Jester - March 18 - The Apothecary (Druggist and Boy with a Cold)
- April 29 - Sport (Man in Fishing Boat)
- July 8 - Hundredth Year 0f Baseball (Baseball Player and Umpire)
- August 5 - Summer Stock (Actress Putting on Make Up)
- September 2 - Marbles Champion (Girl Playing Marbles)
- November 4 - Music Hath Charms (Sheriff Guarding Jail Cell)
- December 16 - Extra Good Boys and Girls (Santa on Ladder with Map)
- 1940
March 30 - The Decorator (Woman with Fabric Samples and Chair) - April 27 - The Census Taker
- May 18 - Full Treatment
- July 13 -Boy with Melting Ice Cream Cones
- August 24 - Girl Returning from Camp
- November 30 - The Hitchhiker
- December 28 - Santa on a Train
- 1941
March 1 - Girl Reading the Post - May 3 - The Convention (Hatcheck Girl)
- July 26 - The Flirts
- October 4 - Willie Gillis: Food Package
- November 29 - Willie Gillis: Home Sweet Home
- December 20 - News Kiosk in the Snow
- 1942
February 7 - Willie Gillis: USO - March 21 - Boy Reading Sister's Diary
- April 11 - Willie Gillis: Hometown News -10c
- June 27 - Willie Gillis: What To Do in a Blackout
- July 25 - Willie Gillis in Church
- September 5 - Willie Gillis: Girls with Letters
- November 28 - Chef with Thanksgiving Menu
- December 26 - Merry Christmas: Santa Face in Newspaper
- 1943
April 3 - April Fool: Checkers - May 29 - Rosie The Riveter
- June 26 - Willie Gillis: Cat's Cradle
- September 4 - Liberty Girl
- November 27 - Thanksgiving: Girl Praying
- 1944
January 1 - Willie Gillis: New Year's Eve - March 4 - Tattoo Artist
- April 29 - Man Charting War Maneuvers
- May 27 - Fireman
- July 1 - Disabled Veteran
- August 12 - Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train
- September 16 - Willie Gillis: Gillis Heritage
- November 4 - Which One? (Man in Voting Booth)
- December 23 - Union Station, Chicago (Train Station at Christmas)
- 1945
March 17 - Income Tax - March 31 - April Fool: Fishing
- May 26 - The Homecoming
- August 11 - Salesman in Swimming Hole
- September 15 - Home On Leave (Sailor in Hammock)
- October 13 - Homecoming Marine
- November 3 - Man Setting Clock
- November 24 - Thanksgiving: Mother and Son Peeling Potatoes
- December 15 - Back to Civies (Man in Outgrown Clothes)
- December 29 - Happy New Year
- 1946
March 2 - Framed (Man Carrying Frame) - April 6 - Charwomen in Theater
- July 6 - Statue of Liberty
- August 3 - Fixing a Flat
- October 5 - Willie Gillis in College
- November 16 - Creatwood Commuter Station
- December 7 - Boy in Dining Car
- 1947
January 11 - Piano Tuner - March 22 - First Signs of Spring (Gardener with Hoe)
- May 3 - Merry-Go-Round
- August 16 - Boy on Highdive
- August 30 - Going and Coming
- November 8 - Babysitter with Screaming Infant
- December 27 - Tired Salesgirl on Christmas Eve -15c
- 1948
January 24 - Happy Skiers on a Train - March 6 - The Gossips
- April 3 - April Fool: Girl with Shopkeeper
- May 15 - Bridge Game
- September 4 - The Dugout (Chicago Cubs in Dugout)
- October 30 - Breakfast Table Political Argument
- December 25 - Christmas Homecoming
- 1949
March 19 - Prom Dress - April 23 - Game Called Because of Rain (Tough Call) (Three Umpires)
- July 9 - Roadblock (Bulldog Blocking Truck)
- September 24 - Before the Date
- November 5 - New Television Antenna
- 1950
April 29 - Shuffleton's Barbershop - August 19 - Solitaire (Man in Bed Playing Solitaire)
- October 21 - The Referee (The Toss)
- November 18 - Boy Practicing Trumpet
- 1951
June 02 - Two Plumbers - July 14 - Facts of Life
- November 24 - Saying Grace
- 1952
February 16 - Cheerleaders - March 29 - Boy in Veterinarian's Office
- May 24 - Day In Life of a Boy
- August 30 - Day in Life of a Girl
- October 11 - Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1953
January 3 - Baker Reading Diet Book - April 4 - Walking to Church
- May 23 - Girl with Black Eye
- August 22 - Soda Jerk
- 1954
January 9 - Lion and Zookeeper - February 13 - Portrait of Bob Hope
- March 6 - Girl at Mirror
- April 17 - Choir Boy Combing Hair for Easter
- August 21 - Construction Crew (Bulldozer and Baseball Game)
- September 25 - Breaking Home Ties
- 1955
March 12 - Collection of Covers - April 16 - Art Critic
- June 11 - The Marriage License
- August 20 - Mermaid
- 1956
March 17 - Happy Birthday Miss Jones - May 19 - The Optician
- October 6 - Portrait of Adlai E. Stevenson
- October 13 - Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- December 29 - The Discovery (Boy Discovering Santa Suit)
- 1957
March 2 - Red Sox Locker Room - May 25 - After the Prom
- June 29 - Just Married (After the Honeymoon)
- September 7 - Girl Missing Tooth (The Checkup)
- November 30 - The Expense Account (Traveling Salesman)
- March 15 - Before the Shot
- June 28 - Weighing In (The Jockey)
- August 30 - The Peephole
- September 20 - The Runaway
- November 8 - Elect Casey
- 1959
February 14 - The Jury - May 16 - Easter Morning
- June 6 - Boy Graduate
- October 24 - Family Tree
- 1960
February 13 - Triple Self-Portrait - April 16 - Stained Glass Window
- August 27 - University Club
- September 17 - Window Washer
- October 29 - Portrait of John F. Kennedy
- November 5 - Portrait of Richard M. Nixon
- 1961
April 1 - Golden Rule - September 16 - Lubalin Redesigning the Post -20c
- November 25 - The Cheerleader
- 1962
January 13 - The Connoisseur - November 3 - Lunch Break with a Knight
- 1963
January 19 - Portrait of Nehru - March 2 - Portrait of Jack Benny
- April 6 - Portrait of John F. Kennedy
- May 25 - Portrait of Nasser
- December 16 - Portrait of John F. Kennedy
1958
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