Norman Rockwell And The Country Gentleman
Covers, Ads, & Articles

August 25, 1917 through September 12, 1949

The Country Gentleman featured Norman Rockwell paintings on its cover a total of 34 times. Rockwell's art first appeared on the cover on August 25, 1917.

Over the next five years, readers were treated to his paintings on average almost every other month. Sometimes, readers were able to enjoy Rockwell illustrations on back to back issues. The first image portrayed the "before" scene and the second portrayed the "after" scene. These "2 parters" were very popular.

Here is our list of The Country Gentleman covers by Norman Rockwell.

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Norman Rockwell Country Gentleman Covers

Here is our list of The Country Gentleman magazine covers painted by Norman Rockwell. Each clickable link will connect you with a page dedicated to the Norman Rockwell art cover. Each page includes a scan and commentary. Enjoy.

1917

• August 25, 1917 - Cousin Reginald Goes To The Country
• September 8, 1917 - Cousin Reginald Goes in Swimming
• October 6, 1917 - Cousin Reginald Goes Fishing
• November 3, 1917 - Cousin Reginald Plays Pirates
• November 17, 1917 - Cousin Reginald Is Cut Out
• December 1, 1917 - Cousin Reginald Catches the Thanksgiving Turkey
• December 22, 1917 - Cousin Reginald Under The Mistletoe

1918

• January 19, 1918 - Cousin Reginald Plays Tickly Bender (Boys Ice Skating)
• February 9, 1918 - Cousin Reginald Spells Peloponnesus (Spelling Bee)
• April 6, 1918 - School Play

1919

• April 26, 1919 - The Fishing Trip, They'll Be Coming Back Next Week
• May 3, 1919 - The Catch
• June 14, 1919 - One More Week Of School And Then...
• June 21, 1919 - Vacation!
• August 16, 1919 - Two Boys on an Elephant
• November 15, 1919 - Foller the Leader (Boys Walking Fence Rail)
• December 27, 1919 - Four Boys on a Sled

1920

• February 7, 1920 - Shadow Artist
• February 28, 1920 - Skating Race
• May 8, 1920 - But Wait Til Next Week (Boys Smoking)
• May 15, 1920 - Retribution
• June 19, 1920 - Hey Fellers Come On In (Swimming Hole)
• July 31, 1920 - Organ Grinder
• December 18, 1920 - Christmas

1921

• February 19, 1921 - Gramps Skating
• April 23, 1921 - Man with Lantern
• June 4, 1921 - Bully Before
• June 11, 1921 - Bully After
• July 2, 1921 - Old Veteran and Boy (The 4th)
• October 22, 1921 - Man Playing Violin (Halloween)
• November 19, 1921 - The Wishbone (Thanksgiving)
• December 17, 1921 - A Drum For Tommy (Santa with Drum)

1922

• March 18, 1922 - Boy with Puppies
• April 29, 1922 - The Auctioneer

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Advertisements Appearing in The Country Gentleman

Advertisers knew that Norman Rockwell's paintings would get their message across. His illustrations have always reached readers on a different level than the ad copy. Rockwell's art was able to reach his audience on an emotional level.

Norman Rockwell art appeared in advertisements in The Country Gentleman only 5 times. This suggests that the companies advertising in this magazine did not realize the pursuasive punch Rockwell could add.

The following dates are issues of The Country Gentleman magazine containing advertisements featuring Norman Rockwell paintings.

For more details, see the complete list of Norman Rockwell advertising art.

• March 3, 1923
• March 1, 1924
• October 1925
• November 1925
• December 1930
• September 12, 1949

Article Illustrations Appearing in The Country Gentleman

Norman Rockwell loved illustrating magazine articles. He felt that he had the freedom to paint any passage from the story he wanted.

Norman Rockwell illustrated over 100 stories for magazines during his career. Only three appeared in The Country Gentleman. All three were commentaries on the cover for that issue.

• August 25, 1917 - Cousin Reginald Introduction
• May 3, 1919 - The Catch Commentary
• June 21, 1919 - Vacation! Commentary