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Norman Rockwell Art and The Literary Digest
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The Literary Digest cover featured Norman Rockwell illustrations 48 times.
Rockwell's art first appeared on the cover August 17, 1918. Over the next five years, readers were treated to his paintings almost every month.
Almost all of Rockwell's cover illustrations were topical or current events topics. This was keeping with the editorial policies of The Digest itself. The magazine featured current events and political commentary in its articles.
From large topics such as World War I to such mundane topics as paying bills to special covers for holidays, Rockwell captured his viewer's attention.
Here is our list of The Literary Digest covers featuring artwork by Norman Rockwell.
After the covers list, you will find a list of the Rockwell illustrated advertising art that appeared inside and on the back cover of The Literary Digest.
Norman Rockwell's The Literary Digest Covers
Each clickable link will connect you to the page dedicated to that particular Norman Rockwell illustration. Each page features a scan and commentary. Enjoy.
The list of Norman Rockwell magazine covers covers several pages.
The list has been split into parts based on the year the Norman Rockwell magazine cover was published.
Please see the Norman Rockwell magazine covers on the following pages.
The earliest covers:
1913-1917 Rockwell magazine covers
More early years:
1918-1919 Rockwell magazine covers,
1920-1921 Rockwell magazine covers &
1922-1923 Rockwell magazine covers,
Middle Years: Norman Rockwell magazine covers list 1924-1939
Later years: Norman Rockwell magazine covers list 1940-1980
1918
- August 17, 1918 - Boy Showing Off Badges
- November 9, 1918 - Keep Them Smiling
- December 14, 1918 - In Redeemed Belgium
1919
- February 8, 1919 - Oh Boy!
- March 1, 1919 - Story of the Lost Battalion
- April 19. 1919 - Smiles in Belgium Once More
- June 14, 1919 - Back to His Old Job
- July 26, 1919 - Taking Mother Over The Top
- September 6, 1919 - Mother Sending Children Off to School
- September 20, 1919 - Topics Of The Day
- November 22, 1919 - Thanksgiving
- December 20, 1919 - Under the Mistletoe
1920
- January 17, 1920 - Man Reading Thermometer
- February 21, 1920 - Grandpa Listening In On The Wireless
- May 8, 1920 - Planning The Home
- July 3, 1920 - Vacation
- August 14, 1920 - Home From The County Fair
- September 4, 1920 - Off To School
- November 6, 1920 - End Of The Working Day
- November 20, 1920 - The Toy Maker
- December 18, 1920 - Children Looking in Toy Store Window
1921
- January 29, 1921 - Mother Tucking Children into Bed (featuring Norman Rockwell's first wife Irene)
- February 26, 1921 - First of the Month
- March 26, 1921 - Mother and Daughter Singing In Church
- April 30, 1921 - Cobbler Studying Doll's Shoe
- May 28, 1921 - Spectators at a Parade
- June 25, 1921 - Memories
- July 30, 1921 - Man on Dock Fishing
- August 27, 1921 - Vacation's Over
- September 24, 1921 - The Music Lesson
- October 22, 1921 - One of Uncle Sam's Assets - A Girl Scout!
- November 26, 1921 - Couple Uncrating Turkey
- December 24, 1921 - The Story of Christmas
1922
- February 25, 1922 - The Old Master
- March 25, 1922 - The Reading Hour
- April 15, 1922 - Woman Pinning Boutonniere on Man
- May 27, 1922 - Mending The Flag
- June 24, 1922 - Settling An Argument
- July 29, 1922 - Barefoot Boy Daydreaming
- September 23, 1922 - The Artist's Daughter
- October 28, 1922 - While The Audience Waits
- December 2, 1922 - For A Good Boy
1923
- January 13, 1923 - A Hopeless Case
- March 31, 1923 - Bedtime
- July 28, 1923 - The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
- November 17, 1923 - Dreams In The Antique Shop
- December 22, 1923 - The Night Before Christmas
Norman Rockwell's The Literary Digest Advertisements
See the Entire Advertisements List
Want more Rockwell advertisements?See the list of Norman Rockwell advertising art.
Advertisers used Norman Rockwell's illustrations to get their message across. His paintings reached readers, then and now, on a different level than the ad copy. Norman Rockwell was able to reach the readers on an emotional level.
It's no wonder advertisements featuring Rockwell's art appeared 22 times in The Literary Digest over the years.
1917
- July 21, 1917 - Fisk Tire - What Fisk Bicycle Clubs Are Doing for the Boys of America
- September 29, 1917 - Perfection Oil Heaters - Grandfather and Clock
- November 3, 1917 - Perfection Oil Heaters - Man Stepping Into Shower
- November 24, 1917 - Perfection Oil Heaters - Bathing Baby
- December 8, 1917 - Perfection Oil Heaters - A Christmas Gift That the Whole Family Will Enjoy
1918
- December 7, 1918 - Perfection Oil Heaters - Warmth for Cold Corners (Little Girl on Grandmother's Lap)
1919
- November 22, 1919 - Willys-Overland Motors - The Main Thing on Main Street
- December 20, 1919
1921
- June 11, 1921 - Lime Crush - The Bribe
- July 16, 1921 - Lime Crush - The Bribe
Later
- May 10, 1924 - Colgate Dental Cream - If Your Wisdom Teeth Could Talk They'd Say, 'Use Colgate's' (Youth and Old Age)
- November 28, 1925
- May 12, 1928 - Coca-Cola - Wholesome Refreshment
- December 14, 1929
- September 10, 1940
- March 29, 1949
- March 29, 1949
- September 23, 1952
- March 8, 1955
- December 20, 1960
- March 8, 1966
- August 6, 1968
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A complete list of Norman Rockwell magazine covers, part 3, starts in 1920 and continues through 1921.
A complete list of Norman Rockwell magazine covers, part 4, starts in 1922 and continues through 1923.
A complete list of Norman Rockwell magazine covers, part 5, starts in 1924 and continues through 1939.
A complete list of Norman Rockwell magazine covers, part 6, starts in 1940 and continues through 1980.
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Norman Rockwell Biography.
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