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The Lord Loveth A Cheerful Giver by Norman RockwellNovember 8, 1917 Issue of Life MagazineThe Lord Loveth A Cheerful Giver, this Norman Rockwell painting, appeared on the cover of Life Magazine published November 8, 1917... (continued) An alternate title for this picture is Mother with Two Sons in Service. This was the third cover by Rockwell to appear on Life Magazine. A Rockwell illustration appeared on the Life magazine cover four times in 1917 and twenty-eight times in all. The Lord Loveth A Cheerful GiverIn this painting, Norman Rockwell shows us a mother who has two sons going off to war. The "Great War", World War One, was just beginning. Young American men were enlisting to go to Europe to fight. Inevitably, brothers would be signing up together. This painting was only one of 28 Norman Rockwell Life magazine covers; here is the list of more Norman Rockwell Life Magazine scans.
Here is the complete list of all Norman Rockwell magazine covers. Through luck or planning, this lady's sons are entering different branches of the armed services. This should be some small comfort to her. At least chances are better that one or maybe even both will come home after the war ends. One is enlisted as a sailor. One is serving as a soldier. Both will likely see action. Both will be in harm's way at some point during the conflict.
Over 100,000 American servicemen were killed during the "Great War" and over 200,000 wounded. Although the European countries suffered much greater casualties, that observation will be of little comfort to the families of American casualties...
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