The Party Favor by Norman Rockwell

April 26, 1919 Issue of The Saturday Evening Post

The alternate title for this illustration is Children Pulling Party Favor.

This painting was Rockwell's eighteenth overall picture featured on the cover of The Post and the fourth Rockwell cover in 1919. The Post featured a Rockwell illustration on its cover eleven times in 1919.

The Party Favor

This Norman Rockwell painting gives us a glimpse into children's parties in 1919.

These two children are pulling on either end of a party favor.

Both children are dressed for a party. The boy is wearing knickers, a necktie, his best collar and knee socks.

The girl is adorned with matching hair bow and skirt bow. She is decked out in her party dress.Her dog wears a matching bow around his neck.

The girl has donned a party hat in front of her hair bow.

Judging by the grimaces on the children's faces, this party favor explodes when pulled at both ends. The girl is plugging one ear with her finger. The party favor has a Union Jack painted on its side. Could that be its name?

Right now, the little dog is looking up and wagging his tail. He doesn't know what the Union Jack will do. He is soon to be in for a surprise...
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