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Norman Rockwell Art
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Norman Rockwell art graced the cover of The Literary Digest 48 times starting in 1918...
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Norman Rockwell's magazine cover illustrations featured themes ranging from children to married couples to soldiers. Rockwell loved portraying the human element in his art almost as much as his adoring fans. His name became a household word during this time frame.
Two Styles of Literary Digest Covers
Rockwell painted using two different styles for these covers. The first style showed the characters against a white background. The white background illustrations were probably the most popular, since this style was also preferred at The Saturday Evening Post.
The second style of illustration showcased the entire composition with a detailed background. The whole painting was enclosed by a frame. Of course, the frame was painted by Rockwell.
The Literary Digest was published weekly by the Funk & Wagnalls Company. By the time Norman Rockwell art was featured on the cover, the magazine had been in circulation for over 30 years. In 1916, the cover price was 10 cents. Just imagine, a beautiful piece of art for only 10 cents!
Famous Norman Rockwell Covers
Some of Rockwell's most famous paintings appeared on The Digest's cover. Mother's Little Angel, from January 29, 1921, actually featured Irene Rockwell, Norman's first wife, as a model. Another well-loved work from this period was Mending The Flag, from May 27, 1922.
Best Sources
Most of Rockwell illustrated Literary Digest covers that appear on Best-Norman-Rockwell-Art.com were purchased on eBay. The depth and breadth of selection of Norman Rockwell art on eBay has fluctuated over time. Experience and watching has taught patience. If you watch often and long enough, what you want will appear for sale on eBay.
A few of the covers were purchased on used book sites like Abebooks.com and Alibris.com. The selection of magazines on any other site suffers when compared to eBay. However, Abebooks and Alibris both have better selections of old books and even sheet music illustrated by Rockwell.
You can view three original Norman Rockwell paintings at the Wagnall's Memorial Foundation Museum.
Click here for our list of Norman Rockwell art that has appeared on or inside of The Literary Digest. The list includes links to our exclusive scans of Norman Rockwell The Literary Digest covers...
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