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Fourth of July: Saturday Evening Post Covers

July 4, 2016 By Wendy Campbell

saturday-evening-post-j-c-leyendecker-sleeping-uncle-sam-1924Happy Fourth of July to all of our American friends and fans!  In honour of this day, DAF presents a collection of Fourth of July covers from one of America’s most enduring magazines – The Saturday Evening Post. Most of these images were created by J.C. Leyendecker but there are a few others, including the very first Fourth of July themed covers by Guernsey Moore in 1900 and J.J. Gould in 1903.  The magazine seems to have abandoned the idea after 1953 except for the most recent cover by Eric Bowman in 2009.

Have a great holiday everyone!

Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Uncle Sam at the Helm July 4, 1936
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker Uncle Sam at the Helm July 4, 1936
Saturday Evening Post - 1900 Guernsey Moore
Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Statue of Liberty 1934
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker Statue of Liberty 1934

Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Ringing Liberty Bell 1935
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker Ringing Liberty Bell 1935
Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker American Revolution 1923
Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Minute Man 1929
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker Minute Man 1929

Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Running Redcoat 1930
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker Running Redcoat 1930
Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Truce 1931
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Saturday-Evening-Post-July-4th-Covers

Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Fourth of July Parade 1933
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker Fourth of July Parade 1933
Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Parade View from Lamp Post 1937
Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Town Crier 1925
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker Town Crier 1925

Saturday Evening Post - Eric Bowman America the Beautiful 2009
Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker 1920
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker 1920
Saturday Evening Post - J.J. Gould 1903
Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker George Washington on Horseback 1927

Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker Uncle Sam Sawing Wood 1932
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker Uncle Sam Sawing Wood 1932
Saturday Evening Post - J.C. Leyendecker 1928
Saturday Evening Post – J.C. Leyendecker 1928

Source: Saturday Evening Post

Filed Under: ART, Cover Art, Illustration Tagged With: Eric Bowman, Fourth of July, Guernsey Moore, J. C. Leyendecker, J.J. Gould, Norman Rockwell, Saturday Evening Post

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