Cotillion, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Albert Hampson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed and Dated Lower Left The Saturday Evening Post cover, May 23, 1936
1930s Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Cotillion, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Albert Hampson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed and Dated Lower Left The Saturday Evening Post cover, May 23, 1936
Canvas, Oil
Sore Throat, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right Saturday Evening Post Cover, November 22, 1930
Oil
Haircut, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1933
By Harold Anderson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 11, 1933
Canvas, Oil
Shooting Gallery, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Constantin Alajalov
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left The Saturday Evening Post cover, September 12, 1953
Gouache, Board
Valentines Day, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Frederick Sands Brunner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Sight Size 29.00" x 21.00", Framed 34.00" x 27.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Valentines Day, Saturday Evening Post cover, February 16, 1935
Canvas, Oil
Playing the Harmonica, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Eugene Iverd
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right by Artist Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 6, 1934
Oil
'Goin' South' Saturday Evening Post Cover Study
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned 'Goin' South' Saturday Evening Post Cover Study
Canvas, Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover, June 19, 1937
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Saturday Evening Post cover June 19, 1937
Canvas, Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 11, 1913
By William Haskell Coffin
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 11, 1913
Canvas, Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 21, 1915
By Guernsey Moore
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Framed 37.00" x 29.00" Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 21, 1915
Oil, Board
Flying Saucer, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1966
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Acrylic on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Framed 25.00" x 21.00." Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 17th, 1966
Acrylic, Board
Saturday Evening Post Cover, September 13, 1913
By Charles MacLellan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right Medium: Oil on Canvas This illustration was a Saturday Evening Post cover, September 13, 1913.
Canvas, Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover, November 5, 1927
By William Haskell Coffin
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1927 Medium: Pastel on Paper Dimensions: 24.00" x 19.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Saturday Evening Post Cover, November 5, 1927
Paper, Pastel
Boy Drying Dishes, The Saturday Evening Post cover
By Charles MacLellan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed & Dated Lower Left by Artist The Saturday Evening Post cover, October 18, 1913
Oil
Sick Man, Saturday Evening Post Cover Study, 1917
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas March 10, 1917 Preliminary Study for The Saturday Evening Post Cover
Canvas, Oil
Shore Leave, Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 1931
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Center August 8, 1931 Saturday Evening Post Cover
Canvas, Oil
Mining for Ore, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1947
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil Painting Signature: Signed Lower Left Contact for exact dimensions. Saturday Evening Post Cover, November 22, 1947
Oil, Panel, Board
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, Peeling Apples
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: Nov 28, 1925 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 14.00" x 11.20" Signature: Unsigned Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, November 28, 1925
Canvas, Oil
New Years Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1907
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil Painting Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 24.00" x 20.00", Framed 31.00" x 27.00" The Saturday Evening Post cover illustration, December 1907
Oil
Fight Between Two Boys, Saturday Evening Post cover study
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Fight Between Two Boys, Saturday Evening Post cover study, 1911
Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover, Woman in Beach outfit
By Charles MacLellan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
MacLellan - 34 Sight Size 30.00" x 24.80", Framed 37.00" x 32.00" The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 11, 1934
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Circus Dog, The Saturday Evening Post cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by artist lower right The Saturday Evening Post cover, July 29, 1922 This commission for The Saturday Evening Post is a brilliant example of Joseph Christian Leyendecker's ...
Oil
Tipping The Porter, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 30.00" x 24.12", Framed 39.00" x 34.00" Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 18, 1937 Exhibitions: It's a Man's Worl...
Canvas, Oil
Look at It! Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 1942
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board Signature: Signed Lower Center: Al Moore The Saturday Evening Post cover, October 10, 1942
Gouache, Board
Study for 'Who, Me Work?' Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Center Left Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover 'Who, Me Work?' January 23, 1926
Oil, Board
$210,000
Thanksgiving, The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 12, 1910
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Panel Signature: Signed Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 12, 1910
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Roller-skating, Saturday Evening Post Cover, July 12, 1919
By Sarah S. Stilwell Weber
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Unknown Signature: Unsigned Sight Size 30.00" x 25.00", Framed 39.00" x 34.00" Saturday Evening Post Cover, July 12, 1919
Oil
Loose Tooth, Saturday Evening Post Cover, June 22, 1912
By Frank Xavier Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 17.00" x 15.50;" Framed 24.50" x 23.00" The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 22, 1912
Canvas, Oil
President Cleveland, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Edward Penfield
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Paper Laid to Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Saturday Evening Post Cover, June 20, 1908 Edward Penfield produced some of America’s finest posters.
Paper, Watercolor, Board
Plowed Over Driveway, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Earl Mayan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1954 Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 21.00" x 21.00", Framed 26.00" x 26.00" Saturday Evening Post cover painting, December 18, 1954 ...
Oil, Board
Up at Bat, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 10, 1940
By Spencer Douglass Crockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Price on Request. The Saturday Evening Post cover, August 10, 1940
Masonite, Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover, May 16, 1931
By Henry Soulen
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 30.00" x 27.00", Framed 38.00" x 35.00" Saturday Evening Post Cover, May 16, 1931 From the Estate of Charles Martignett...
Board, Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover, April 19, 1952
By Thorton Utz
Located in Fort Washington, PA
He used this approach effectively for his humorous Saturday Evening Post covers as well as for the more serious fiction illustrations for Cosmopolitan, McCall’s, The Ladies’ Home Jou...
Oil, Board
Three Old Salts, Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 1, 1932
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1932 Medium: Oil on Canvas Sight Size 30.00" x 22.00", Framed 38.00" x 30.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 1, 1932. Exhibitions: Christi...
Canvas, Oil
The Story Teller, The Saturday Evening Post Cover Study, December 1, 1934
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned Study for the Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 1, 1934
Canvas, Oil
Penny Candy, The Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
One cannot discuss the illustration art of Dohanos without mentioning Norman Rockwell, because their Saturday Evening Post cover images are invariable compared.
Oil, Tempera
Saturday Evening Post Cover
By William Henry Dethlef Koerner
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, October 22, 1921
Canvas, Oil
Women on a Rainy Day, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1939
By John LaGatta
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor & Acrylic on Board Signature: Signed May 20, 1939 Saturday Evening Post Cover John LaGatta - Women on a Rainy Day Painting Original Art (c. 1940).
Acrylic, Watercolor, Board
Flat and Chat, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left The Saturday Evening Post Magazine Cover, May 21, 1949.
Canvas, Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover, Evening Gown May 21st, 1938
By Neysa McMein
Located in Miami, FL
Pastel on board - Saturday Evening Post Cover, Evening Gown May 21st, 1938 - Reproduced version looks better because the Saturday Evening Post Art Director retouched the plates befor...
Pastel
$250,000
Putting Up Birdhouses, Original Cover for The Saturday Evening Post Cover
By John Ford Clymer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 9, 1951 'John Clymer, while migrating through Wyoming in a motorcar, was amazed at the variety of birds that go there summers to keep house.
Oil, Canvas
Monroe Street Bridge, Saturday Evening Post cover, June 12, 1948
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, June 12, 1948.
Canvas, Oil
Home Improvement, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Tempera Painting Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover of The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, December 5, 1953
Tempera
Christmas Peek, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 31.00" x 24.25;" Framed 37.00" x 30.00" Cover of the December 23rd, 1939 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
Canvas, Oil
The Baker, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Albert Hampson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right Framed Dimensions: 32.00" x 28.00" Cover of The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, March 16, 1940
Oil, Board
Female Fencer, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Alfred J. Cammarata
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 40.00" x 30.00", Framed 47.00" x 37.00" Cover of the Saturday Evening Post, April 1, 1933.
Canvas, Oil
Bulls Eye, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stanley Massey Arthurs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1909 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 26.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right PRICE ON REQUEST- The Saturday Evening Post Magazine Cover, December 10, 1909
Canvas, Oil
Doggy Buffet, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1957 Medium: Oil and Pencil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 23.50" x 20.75", Framed 29.50" x 26.50" Original cover illustration for The Saturday E...
Board, Color Pencil, Oil
The Collector, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, August 11, 1951.
Acrylic, Board
Distracted Golfer, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Constantin Alajalov
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, July 2,1960.
Gouache, Board
Lookout Point, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, July 18, 1953.
Canvas, Oil
Coffee Break, Saturday Evening Post cover
By Benjamin Prins
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 29.00" x 26.00;" Framed 38.50" x 35.00" Framed under glass. Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Po...
Gouache, Board
Zoo Scene, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache Sight Size 17.00" x 16.00", Framed 27.00" x 25.50" Signature: Signed Twice in Lower Portion Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, April 5 1958.
Gouache
The Audience, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, July 28, 1956.
Oil, Board
Violin Practice, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1955 Medium: Gouache on Board Dimensions: 24.00" x 18.50" Signature: Signed Lower Right Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 5, 1955.
Gouache, Board
New Boyfriend, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By John Philip Falter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, February 5, 1949 Label on back is Falter’s handwriting, his daughter said Curtis Publishing probably titled it “meeting the Date”.
Canvas, Oil
Family Picnic, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By John Ford Clymer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1952 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 34.00" x 27.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover for The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, May 31, 1952.
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 24 in W 34 in D 1 in
Coast Guard Patrol Boat pursuing a U-Boat being depth charged by a US Navy Blimp
Located in Stonington, CT
Lawrence worked as an illustrator for leading magazines including Field and Stream and The Saturday Evening Post. The February 1942 cover of The Saturday Evening Post featured a pain...
Oil
Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Robert Robinson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 17 May 1913 Dimensions: 21.75" x 18.50" Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right PRICE ON REQUEST Saturday Evening Post cover, May 17, 1913
Oil, Board
Halloween Scare, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Frederic Stanley
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1935 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 32.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed and Inscribed Lower Right "Frederic Stanley - / To / George and Hele The Saturday Evening Post co...
Canvas, Oil
Drum Major, The Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post cover, September 24, 1921
Canvas, Oil
Yard Work, Saturday Evening Post Cover Study
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas laid on Board Signature: Unsigned Saturday Evening Post cover study, November 6, 1937
Canvas, Oil, Board
New Year's Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Beginning to Rain, New Years Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 31, 1927.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 6.5 in W 5 in
George Washington, Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Saturday Evening Post Cover, February 25, 1939
Canvas, Oil
New Year's Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1927 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 28.00" x 21.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Beginning to Rain, New Years Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 31, 1927 ...
Canvas, Oil
"Anger Transference" Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1954 Medium: Gouache on Board Dimensions: 21.25" x 20.75" Signature: Signed Lower Right Saturday Evening Post cover, March 20, 1954 "Dick Sargent a gifted portr...
Gouache, Board
Sold
H 27.25 in W 21 in
July 4th Edition, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: July 4, 1908 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 27.25" x 21.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post cover, Holiday Edition, July 4, 1908 This painti...
Canvas, Oil
Working on the Jalopy, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1950 Medium: Watercolor and Tempera on Masonite Dimensions: 40.00" x 30.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Saturday Evening Post Cover, May 20, 1950 Exhibited Denver...
Masonite, Tempera, Watercolor
Sold
H 19 in W 12 in
Study for 'Who, Me Work?' Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Center Left Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover 'Who, Me Work?' January 23, 1926
Oil, Board
Traffic Stop, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1922 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Size: 28" x 21" Price on Request- Cover Illustration, The Saturday Evening Post, June 2...
Canvas, Oil
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil with Pencil on Canvas Signature: Signed Monogram Lower Right Study for Saturday Evening Post cover, Sep 3, 1932. Monogram signature "JCLeyendecker" l.r., identified in ...
Canvas, Oil
Plowed Over Driveway, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Earl Mayan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1954 Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 21.00" x 21.00", Framed 26.00" x 26.00" Saturday Evening Post cover painting, December 18, 1954 ...
Oil, Board
Sold
H 28.75 in W 26.25 in
Mutually Beneficial Friendship, Saturday Evening Post cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Saturday Evening Post cover, October 11, 1958 Daily life is the real subject of most great illustration art.
Board, Gouache
Sold
H 22.7 in W 19.7 in
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, March 10, 1934
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
He created 321 covers for the Saturday Evening Post.. American painter, illustrator, 1874-1951 Exhibitions: JC Leyendecker and The Saturday Evening Post, Norman Rockwell Museum, M...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 30 in W 21 in
The Violinist and His Assistant, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Leyendecker’s style in this Dec. 23, 1916 The Saturday Evening Post cover. It is a triumph of detail as well as execution.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 32 in W 24 in
Bringing in the Turkey, Thanksgiving Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Center Bringing in the Turkey, Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 2, 1933 Exhibitions: The Society of Illustrators and Watson-Gup...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 23.75 in W 18.5 in
Hanging Upside Down, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Spencer Douglass Crockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Saturday Evening Post Cover, April 20th 1940 Young boy hanging upside down.
Oil, Wood
Saturday Evening Post Cover August 11th, 1917
By Neysa McMein
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Pastel
Chocolate Easter Bunnies, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1950 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 36.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left
Oil
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H 19.25 in W 12 in
Study for 'Christmas Peek, ' Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Pencil on Canvas Laid Down on Board Study for the December 23rd, 1939 issue The Saturday Evening Post.
Canvas, Oil, Board, Pencil
Sold
H 31 in W 24 in D 3 in
Queen of the May, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1937 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 31.00" x 24.00", Framed 38.00" x 32.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, May 15, 1937 The title “Queen...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 20.75 in W 20.5 in
Bonneted Lady in Church, Easter Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Middle Left Cover of Saturday Evening Post magazine (Easter edition), April 1905.
Oil, Board
Sold
H 42.75 in W 38.25 in
Traffic Jam Saturday Evening Post cover, April 28, 1956
By Earl Mayan
Located in New Orleans, LA
Featured on the cover of the April 28, 1956 Saturday Evening Post, the comical illustration by American illustrator Earl Mayan chronicles a messy traffic jam.
Oil, Board
Sold
H 46 in W 35.25 in
The Vacationers, Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 25, 1951
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1951 Medium: Oil on Masonite Dimensions: 46.00" x 35.25" Signature: Signed Lower Left: Stevan Dohanos; Dated on the reverse: August 25, 1951.
Masonite, Oil
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H 23.25 in W 19.25 in
Child at Photographer, Saturday Evening Post Cover, Sep. 26, 1959
By Kurt Ard
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, September 26, 1959, cover illustration.
Paper, Oil, Board, Pencil
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