Summer 1996 A Magazine and Its Covers, by Jan Cohn
For over six decades, the Saturday Evening Post was one of America’s most popular magazines. Even today, older readers recall favorite writers, stories, and characters.
Rockwell Paints the Candidates, by Bea Snyder
Although Norman Rockwell never did run for President, he did come in close contact with presidents and presidential candidates from 1952 to 1972, when he was commissioned to paint their portraits.Curator’s Corner, by Maureen Hart Hennessey
The Runaway is one of Norman Rockwell’s best known and most popular works. The young adventurer with his worldly treasures tied up in a bandana, the concerned state trooper, and the slightly world weary, amused counter clerk appear in what many consider tile quintessential runaway scene.