Covering America in the 1950's & Early 1960's August 14, 2010

The Saturday Evening Post, America's oldest magazine, has continued its proud publication history to the present day with periodicals that inspire, inform, and entertain people in households across the United States as it has for generations. In the 1950s and early 1960s, millions of American gazed at The Saturday Evening Post from the privacy of their homes and saw themselves reflected in the art that graced its covers. During this period, The Post, commissioned America's foremost illustrators to create images for their magazine, among them: Norman Rockwell, John Clymer, Stevan Dohanos, John Falter, George Hughes, Amos Sewell, Richard Sargent, Mead Schaeffer, and Thorton Utz. How and where Americans lived and played was news and The Saturday Evening Post cover artists captured The American Dream. Among the recurring themes seen in these covers are: Suburbia: Home, Children, and Family Pets; Holidays and Events; Church and Prayer and Travel, Vacations, and the Great Outdoors. In this exhibition, viewers, young and old alike, can decide which news story is their personal favorite; the covers of The Saturday Evening Post captured the heart and soul of America and remains a treasure chest of history - an exhibition of all ages.