STOCKBRIDGE — In 1920, he was a national celebrity giving lavish parties around his sunken gardens on Long Island — and in 1940 an isolated, solitary figure the world was forgetting. Joseph Christian ...

Long before Norman Rockwell emerged as 20th-century America's most iconic artist, he was a fan of J.C. Leyendecker. Well, perhaps "fan" is putting it lightly. By today's standards, Rockwell did ...

Joseph Christian Leyendecker was a highly successful American commercial artist. Born in Montabaur, Germany, in 1874, he moved to the United States with his family at the age of eight and went on to ...

The fall from fame to obscurity is an American archetype that played out over half a century in the life of illustrator Joseph Christian Leyendecker. When he died in 1951, most of the attendees at his ...

The celebrated illustrator shaped American visual culture in the 1900s, but his traditional imagery carried a defiant queer message. By Blake Gopnik As the 20th century got well underway, who was more ...

Elegant men of leisure, ivy league athletes and soldiers—all muscular, square-jawed, blonde and blue-eyed—populated print media over a hundred years ago. They are the creation of J.C. Leyendecker, ...

Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951) is considered one of the most influential American illustrators of the 20th century. Best remembered for his advertising and book illustrations, WWI posters ...

When Polygon asked Marvel’s What If...? production designer Paul Lasaine about the inspirations behind the Disney Plus series — the first animated production set in the same world as the Marvel ...

In commemoration of America’s 250th founding, Norman Rockwell Museum will debut Visions of a Nation: 250 Years from Revolution to Rockwell in 2026.

In commemoration of America’s 250th founding, Norman Rockwell Museum will debut Visions of a Nation: 250 Years from Revolution to Rockwell in 2026. On May 16, Heritage Auctions continued to prove its ...