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 ...

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 ...

Kellogg is lead blogger for Jacket Copy, The Times' book blog. Picture a rosy-cheeked baby ringing in the New Year on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. Norman Rockwell, right? Yes, but Rockwell ...

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 ...

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, ...

IN the first half of the 20th century, Joseph Christian (J.C.) Leyendecker was one of America’s preeminent commercial illustrators; in fact, he was idolized by a young Norman Rockwell, who later ...

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 ...

Director Ryan White‘s new short documentary “Coded” will have its world premiere on June 17 at the Tribeca Festival. White (“The Case Against 8”) dives into the history of illustrator J.C. Leyendecker ...

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 ...

Fort Collins - Barbara Bryan Leyendecker, devoted wife, mother, and artist, age 85, died peacefully on July 27, 2021, after a long struggle with dementia. Barbara was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April ...

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 ...