America’s greatest illustrator is a title often bestowed on Norman Rockwell—but was it actually his mentor who was the creative genius? The name J.C. Leyendecker (1874-1951) might not have the cachet ...

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 ...

J.C. Leyendecker, Record Time, Cool Summer Comfort, — House of Kuppenheimer Advertisement (detail), oil on canvas, (1920), (c) 2019 National Museum of American ...

An iconic Norman Rockwell work So You Want to See the President! — the artist's only known suite of four interrelated paintings on paper — was sold on Friday, Nov. 14 to the White House Historical ...

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 ...

The Oscar-shortlisted documentary short from director Ryan White uncovers the subliminal messaging in the work of one of advertising’s queer forefathers. By Tyler Coates Awards Editor I had done a ...

J. C. Leyendecker is finally emerging from his successor’s shadow. Before Norman Rockwell there was Joseph Christian (J. C.) Leyendecker. From 1899 to 1943, Leyendecker created cover illustrations for ...

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 ...

STOCKBRIDGE >> The roaring '20s are making a modern-day comeback at the Norman Rockwell Museum. As a part of the spring show "J.C. Leyendecker and The Saturday Evening Post," the museum will host "The ...

Heritage’s Nov. 4 Illustration Art Signature® Auction achieved $3.8 million with buyer’s premium, the highest total for a dedicated Heritage Illustration Art sale since 2010 and the second-highest in ...

If you envision a scene from The Great Gatsby or any other F. Scott Fitzgerald tale of the Jazz Age, it probably would look like a painting by J.C. Leyendecker: a beautiful man in evening clothes ...