This painting was Rockwell’s 257th overall of 322 total pictures featured on the cover of The Post. Rockwell’s career with the Post spanned 47 years, from his first cover illustration, Boy With Baby Carriage in 1916 to his last, Portrait of John F. Kennedy, in 1963.
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978). Christmas Homecoming, 1948. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, December 25, 1948. Oil on canvas. 35 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. (90.2 x 85.1 cm).
Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Homecoming appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post published December 25, 1948.
The original oil on canvas painting, 35.5 x 33.5 inches or 90 x 85 cm, is currently part of the collection of the Norman Rockwell Museum of Stockbridge Massachusetts.
This painting was Rockwell’s 257th overall of 322 total pictures featured on the cover of The Post. Rockwell’s career with the Post spanned 47 years, from his first cover illustration, Boy With Baby Carriage in 1916 to his last, Portrait of John F. Kennedy, in 1963.
This was also the seventh Rockwell cover in 1948. The Post featured a Rockwell illustration on its cover seven times in 1948.
