As I’ve done every December 31st for the last 12 years, I’ll wish Lines and Colors readers a Happy New Year with more of J.C. Leyendecker’s wonderful Saturday Evening Post New Years covers.
The brilliant American illustrator J.C. Leyendecker set our modern conception of representing the new year as a baby, with the use of a New Years baby to welcome in 1908 in the cover shown above, top. He continued the practice every year into the 1940s, usually incorporating topics of the day into his interpretation of the baby.
Here’s hoping you all have a great new year, filled with lots of fantastic art and inspiration!
-Charley
Link: J.C. Leyendecker on Cover Browser
My previous Leyendecker Baby New Year posts:
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2017
Happy Leyendecker baby New Year 2016
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2015
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2014
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2013
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2012
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2011
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2010
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2009
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2008
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2007
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year (2006)
My other previous J.C. Leyendecker posts:
Eye Candy for Today: J.C. Leyendecker Pilgrim and Football Player illustration
Another wonderful Leyendecker Santa Claus
Eye Candy: JC Leyendecker illustration for Arrow Shirt advertisement
Leyendecker's Santas
More J.C. Leyendecker from Leif Peng and Roger Reed
Even more Leyendecker wonderfulness, in high resolution no less
J.C. Leyendecker on Illustration Art
The Haggin Museum Leyendecker Collection
J.C. Leyendecker; America's "Other" Illustrator
More Leyendecker and other great stuff
A little Bit of Leyendecker Greatness
Illustrators' Visions of Santa Claus
Thanks
J.C. Leyendecker
My previous Leyendecker Baby New Year posts:
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2017
Happy Leyendecker baby New Year 2016
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2015
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2014
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2013
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2012
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2011
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2010
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2009
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2008
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2007
Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year (2006)
My other previous J.C. Leyendecker posts:
Eye Candy for Today: J.C. Leyendecker Pilgrim and Football Player illustration
Another wonderful Leyendecker Santa Claus
Eye Candy: JC Leyendecker illustration for Arrow Shirt advertisement
Leyendecker's Santas
More J.C. Leyendecker from Leif Peng and Roger Reed
Even more Leyendecker wonderfulness, in high resolution no less
J.C. Leyendecker on Illustration Art
The Haggin Museum Leyendecker Collection
J.C. Leyendecker; America's "Other" Illustrator
More Leyendecker and other great stuff
A little Bit of Leyendecker Greatness
Illustrators' Visions of Santa Claus
Thanks
J.C. Leyendecker
Happy New Year, Charley!
Thank you for sharing so much that inspires so many.
Bill
To all the readers- artists and particularly our host Charley we owe so much happiness and inspiration, thank you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uo0JAUWijM
Thanks, Bill!
Thanks, ælle!
Always (selfishly?) happy to see you pushing into a new year Charlie, Thanks!
Thanks, David!