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American Holidays Dohanos, Falter, Foster, Leyendecker, Rockwell, Sawyers, Smith America’s Golden Age Illustrators created some of the most beloved and endearing holiday symbols that set the style and tone for entire generations of Americans. In a widely supported editorial in 1903, The Saturday Evening Post called for a revamping of the national holidays, lamenting that … Read More

Advertising as Art Cahill, Crandell, Lagatta, Leyendecker, Parker, Phillips Advertising as Art explores a collection of ‘Golden Age’ illustrators’ methods of advertising for a variety of clients during the first half of the 20th Century. Each ad presented a challenge to the illustrator as to how to best present that particular commodity to the public. … Read More