"The Saturday Evening Post," December 14, 1963
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Stunned and disillusioned Americans eagerly embraced commemorative books and magazines following the tragic death of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The cover of this 84-page commemorative issue of Saturday Evening Post features Norman Rockwell's portrait of John F. Kennedy.
Stunned and disillusioned Americans eagerly embraced commemorative books and magazines following the tragic death of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The cover of this 84-page commemorative issue of Saturday Evening Post features Norman Rockwell's portrait of John F. Kennedy.
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
14 December 1963
Subject Date
14 December 1963
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Creator Notes
Cover illustration by Norman Rockwell. Published by Time Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.50.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Martin A. Glynn.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13.5 in
Width: 10.625 in
Inscriptions
Text on front cover: POST / IN MEMORIAM / A senseless tragedy / THE NEW PRESIDENT / NORMAN ROCKWELL / JOHN F. KENNEDY / 1917-1963
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