"The Saturday Evening Post," December 14, 1963

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

14 December 1963

Subject Date

14 December 1963

Creator Notes

Cover illustration by Norman Rockwell. Published by Time Inc., Chicago, Illinois.

Location

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
"The Saturday Evening Post," December 14, 1963