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J C Leyendecker
(Joseph Christian)
(1874 - 1951)

Illustrator and entrepreneur. He painted strong, athletic, men and lithe, feminine, women with equal ease. Inspired Norman Rockwell. Created long-running characters like Saturday Evening Post babies and the Arrow collar man. Book and magazine illustrator (he painted 322 covers for the Saturday Evening Post), also painted for American Weekly, Collier's, Popular Magazine, Century Illustrated, Ladies' Home Journal. Ads for Kuppenheimer, Interwoven socks, Chesterfield (utilizing the same fade-away technique as friend, Coles Phillips), Kellogg's, Ivory, Pierce Arrow. He so defined an era of fashion in the early 20th Century that Richard Amsel paid homage to him in his poster art for The Sting (which was parodied by Norman Mingo for MAD Magazine). Brother of artist Frank Leyendecker.

Arrow Dress Shirts and Collars (1929) J C Leyendecker - 001

Arrow Collars and Shirts (teens and 20s) J C Leyendecker - 002

Arrow Collars and Shirts (1907) J C Leyendecker - 003

Collier's, Automotive Section (1907) J C Leyendecker - 004

Patton for Timmkin Roller Bearings (1944) J C Leyendecker - 005

Interwoven, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (1925) J C Leyendecker - 006

The Popular Magazine (1909) J C Leyendecker - 007

Coffee (1940s) J C Leyendecker - 008

Kuppenheimer (1919) J C Leyendecker - 009

Kuppenheimer (1910, 1917, 1912) J C Leyendecker - 010

Kuppenheimer (1920s) J C Leyendecker - 011

The Watchers of the Plains (1909) J C Leyendecker - 012

Two Cat Post Cards (circa 1900) J C Leyendecker - 013

Saturday Evening Post (1912, 1923) J C Leyendecker - 014

Studies (1920s) J C Leyendecker - 017

New Rochelle (1926) J C Leyendecker - 019

American Weekly (1945, 1947) J C Leyendecker - 020

Success Magazine (1908) J C Leyendecker - 021

W K Kellogg (1916, 1910) J C Leyendecker - 022