Life, 1923 - 1989

A collection of sample illustrated covers from various magazines represented largely by the Saturday Evening Post(1901-1973), the New Yorker (ca. 1935-1994) and Time (1939-1985), but also include Asia (1924-1935), Colliers (1904-1945), Fortune (1932-1973), Charm (1924-1934), Life (largely 1936-1981) and many other titles. Women's magazines such as the Ladies Home Journal (largely 1893-1933), House & Garden (largely 1931-1945), Ladies World and Housekeeper (1904-1915) and the Woman Home Companion (largely 1901-1925) also figure prominently. Many of these covers were collected for the Newark Public Library's Picture Collection and often were clipped to demonstrate noted illustrators or important graphic design work. Magazine covers such as Graphis (ca. 1950s-1980s), the Saturday Evening Post, and Punch (1955-1977) document this collecting trend. A large number of the subjects include politicians, celebrities, World War II, women and/or children and there are frequent special holiday covers, featuring Christmas in particular. The years covered are not all-inclusive and only a sampling of issues exist for each magazine title.