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Posted 6 months ago
Alfredo
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1. 1914. SON COMING HOME TO MOTHER. UNUSUAL IN THAT IT GETS AWAY FROM THE CULINARY THEME PROPER TO THE HOLIDAY.
2. 1915. ALSO QUITE UNUSUAL. AN OLD MAN SHARES HIS MEAGER CRUMBS WITH THE BIRDS. THE PATHOS OF THE SCENE DOES NO HIDE THAT FACT THE HOLIDAY IS ALSO MEANT TO SIGNIFY THE SHARING WITH THOSE WHO HAVE LESS THAN YOU DO.
3. 1918: A WWI DOUGHBOY WALKING HIS TURKEY. THE COUNTRY TOOK CARE OF ITS FIGHTING TROOPS.
4. 1919. ANOTHER VERSION OF THE "STARVING BOY" IMAGE. AN INTERESTING ASIDE: I CAN RECALL ONLY ONE OF MY COVERS WHERE A GIRL APPEARS TO SHARE IN THE FEAST.
LEYENDECKER ONCE COMPLAINED THERE SHOULD BE MORE HOLIDAYS ON THE CALENDAR, FOR HIM TO CREATE MORE ALLUSIVE COVERS!
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The "Starving Boy" has eyes bigger than his stomach! Very nice to share in the spirit of Thanksgiving.
its really nice to see that your posting something totally different :) VERY UNIQUE MAGAZINE COVERS AND POST CARDS:)
Do I contradict myself? Well, I contradict myself. I am large. I contain multitudes. Walt Whitman
I like the 1915 most of all. :)
So do I.
no you did not contradict yourself:)