I have always admired Norman Rockwell’ posters, as being patriotic, realistic and outright funny. Rockwell was born in New York City on February 3, 1894, and died in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on November 8, 1978, aged 84. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was a prolific artist who painted hundreds of posters of American life in the 1920s, 1930s and beyond. Many of them have featured in the front page of the Saturday Evening Post. He is also noted for his 64-year relationship with the Boys Scouts of America, during which he produced covers for their publication ‘Boy’s Life’, calendars, and other illustrations. This poster I feature today is one of the funniest I found and shows a sailor being tattooed on his arm. The funny thing about it is, you can see from the detail shown hereunder is the list of girls he must have dated in his life. So, starting from the top of his shoulder, the names are listed in order, and repeatedly crossed out when he must have found another girlfriend while touring the many bays and harbors while in the Navy.
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