George Hughes (1907 - 1990) for The Saturday Evening Post.

George Hughes was born in 1907 in New York, in the epicenter of the 20th century of art of advertising. At the beginning of his career he tried different things. He was sincerely interested in fashion design and was a freelance illustrator for fashion industry, including works for Vanity Fair and House and Garden magazines. Later he was a mechanical designer for automotive industry. In 1942, Hughes’ work caught the eye of Saturday Evening Post Art director, who commissioned him for a serious of WWII portraits of American generals titled “These are the Generals.” This is how George Hughes started working for Saturday Evening Post. His first cover appeared on April 17th, 1948 issue. From that point on, Hughes had a successful career in the art world. He completed a total of 115 Post covers along with illustrations to other magazines. He lived in Arlington, Vermont, the same town where Norman Rockwell lived. They worked for the same company, both making covers for the same magazine. Whether Norman Rockwell had any influence on George Hughes is for you to decide. We only know that Rockwell often asked for Hughes’ opinion, showing his latest unfinished works, but always did the opposite to what Hughes recommended. In 1970s Hughes switched his career to portrait painting. #thesaturdayeveningpost #georgehughes #americanart

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Sweet and nostalgic pictures!. What a pleasure to go back to that cheeful atmosphere! Thanks Milky Way!

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The best painting is at 2:25!

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Good old times. I wish we had their problems now.

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I know! It seems to be the best time for America.

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Just what I needed to get away from politics.