J.C. Leyendecker

J. C. Leyendecker
Leyendecker in 1895
Born	Joseph Christian Leyendecker March 23, 1874 Montabaur, Rhine Province, German Empire
Died	July 25, 1951 (aged 77) New Rochelle, New York, USA
Nationality	American
Education	Chicago Art Institute, Académie Julian
Known for	Illustration, painting

Joseph Christian Leyendecker (March 23, 1874 – July 25, 1951) was one of the preeminent American illustrators of the early 20th century. He is best known for his poster, book and advertising illustrations, the trade character known as The Arrow Collar Man, and his numerous covers for The Saturday Evening Post.^[2][3] Between 1896 and 1950, Leyendecker painted more than 400 magazine covers. During the Golden Age of American Illustration, for The Saturday Evening Post alone, J. C. Leyendecker produced 322 covers, as well as many advertisement illustrations for its interior pages. No other artist, until the arrival of Norman Rockwell two decades later, was so solidly identified with one publication.^[4] Leyendecker "virtually invented the whole idea of modern magazine design."^[5]