Saturday Evening Post Similar to cover of Christmas Portrait

[andywithaz]

I found this to be very interesting. I have noticed that the early editions of the Saturday Evening Post have an almost identical cover to the cover of Christmas Portait. The font and design are exactly the same.

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[W.B.]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but . . . didn't Norman Rockwell (who did many a Saturday Evening Post cover over the decades) also do the Christmas Portrait cover? If he did, that might explain the similarities . . .

 

[Rudy]

No Rockwell there--just a clever parody. I checked my original vinyl copy and it says:

Art Direction & Design: Tim Bryant/Gribbitt (where have I heard of Gribbitt before?)

Illustration: Robert Tanenbaum (heh...almost a "holiday" name )

 

[W.B.]

Art Direction & Design: Tim Bryant/Gribbitt (where have I heard of Gribbitt before?)

Gribbitt was, to put it mildly, ubiquitous on quite a few late-1970's album covers (I have a copy of the late Barry White's The Man album, also from 1978, which sports the Gribbitt credit).

Illustration: Robert Tanenbaum (heh...almost a "holiday" name )

Which leads to this question: Did Mr. Tanenbaum do any SEP covers after its 1970's revival (the "original" Post was discontinued in 1969)?

 

[Rudy]

Gribbitt was, to put it mildly, ubiquitous on quite a few late-1970's album covers (I have a copy of the late Barry White's The Man album, also from 1978, which sports the Gribbitt credit).

That was my first Barry White album. I probably have more with that credit on it somewhere...probably more in pop music, I take it?