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Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Study for Butterfly Couple, Study for Kuppenheimer Clothing Advertisement

1923

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A stunning study for a 1920s Kuppenheimer clothing advertisement featuring a fashionably-dressed couple kneeling in an embrace before a pair of colorful butterfly wings. The prolific Joseph Christian Leyendecker is recognized for his profound influence on American visual culture during the first three decades of the 20th century, notably through his captivating advertisements for Kuppenheimer and Arrow Collars, as well as the 322 covers he produced for The Saturday Evening Post. Exhibitions: Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Old Corner House Museum, The Illustrator's Moment, July-October 1978New York, Grand Cental Art Galleries, American Illustrators-The Twenties-Adventure, Suspense, Romance, and Humor, May 1979Chicago, Illinois, Union League Club, An American Vision, December 1984, illustrated pl. 14, p. 10Roslyn, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Art and Fashion: From Marie Antoinette to Jacqueline Kennedy, May-August 2006, p. 45, illustrated in color Literature: Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist, New York, 2008, p. 60, illustrated in color p. 61
  • Creator:
    Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874 - 1951, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1923
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 39891stDibs: LU38435672141

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