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Woodcarver, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover
Woodcarver, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

Woodcarver, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

By Joseph Francis Kernan

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signature: Signed Lower Left Medium: Oil on Canvas Outdoor Life Magazine Cover, August 1933

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinook Pass, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover
Chinook Pass, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

Chinook Pass, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

By Charles Dye

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Outdoor Life Magazine Cover, December 1955 Signed Lower Right

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Soldier Trying to Reassemble, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover
Soldier Trying to Reassemble, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

Soldier Trying to Reassemble, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

By Joseph Francis Kernan

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1943 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 27.00" x 21.20" Signature: Signed Center Right Outdoor Life Magazine Cover, February 1943

Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hoot Mon, LIFE Magazine Cover
Hoot Mon, LIFE Magazine Cover

Hoot Mon, LIFE Magazine Cover

By Clarence Coles Phillips

Located in Fort Washington, PA

His first effort was sold to the old Life magazine as a double-paged spread. When Life began to use color on its covers, the “Fadeaway Girl” made her initial appearance and was an in...

Category

1910s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

Bag and Baggage, LIFE Magazine cover
Bag and Baggage, LIFE Magazine cover

Bag and Baggage, LIFE Magazine cover

By Clarence Coles Phillips

Located in Fort Washington, PA

LIFE Magazine cover, December 15, 1921 "Coles Phillips embodies innovative American periodical and advertising design between 1911 and 1927, a period considered a Golden Age of illu...

Category

1920s Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Satyr and Pan, Life Magazine Cover
Satyr and Pan, Life Magazine Cover

Satyr and Pan, Life Magazine Cover

By B. Cory Kilvert

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Satyr and Pan Life Magazine Cover, April 26, 1923 Benjamin Sayre Cory Kilvert was the son of the mayor of his birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, in Canada.

Category

1920s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Soldier, Life Magazine Cover
Soldier, Life Magazine Cover

Soldier, Life Magazine Cover

By Paul C. Stahr

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover illustration for Life magazine's January 10, 1918 issue, with the caption, "Souvenirs for Susie.

Category

1910s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mending the Shirt, Boys Life Magazine Cover
Mending the Shirt, Boys Life Magazine Cover

Mending the Shirt, Boys Life Magazine Cover

By Harold Anderson

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Boys' Life, The Boy Scouts' Magazine Cover, February 1922 Harold Anderson studied at the Fenway Art School in his native Boston.

Category

1920s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Life Magazine Cover July 1980, Mithcell Funk Lighthouse

Life Magazine Cover July 1980, Mithcell Funk Lighthouse

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

alternative photo - done on assignment in Cape Hatteras Signed lower right, numbered, 3/15 dated

Category

1970s American Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Rea Irvin Lithograph, Life Magazine Cover Artwork, Artist Proof 1950-1960
Rea Irvin Lithograph, Life Magazine Cover Artwork, Artist Proof 1950-1960

Rea Irvin Lithograph, Life Magazine Cover Artwork, Artist Proof 1950-1960

Located in San Francisco, CA

The work is a study of Rea Irvin’s cover for Life magazine, entitled Still Life, which was published June 11th 1925.

Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Japan Issue Fortune Magazine Cover Proposal Japanese Mid-Century Illustration
Japan Issue Fortune Magazine Cover Proposal Japanese Mid-Century Illustration

Japan Issue Fortune Magazine Cover Proposal Japanese Mid-Century Illustration

By Antonio Petruccelli

Located in New York, NY

He became a freelance illustrator in 1932 after winning several House Beautiful cover illustration contests. In addition to 24 Fortune magazine covers, four New Yorker covers, se...

Category

1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Set of five prints after Norman Rockwell
Set of five prints after Norman Rockwell

Set of five prints after Norman Rockwell

$2,950 / set

H 14 in W 11 in D 1 in

Set of five prints after Norman Rockwell

By Norman Rockwell

Located in NYC, NY

Set of five prints depicting illustrations by the all-American artist, of Scouting interest. Famed for his Life Magazine covers, Rockwell devoted a large number of his works to Sco...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Prints

Christmas Cover Design for Life Magazine
Christmas Cover Design for Life Magazine

Christmas Cover Design for Life Magazine

By Maxfield Parrish

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil, Ink and Gold Leaf on Paper Dimensions: 15.00" x 12.00" Signature: Signed Lower Center The present work was published as the cover of the December 2nd, 1899 issue of Lif...

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"John F. Kennedy- Life" Contemporary Abstract Pop Art Magazine Cover Painting
"John F. Kennedy- Life" Contemporary Abstract Pop Art Magazine Cover Painting

"John F. Kennedy- Life" Contemporary Abstract Pop Art Magazine Cover Painting

By Tyler Casey

Located in Houston, TX

Currently exhibited in "Tyler Casey: Once Upon a Time" at Reeves Art + Design. “Once Upon a Time” unveils a collection that encapsulates the life experiences and distinctive viewpoi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Jefferson Airplane 1968 for the cover of Life Magazine by Art Kane

Jefferson Airplane 1968 for the cover of Life Magazine by Art Kane

By Art Kane

Located in Austin, TX

Taken for the cover of Life Magazine, Jefferson Airplane, 1968 by Art Kane Art Kane pioneered the art of conceptual portraiture.

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Paul and Linda McCartney
Paul and Linda McCartney

Paul and Linda McCartney

By Henry Diltz

Located in Missouri, MO

She called him in 1971 to take a portrait of the two of them, which became a Life Magazine cover. On this day in Malibu, Paul played Henry the unreleased RAM album and asked him what...

Category

1970s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Color

Max, America 2000, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
Max, America 2000, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)

Max, America 2000, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Excerpted from the Peter Max Archives, Peter Max fell in love with America as a child growing up in Shanghai, through American Jazz radio, comic books, Hollywood movies and Life Maga...

Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

A Broken Frame - Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Large Size Landscape Photograph
A Broken Frame - Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Large Size Landscape Photograph

A Broken Frame - Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Large Size Landscape Photograph

By Brian Griffin 1

Located in London, GB

The iconic "A Broken Frame" album cover for Depeche Mode, taken in the summer cornfield… It was used by The Life magazine on its front cover of a special supplement "The Greatest Ph...

Category

1980s Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival P...

A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Medium Size Photograph
A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Medium Size Photograph

A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Medium Size Photograph

By Brian Griffin 1

Located in London, GB

The iconic "A Broken Frame" album cover for Depeche Mode, taken in the summer cornfield… It was used by The Life magazine on its front cover of a special supplement "The Greatest Ph...

Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

"Marilyn Monroe and Paula Strasberg" 16 x 24 in Ed. 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe and Paula Strasberg" 16 x 24 in Ed. 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe and Paula Strasberg" 16 x 24 in Ed. 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

Her persona still entrances the world; several of the pictures from the shoot appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine, accompanied by the risqué text reading “Marilyn Monroe, a skinny...

Category

20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cereal Surrealism - Mid Century Illustration Original Artwork
Cereal Surrealism - Mid Century Illustration Original Artwork

Cereal Surrealism - Mid Century Illustration Original Artwork

By Richard Sargent

Located in Miami, FL

Framed Dimensions 25 X 29 Inches The present work is accompanied by a magazine tearsheet from the inside cover of Life Magazine

Category

1950s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

Her persona still entrances the world; several of the pictures from the shoot appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine, accompanied by the risqué text reading “Marilyn Monroe, a skinny...

Category

20th Century Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 40/75 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

Her persona still entrances the world; several of the pictures from the shoot appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine, accompanied by the risqué text reading “Marilyn Monroe, a skinny...

Category

20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Peter Max, Peach Cinema - 1975 Signed Limited Edition Serigraph
Peter Max, Peach Cinema - 1975 Signed Limited Edition Serigraph

Peter Max, Peach Cinema - 1975 Signed Limited Edition Serigraph

By Peter Max

Located in Minneapolis, MN

In 1970, he was featured on the cover of Life magazine, further cementing his place as a cultural icon.

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Screen

Aerial View of Single Family Houses, Muncie, In

Aerial View of Single Family Houses, Muncie, In

By Margaret Bourke-White

Located in London, GB

In 1936, Bourke-White became one of the founders of LIFE magazine, and contributed its first cover image.

Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 57/75 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

Her persona still entrances the world; several of the pictures from the shoot appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine, accompanied by the risqué text reading “Marilyn Monroe, a skinny...

Category

20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Aerial View of the Rockefeller Center, 1939

Aerial View of the Rockefeller Center, 1939

By Margaret Bourke-White

Located in London, GB

In 1936, Bourke-White became one of the founders of LIFE magazine, and contributed its first cover image.

Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Peter Max, Sunday Afternoon - 1975 Signed Limited Edition Serigraph
Peter Max, Sunday Afternoon - 1975 Signed Limited Edition Serigraph

Peter Max, Sunday Afternoon - 1975 Signed Limited Edition Serigraph

By Peter Max

Located in Minneapolis, MN

His art appeared on everything from posters and album covers to advertisements and postage stamps. In 1970, he appeared on the cover of Life magazine, a rare honor for a visual artis...

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Screen

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 3/35 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 3/35 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 24 x 16 in Edition 3/35 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

Her persona still entrances the world; several of the pictures from the shoot appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine, accompanied by the risqué text reading “Marilyn Monroe, a skinny...

Category

20th Century Modern Color Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Niki de Saint Phalle - I Rather Like You A Lot You Fool rare silkscreen signed/N
Niki de Saint Phalle - I Rather Like You A Lot You Fool rare silkscreen signed/N

Niki de Saint Phalle - I Rather Like You A Lot You Fool rare silkscreen signed/N

By Niki de Saint Phalle

Located in New York, NY

As a young woman, Saint Phalle also worked as a model, appearing on the front covers of Life Magazine and Vogue. When she was 18, Saint Phalle eloped with Henry Matthews, an author ...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Pencil, Graphite, Screen

Peter Max Bicentennial Suite - Set of 4 Color Serigraphs 1975 Limited of 75
Peter Max Bicentennial Suite - Set of 4 Color Serigraphs 1975 Limited of 75

Peter Max Bicentennial Suite - Set of 4 Color Serigraphs 1975 Limited of 75

By Peter Max

Located in Minneapolis, MN

In 1967, he appeared on the cover of Life magazine, hailed as a countercultural creative force whose art was reshaping American visual culture.

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Screen

Outrageous Flowers  Colorful Hats at Easter Parade
Outrageous Flowers  Colorful Hats at Easter Parade

Outrageous Flowers Colorful Hats at Easter Parade

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

In the 1970's and 1980 he had more than 50 photography magazine covers. He did covers for Life Magazine and Fortune Magazine as well

Category

2010s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Vintage Las Vegas Golden Nugget Fremont Street at Night
Vintage Las Vegas Golden Nugget Fremont Street at Night

Vintage Las Vegas Golden Nugget Fremont Street at Night

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

In the 1970's and 1980 he had more than 50 photography magazine covers. He did covers for Life Magazine and Fortune Magazine as well

Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Whimsical Woman with Colorfully Fanciful Outfit Blue Eyeglasses
Whimsical Woman with Colorfully Fanciful Outfit Blue Eyeglasses

Whimsical Woman with Colorfully Fanciful Outfit Blue Eyeglasses

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

In the 1970's and 1980 he had more than 50 photography magazine covers. He did covers for Life Magazine and Fortune Magazine as well

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Neon Signs Broadway Theater District in Dramatic Light
Neon Signs Broadway Theater District in Dramatic Light

Neon Signs Broadway Theater District in Dramatic Light

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

In the 1970's and 1980 he had more than 50 photography magazine covers. He did covers for Life Magazine and Fortune Magazine as well

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pink Flamingos Socializing with a Colorful Background
Pink Flamingos Socializing with a Colorful Background

Pink Flamingos Socializing with a Colorful Background

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

In the 1970's and 1980 he had more than 50 photography magazine covers. He did covers for Life Magazine and Fortune Magazine as well

Category

1990s Impressionist Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Free Spirited Asian Female Dancing Outdoors against Green Background
Free Spirited Asian Female Dancing Outdoors against Green Background

Free Spirited Asian Female Dancing Outdoors against Green Background

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

In the 1970's and 1980 he had more than 50 photography magazine covers. He did covers for Life Magazine and Fortune Magazine as well

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Manhattan Bridge, Empire State Building, Landscape Photography
Manhattan Bridge, Empire State Building, Landscape Photography

Manhattan Bridge, Empire State Building, Landscape Photography

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

In the 1970's and 1980 he had more than 50 photography magazine covers. He did covers for Life Magazine and Fortune Magazine as well

Category

1970s Impressionist Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Andy Warhol by Philippe Halsman
Andy Warhol by Philippe Halsman

Andy Warhol by Philippe Halsman

$7,209Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 20.08 in W 16.93 in D 0.79 in

Andy Warhol by Philippe Halsman

By Philippe Halsman

Located in London, GB

One of these iconic and idiosyncratic images has graced the cover of Life magazine. These have all been professionally mounted and framed in a blackened oak.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

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Marilyn Monroe - 'Marilyn', Life Magazine Cover, 1959, by Philippe Halsman
Marilyn Monroe - 'Marilyn', Life Magazine Cover, 1959, by Philippe Halsman

Marilyn Monroe - 'Marilyn', Life Magazine Cover, 1959, by Philippe Halsman

By Philippe Halsman

Located in Cambridge, GB

An exquisite silver-gelatin print on Baryta paper, published in 1981, from photographer Philippe Halsman’s Life Magazine cover shoot with Marilyn in 1959. This limited edition is num...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

"The Flapper"  by F.X. Leyendecker-1922 Life Magazine Cover Art
"The Flapper"  by F.X. Leyendecker-1922 Life Magazine Cover Art

"The Flapper" by F.X. Leyendecker-1922 Life Magazine Cover Art

Located in Oradell, NJ

This is a rare find. This unusually large Art Nouveau/Art Deco wall panel measures 64" in width by approximately 71" in length. It was an original painting/illustration done by Franz...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Accessories

Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971

Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

She called him in 1971 to take a portrait of the two of them, which became a Life Magazine cover. On this day in Malibu, Paul played Henry the unreleased "RAM" album and asked him wh...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971

Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

She called him in 1971 to take a portrait of the two of them, which became a Life Magazine cover. On this day in Malibu, Paul played Henry the unreleased "RAM" album and asked him wh...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971

Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

She called him in 1971 to take a portrait of the two of them, which became a Life Magazine cover. On this day in Malibu, Paul played Henry the unreleased "RAM" album and asked him wh...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971

Paul & Linda McCartney, Cover of Life Magazine, 1971

By Henry Diltz

Located in New York, NY

She called him in 1971 to take a portrait of the two of them, which became a Life Magazine cover. On this day in Malibu, Paul played Henry the unreleased "RAM" album and asked him wh...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joni Mitchell, Vogue, 1968 by Jack Robinson

Joni Mitchell, Vogue, 1968 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Nina Simone, 1969 by Jack Robinson

Nina Simone, 1969 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jack Nicholson, Laced Fingers, 1970 by Jack Robinson

Jack Nicholson, Laced Fingers, 1970 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Herbie Hancock, Playing Piano, 1968 by Jack Robinson

Herbie Hancock, Playing Piano, 1968 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nina Simone, Laced Fingers, 1969 by Jack Robinson

Nina Simone, Laced Fingers, 1969 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nina Simone, Dancing, 1969 by Jack Robinson

Nina Simone, Dancing, 1969 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Joan Hornig "Empower" 20 Carat Beryl Gold Cocktail Ring
Joan Hornig "Empower" 20 Carat Beryl Gold Cocktail Ring

Joan Hornig "Empower" 20 Carat Beryl Gold Cocktail Ring

Located in New York, NY

This one-of-a-kind ring was worn by Oprah on the “Declutter Your Life, 2015!” O Magazine cover. The Joan Hornig "Empower" Beryl Cocktail Ring will make a statement and empo...

Category

2010s American Contemporary Cocktail Rings

Materials

Beryl, Gold, 18k Gold

Marilyn Monroe By Philippe Halsman, Marilyn at the Drive-in - Landscape
Marilyn Monroe By Philippe Halsman, Marilyn at the Drive-in - Landscape

Marilyn Monroe By Philippe Halsman, Marilyn at the Drive-in - Landscape

By Philippe Halsman

Located in Cambridge, GB

Halsman's captivating portraits appeared on an incredible 101 covers for Life Magazine - a standing record which no other photographer has matched.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"The Seidenbaum Residence". Los Angeles, California. Richard Lee Dorman.

"The Seidenbaum Residence". Los Angeles, California. Richard Lee Dorman.

By Julius Shulman

Located in Agua Dulce, CA

After designing several mid-century homes in Trousdale Estates, in 1968 he appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine. Dorman also designed the Los Angeles International Design Center i...

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joni Mitchell, Portrait, 1968 by Jack Robinson

Joni Mitchell, Portrait, 1968 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Joni Mitchell, Guitar, 1968 by Jack Robinson

Joni Mitchell, Guitar, 1968 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Joni Mitchell, Guitar, 1968 by Jack Robinson

Joni Mitchell, Guitar, 1968 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Tina Turner, 1969 by Jack Robinson

Tina Turner, 1969 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Tina Turner, 1969 by Jack Robinson

Tina Turner, 1969 by Jack Robinson

By Jack Robinson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His career continued to rise and after four years in New York City he photographed the cover of Life magazine. When Donovan began to work for Vogue, Robinson followed at her request.

Category

1960s Black and White Photography

Hermès Kelly Blue Jean 32cm Azur Togo Leather Shoulder Bag
Hermès Kelly Blue Jean 32cm Azur Togo Leather Shoulder Bag

Hermès Kelly Blue Jean 32cm Azur Togo Leather Shoulder Bag

By Hermès

Located in New York, NY

Months before the birth of the future princess, the bag had served as a bodyguard for Grace's unborn child. The photo made the cover of Life magazine and was seen all over the world.

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2010s Tote Bags

Original sketch for the Expo74 US 10 c stamp “Preserve the Environment”; pen on
Original sketch for the Expo74 US 10 c stamp “Preserve the Environment”; pen on

Original sketch for the Expo74 US 10 c stamp “Preserve the Environment”; pen on

By Peter Max

Located in Los Angeles, CA

In September 1969 Max appeared on the cover of Life Magazine with an eight-page feature article as well as the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and the Ed Sullivan Show.[1] Exhibited:...

Category

1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pen

Happy Hunter, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover
Happy Hunter, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

Happy Hunter, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

By Charles Dye

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Outdoor Life Magazine Cover, December 1951 Signed Lower Right

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Good Scouts, Life Magazine Cover
Good Scouts, Life Magazine Cover

Good Scouts, Life Magazine Cover

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

This was the twenty-eighth and last cover by Rockwell to appear on Life magazine. A Rockwell painting only appeared once on Life magazine's cover in 1924 and twenty-eight times in al...

Category

1920s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boys' Life Magazine Cover
Boys' Life Magazine Cover

Boys' Life Magazine Cover

By Remington Schuyler

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signed by Artist Cover of Boys' Life magazine, January 1920

Category

1920s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Big Catch, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

Big Catch, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover

By Charles Dye

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Big Catch, Outdoor Life Magazine Cover Cover of Outdoor Life Magazine, August 1953 A dad and son fishing together.

Category

1950s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Oil on Canvas by Anton Van Dalen Titled, "Leaves"
Oil on Canvas by Anton Van Dalen Titled, "Leaves"

Oil on Canvas by Anton Van Dalen Titled, "Leaves"

Located in Dallas, TX

This is a beautiful painting that was the LIfe Magazine cover in March 1969. It is an oil on canvas by Anton Van Dalen titled "Leaves".

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

1920s Bronze Butterfly Girl Bookends
1920s Bronze Butterfly Girl Bookends

1920s Bronze Butterfly Girl Bookends

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H 6 in W 7 in D 4 in

1920s Bronze Butterfly Girl Bookends

Located in Hixson, TN

The design, in bronze-finished gray metal, is reportedly based on the Feb. 7, 1922 Life Magazine cover illustration titled "The Flapper" by Francis X.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Bookends

Materials

Bronze

Tree of Life oil painting by Aaron Bohrod
Tree of Life oil painting by Aaron Bohrod

Tree of Life oil painting by Aaron Bohrod

By Aaron Bohrod

Located in Hudson, NY

During WWII he worked as a war artist in the Pacific for the Army Corps of Engineers, and later was assigned by Life magazine to cover the war in Europe. From 1948-1973 he was the a...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Life Size Articulating X-Ray Dummy, Cold War Icon
Life Size Articulating X-Ray Dummy, Cold War Icon

Life Size Articulating X-Ray Dummy, Cold War Icon

By U.S. Government

Located in Peekskill, NY

In 1961 this mannequin was featured in a Life Magazine cover story. After Khrushchev scared the world by setting off a hydrogen bomb 1n 1961 the US wanted to know its long term effec...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia

"Marilyn Monroe- Life" Contemporary Abstract Pop Art Magazine Cover Painting
"Marilyn Monroe- Life" Contemporary Abstract Pop Art Magazine Cover Painting

"Marilyn Monroe- Life" Contemporary Abstract Pop Art Magazine Cover Painting

By Tyler Casey

Located in Houston, TX

Currently exhibited in "Tyler Casey: Once Upon a Time" at Reeves Art + Design. “Once Upon a Time” unveils a collection that encapsulates the life experiences and distinctive viewpoi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-Century Modern Life Magazine Poster with Wood Frame, 1962
Mid-Century Modern Life Magazine Poster with Wood Frame, 1962

Mid-Century Modern Life Magazine Poster with Wood Frame, 1962

Located in MIlano, IT

Life magazine poster, 1962 Framed poster of the 1962 cover of Life magazine dedicated to Yves Klein.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Posters

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Reclining Nude

Reclining Nude

By Fletcher Martin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Artist war correspondent for Life Magazine, covered African campaign, 1943; Normandie campaign, 1944.

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Three Wise Men
Three Wise Men

Three Wise Men

By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Located in New Orleans, LA

Over the course of his career, he would also paint covers for Life magazine, illustrations for a library of books, and transform advertising for such companies as B.

Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boy Holding Pumpkin Carving of Teddy Roosevelt
Boy Holding Pumpkin Carving of Teddy Roosevelt

Boy Holding Pumpkin Carving of Teddy Roosevelt

By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Located in New Orleans, LA

Over the course of his career, he would also paint covers for Life magazine, illustrations for a library of books, and transform advertising for such companies as B.

Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Sleuth By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
The Sleuth By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

The Sleuth By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Located in New Orleans, LA

Over the course of his career, he would also paint covers for Life magazine, illustrations for a library of books and transform advertising for such companies as B.

Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Andy Warhol 1968 Portrait by Philippe Halsman
Andy Warhol 1968 Portrait by Philippe Halsman

Andy Warhol 1968 Portrait by Philippe Halsman

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Andy Warhol 1968 Portrait by Philippe Halsman

By Philippe Halsman

Located in Cincinnati, OH

This important image was used for the cover of Life magazine.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

In Voluptate Mors, Salvador Dali's portrait, 1951
In Voluptate Mors, Salvador Dali's portrait, 1951

In Voluptate Mors, Salvador Dali's portrait, 1951

By Philippe Halsman

Located in PARIS, FR

His New York photographic studio soon met with immense success, and his pictures found their way onto the front cover of Life magazine, the first magazine to be illustrated exclusive...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ann Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman The Graduate 1967 by Bob Willoughby
Ann Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman The Graduate 1967 by Bob Willoughby

Ann Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman The Graduate 1967 by Bob Willoughby

By Bob Willoughby

Located in Montreal, QC

This portrait became his first cover for Life magazine. He went on to work on nearly a hundred films, including My Fair Lady, Who s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Photography

Taylor and Burton in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" 1965 Bob Willoughby
Taylor and Burton in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" 1965 Bob Willoughby

Taylor and Burton in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" 1965 Bob Willoughby

By Bob Willoughby

Located in Montreal, QC

This portrait became his first cover for Life magazine. He went on to work on nearly a hundred films, including My Fair Lady, Who s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Photography

Cole Porter Posing in his Beverly Hills Home, 1954 by Bob Willoughby
Cole Porter Posing in his Beverly Hills Home, 1954 by Bob Willoughby

Cole Porter Posing in his Beverly Hills Home, 1954 by Bob Willoughby

By Bob Willoughby

Located in Montreal, QC

This portrait became his first cover for Life magazine. He went on to work on nearly a hundred films, including My Fair Lady, Who s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

Category

Vintage 1950s American Photography

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 58/75 by Lawrence Schiller
"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 58/75 by Lawrence Schiller

"Marilyn Monroe, 1962" Photography 16 x 24 in Edition 58/75 by Lawrence Schiller

By Lawrence Schiller

Located in Culver City, CA

Her persona still entrances the world; several of the pictures from the shoot appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine, accompanied by the risqué text reading “Marilyn Monroe, a skinny...

Category

20th Century Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Mountain Panorama (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Vintage Watercolor Landscape
Mountain Panorama (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Vintage Watercolor Landscape

Mountain Panorama (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Vintage Watercolor Landscape

By David Fredenthal

Located in Denver, CO

The following year he covered Israel for the magazine. In addition to Life, his sketches of Arturo Toscanini’s orchestral rehersals were published in Vogue (1949) and Fortune Magazi...

Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Hermès Natural Clemence Retourne Kelly Handbag with Gold Hardware 32cm, 2007.
Hermès Natural Clemence Retourne Kelly Handbag with Gold Hardware 32cm, 2007.

Hermès Natural Clemence Retourne Kelly Handbag with Gold Hardware 32cm, 2007.

By Hermès

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Originally introduced in the early 1930's as the Sac à dépêches bag, the Kelly became world renowned after Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco appeared on the cover of Life magazine shie...

Category

Early 2000s French Top Handle Bags

Walking in Reeds, The Sage
Walking in Reeds, The Sage

Walking in Reeds, The Sage

By Peter Max

Located in Missouri, MO

Max was suddenly on numerous magazine covers, including Life magazine, and appeared on national TV.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Lithograph

Hermès Mini Sellier Box Calf "Cafe" Vintage Kelly Bag, 20 cm with Gold Hardware.
Hermès Mini Sellier Box Calf "Cafe" Vintage Kelly Bag, 20 cm with Gold Hardware.

Hermès Mini Sellier Box Calf "Cafe" Vintage Kelly Bag, 20 cm with Gold Hardware.

By Hermès

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Originally introduced in the early 1930's as the Sac à dépêches bag, the Kelly became world renowned after Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco appeared on the cover of Life magazine shie...

Category

1980s French Structured Shoulder Bags

Hermès Limited Edition Vintage Tri-Color Box Calf Kelly Handbag 28, 1993.
Hermès Limited Edition Vintage Tri-Color Box Calf Kelly Handbag 28, 1993.

Hermès Limited Edition Vintage Tri-Color Box Calf Kelly Handbag 28, 1993.

By Hermès

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Originally introduced in the early 1930's as the Sac à dépêches bag, the Kelly became world renowned after Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco appeared on the cover of Life magazine, shi...

Category

1990s French Top Handle Bags

Hermès Shiny Black Porosus Crocodile Kelly Bag with Gold Hardware 28, 1940.
Hermès Shiny Black Porosus Crocodile Kelly Bag with Gold Hardware 28, 1940.

Hermès Shiny Black Porosus Crocodile Kelly Bag with Gold Hardware 28, 1940.

By Hermès

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Originally introduced in the early 1930's as the Sac à dépêches bag, the Kelly became world renowned after Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco appeared on the cover of Life magazine shie...

Category

1940s French Top Handle Bags

American Expressionist Offset Lithograph Poster
American Expressionist Offset Lithograph Poster

American Expressionist Offset Lithograph Poster

Located in Surfside, FL

Sharrer and her painting Man at Fountain were featured in the March 20, 1950 issue of Life Magazine, in a cover story featuring "Nineteen Young American Artists."

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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By John Singer Sargent

Located in New Orleans, LA

John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...

Category

19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Fille Du Pêcheur By William Bouguereau
La Fille Du Pêcheur By William Bouguereau

La Fille Du Pêcheur By William Bouguereau

By William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Located in New Orleans, LA

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Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fadeaway Girl on the beach, Good Housekeeping Cover
Fadeaway Girl on the beach, Good Housekeeping Cover

Fadeaway Girl on the beach, Good Housekeeping Cover

By Clarence Coles Phillips

Located in Fort Washington, PA

A cover illustration for the June 1915 issue of Good Housekeeping depicting Coles Phillips’s iconic “Fadeaway Girl” kneeling at the seashore holding a beach umbrella. Phillips’ “Fade...

Category

1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Watercolor

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