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Artist: Joseph Francis Kernan
Falstaff Beer Advertisement
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Medium: Oil on Board
Category
1940s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Baseball Magazine Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1917
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 34.00" x 24.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Baseball Magazine cover, July 1917
For more than a century, baseball was the All A...
Category
1910s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Baseball Boys, Capper's Magazine Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Capper's Farmer Magazine Cover, June 1928
Category
1920s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Older Man Repairing Clock, Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original magazine cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, published July 18, 1931
The image features a clockmaker repairing a clock.
Artwork Dimensions: 28.25" x 22.25”
M...
Category
1930s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunter and His Dogs
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Framed, dimensions: 45 x 39 in.
Signed lower left
Category
20th Century Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eleventh Olympiad, Post Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, published August 8, 1936 and reprinted for the July / August 1996 issue.
Kernan's Final Post Cover
In the Eleventh Olympiad, Joseph Francis Kernan’s final cover for The Saturday Evening Post, a sprinter channels the speed and power of an eagle while preparing to represent the United States at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Kernan created 26 covers for The Saturday Evening Post between 1924 and 1936.
Kernan’s depiction of the athlete was a fitting conclusion for the artist’s Post commissions, as much of his life’s work celebrated sportsmen and outdoor life. This now iconic cover held such impact that it was published twice – first on August 8, 1936, and later for the July / August 1996 issue to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games that took place in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jesse Owens and the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics were held from August 1 to 16 in Berlin, Germany, which was then under Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. The track and field competition garnered special attention that year, as Jesse Owens, the African American sprinter and long jumper, took home a historic four gold medals. Owens took center stage at the Games, setting new records in the 100- and 200-meter sprints, the long jump, and helped his team win a record-setting 4 x 100-meter relay.
Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe were not initially scheduled to compete in the relay. On the morning of the event, it was announced that Owens and Metcalfe would take the places of Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller, the only Jews on the U.S. track team. Glickman later blamed the controversial decision on the U.S. Olympic Committee president Avery Brundage and track coach Dean Cromwell, accusing them of appeasing the Nazi regime’s anti-semitism.
The magnitude of Owens’ achievements as a black athlete was multiplied by the fact that Hitler had unsuccessfully attempted to use the Summer Olympics to validate his theories of Aryan racial superiority. As the first Games to be televised, and with radio broadcasts reaching 41 countries, Hitler envisioned the Olympics as a way to disseminate Nazi propaganda. The German Olympic...
Category
20th Century Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Grandma, Boy & Dog
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Contact for exact dimensions.
Category
20th Century Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Golf Caddie, Liberty Magazine Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Liberty Magazine, published July 25, 1925
Framed, dimensions: 30 x 24 in.
Category
1920s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young Boys Trespassing & Eating Watermelon
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1924
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 26.00" x 24.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left, Dated Verso, '24
Category
1920s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Horseshoes
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: signed 'J.F/-Kernan-' (lower right)--signed again and inscribed 'Painted by
Category
20th Century Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Story of Shipwreck, Rotarian Magazine Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: May 31, 1934
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 22.00" x 20.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of Rotarian Magazine, September 1934.
Category
1930s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sledding, Capper's Farmer Magazine Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1933
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 24.00" x 20.13"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Capper's Farmer Magazine Cover, February 1933
Category
1930s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baseball Magazine Cover, July 1918
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1918
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 31.00" x 24.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
From the Collection of James "Rip" Collins, former member of the Gashouse Gang.
Category
1910s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunday with Grandpa
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
20th Century Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"In Congress, July 4, 1776"
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1932
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 28.00" x 22.00"
Signature: Signed "J.F. Kernan" Lower Right
Cover illustration for Capper's Farmer magazine, July 1932
Category
1930s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sliding Into Home
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Sight Size 29.00" x 20.00", Framed 36.00" x 27.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Category
Early 20th Century Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Old Salts, Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 1, 1932
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1932
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Sight Size 30.00" x 22.00", Framed 38.00" x 30.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 1, 1932.
Exhibitions: Christi...
Category
1930s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Country Gentleman Magazine Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: June 10, 1922.
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 26.00" x 24.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of Country Gentleman magazine 6/10...
Category
1920s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elderly Couple, Capper's Magazine Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1935
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 26.20" x 21.20"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of Capper's Farmer magazine, August 1935. Image of an elderly couple...
Category
1930s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The First Shave
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1934
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 22.00" x 23.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Cover of Northwest Farmer Magazine, February 1934.
Category
1930s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Olympiad Discus Thrower
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Sight Size 13.00" x 10.00", Framed 21.00" x 18.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
Early 20th Century Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Snoring Brother
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Cover Illustration: March 5, 1921 of The Country Gentleman.
Category
1920s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Phone Call, Country Gentleman Magazine Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed J. F. Kernan Lower Left
Country Gentleman Magazine Cover, March 25 1932
Category
20th Century Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Country Gentleman Magazine Cover
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Sight Size 28.00" x 24.00", Framed 34" x 30"
Signature: Signed Upper Left
Cover Illustration for the February 16, 1924 issue of The Country Gentleman...
Category
1920s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Cappers Farmer Magazine Cover, July 1918
By Joseph Francis Kernan
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Sight Size 12.00" x 10.00", Framed 20.00" x 18.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
June 1933 Cappers Farmer Magazine Cover.
Category
1930s Joseph Francis Kernan Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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