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| 10/4/41 Willie Gillis debuted |
Norman Rockwell made his contribution to the World War Two "War Bond Effort" with a series of paintings for the cover of Saturday Evening Post. Mr. Rockwell's efforts paid off handsomely for the effort through the sale of posters.
Willie Gillis was an "invented" character, who was an everyman portrayed by Rockwell, the name came from the Wee Willie Winkie children's book. Mr. Rockwell commonly used live models for his paintings.
From 1916 to the December 16, 1963 cover Kennedy Memorial, Norman Rockwell did 321 cover images for the Saturday Evening Post, at the time the most popular magazine in print.
Illustrations from Wikipedia
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| Willie Gillis "Home on Leave" |
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| "Four Freedoms", a set of four covers |
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| Rosie the Riveter |
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