Willie Gillis
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Willie Gillis, Jr. is a fictional character created by Norman Rockwell for a series of World War II paintings that appeared on the covers of 11 issues of The Saturday Evening Post between 1941 and 194
The Willie Gillis debut: Willie Gillis Food Package (1941-10-04)
Willie Gillis Home on Leave (1941-11-29)
Willie Gillis in Convoy (1943) was a depiction of Gillis close to the battlefield that was not used as cover art.
Willie Gillis in College (October 5, 1946) broke with the style of the wartime posters, depicting Gillis as a civilian in a peaceful environment.
The Saturday Evening Post
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The Saturday Evening Post is an American magazine published six times a year. It was first published in 1821, and published weekly from 1897 until 1963. It was published every other week until 1969. F
Willie Gillis
…Willie Gillis) is a fictional character created by Norman Rockwell for a series of World War II paintings that appeared on the covers of 11 issues of The Saturday Evening Post between 1941 and 1946. Gillis was an everyman with the rank of private whose career was tracked on the cover of the Post from induction through discharge…
Cover of the issue from November 28, 1903, featuring Otto von Bismarck, illustrated by George Fort Gibbs
Cover of the issue from January 19, 1924
December 28, 1907. Cover by J. C. Leyendecker
April 16, 1910. Cover by Anton Otto Fischer