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Constantin AlajalovCareer Vs. Homemaking, Cover for The Saturday Evening Post, September 1959 Cover1959
1959
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About the Item
Original Cover for The Saturday Evening Post, September 19, 1959. This it a two part purchase, both illustrations included. Two separate pieces sold as a pair.
This is the first in a series of short-lived gatefold covers produced by The Saturday Evening Post. Painted on two illustration boards, the artworks are sold as a pair, but individually framed for versatility in display.
Woman at desk daydreaming about domesticity and Woman at sink daydreaming about office life.
The post describes on page 5:
On the ample spaces of The Post’s first “gatefold” cover, artist Alajalov depicts Miss Outside and Mrs. Inside in a wistful reverie. Their daydreamers- well, one is an evening dream- are located in the grass-grows-greener elsewhere category. Miss outside yearns for a tall, dark, handsome and otherwise perfect man (is there such a specimen?); and Mrs. I, while her slightly imperfect oaf watches large lasses rassle and Junior uncorks a tantrum, envisions herself a secretary arranging flowers. They’ll feel better tomorrow, for reality is usually sunnier than in dour moments it seems to be. Meanwhile, couldn’t both ladies take a lesson in tidiness from the girls of their dreams?
Magazine included with purchase
Artwork dimensions: 23" x 17.5" (each)
Frame dimensions: 30" x 24" (each)
Medium: Gouache on illustration board
Signature: Signed Lower Left (on one board only)
- Creator:Constantin Alajalov (1900 - 1987, American)
- Creation Year:1959
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fort Washington, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: 48351stDibs: LU384317482752
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