The Making of a 1940s Magazine Cover

Stevan Dohanos, Saturday Evening Post, and Famous Artists School

The March 5, 1949 cover of Saturday Evening Post by Stevan Dohanos depicts a mother and child holding baby chicks beside a brooder. In the film Meet the Artist Series #1, Dohanos shows the process from concept to final illustration.

Starting in 1948, people wishing to develop art skills at home could enroll in the Famous Artists School, a “distance learn…