April Fool
Norman Rockwell : Cover for Saturday Evening Post , April 3rd 1948 .
The April Fool's cover concept that Rockwell introduced in the Saturday Evening Post in 1943 and 1945 proved so popular with readers that Rockwell did another in 1948. Today, readers still delight in scrutinizing these covers—and even find new errors from time to time. Can you spot all of them in this 1948 cover ?
1. Two kinds of moulding on cupboard.
2. North American Pileated Woodpecker head on
crane’s body.
3. Coffeepot spout upside down.
4. Barbed wire instead of clothesline.
5. Insignia on back of fireman’s helmet.
6. Green and red lights reversed on ship’s lantern.
7. Beast crouched on upper shelf.
8. Cup not hanging by handle.
9. Electric bulbs growing on plant.
10. Head of little girl on man’s bust.
11. Rat’s tail on chipmunk.
12. Penholder with pencil eraser.
13. Top of brass vase suspended.
14. Face in clock.
15. Candle where kerosene lamp should be.
16. Sampler dated 1216.
17. Winter seen through left window, summer through right.
18. Antique dealer’s head on dolls.
19. Nine branches on traditional seven-branch candelabra.
20. Girl’s hair in pigtail on one side, loose on other.
21. Titles on books vertical instead of horizontal.
22. Girl’s sweater buttoned wrong way.
23. Mouthpiece on both ends of phone.
24. Phone not connected.
25. Goat’s head, deer’s antlers.
26. No shelf under books.
27. Lace cuff on man’s shirt.
28. Five fingers and thumb on girl’s hand.
29. Gun barrel in wrong place.
30. Saddle on animal.
31. Potted plant on lighted stove.
32. Girl’s purse is a book.
33. Only half a strap on girl’s purse.
34. Skunk in girl’s arms.
35. Sea gull with crane’s legs.
36. Stovepipe missing.
37. Mona Lisa has halo.
38. Mona Lisa facing wrong way.
39. Abraham Lincoln with General Grant’s military coat.
40. Stove has April Fool on it.
41. Hooves instead of feet on doll.
42. Little girl sitting on nothing.
43. Rogers group is combination of soldier from
Our Hero and girl from “Blushing Bride.”
44. Brass kettle has two spouts.
45. Spur on antique dealer’s shoe.
46. Mouse and ground mole conferring.
47. Ground mole’s tracks in wooden floor.
48. Dog’s head on cat’s body.
49. Raccoon’s tail on cat’s body.
50. Ball fringe standing straight up at angle.
51. Stove minus one leg.
52. Two kinds of floor.
53. Rockwell's signature is reversed.
54. Last name spelled wrong.
55. Flowers growing in floor.
56. Girl’s socks don’t match.
57. Girl's shoes don't match
This list is from the internet . To examine the painting closely you would need a magnifying glass or blow it up to a large size .
April Fool
Norman Rockwell : Cover for Saturday Evening Post , April 3rd 1948 .
The April Fool's cover concept that Rockwell introduced in the Saturday Evening Post in 1943 and 1945 proved so popular with readers that Rockwell did another in 1948. Today, readers still delight in scrutinizing these covers—and even find new errors from time to time. Can you spot all of them in this 1948 cover ?
1. Two kinds of moulding on cupboard.
2. North American Pileated Woodpecker head on
crane’s body.
3. Coffeepot spout upside down.
4. Barbed wire instead of clothesline.
5. Insignia on back of fireman’s helmet.
6. Green and red lights reversed on ship’s lantern.
7. Beast crouched on upper shelf.
8. Cup not hanging by handle.
9. Electric bulbs growing on plant.
10. Head of little girl on man’s bust.
11. Rat’s tail on chipmunk.
12. Penholder with pencil eraser.
13. Top of brass vase suspended.
14. Face in clock.
15. Candle where kerosene lamp should be.
16. Sampler dated 1216.
17. Winter seen through left window, summer through right.
18. Antique dealer’s head on dolls.
19. Nine branches on traditional seven-branch candelabra.
20. Girl’s hair in pigtail on one side, loose on other.
21. Titles on books vertical instead of horizontal.
22. Girl’s sweater buttoned wrong way.
23. Mouthpiece on both ends of phone.
24. Phone not connected.
25. Goat’s head, deer’s antlers.
26. No shelf under books.
27. Lace cuff on man’s shirt.
28. Five fingers and thumb on girl’s hand.
29. Gun barrel in wrong place.
30. Saddle on animal.
31. Potted plant on lighted stove.
32. Girl’s purse is a book.
33. Only half a strap on girl’s purse.
34. Skunk in girl’s arms.
35. Sea gull with crane’s legs.
36. Stovepipe missing.
37. Mona Lisa has halo.
38. Mona Lisa facing wrong way.
39. Abraham Lincoln with General Grant’s military coat.
40. Stove has April Fool on it.
41. Hooves instead of feet on doll.
42. Little girl sitting on nothing.
43. Rogers group is combination of soldier from
Our Hero and girl from “Blushing Bride.”
44. Brass kettle has two spouts.
45. Spur on antique dealer’s shoe.
46. Mouse and ground mole conferring.
47. Ground mole’s tracks in wooden floor.
48. Dog’s head on cat’s body.
49. Raccoon’s tail on cat’s body.
50. Ball fringe standing straight up at angle.
51. Stove minus one leg.
52. Two kinds of floor.
53. Rockwell's signature is reversed.
54. Last name spelled wrong.
55. Flowers growing in floor.
56. Girl’s socks don’t match.
57. Girl's shoes don't match
This list is from the internet . To examine the painting closely you would need a magnifying glass or blow it up to a large size .