Wyeth and Rockwell
Norman Rockwell
Petticoats and Pants - Man Wearing Kilt, Woman Wearing Suit 1918
Oil on canvas
Judge Magazine, June 1, 1918 cover
Between 1917 and 1919, Judge, a popular humor magazine, published six Rockwell covers, including Petticoats and Pants. This painting was completed at the very cusp of Rockwell's burgeoning career and was published a month after Germany failed to halt U.S. troops from crossing the Atlantic in the midst of World War I. The painting is a charming example of two distinctive fashion statements, upturning expectations of how opposite sexes prototypically dress at a time when fashion was not as fluid as it is today. However, those differing fashion trends calmly blended on the cover of Judge magazine and emerged as a witty and unique Rockwellian juxtaposition. Many of Rockwell's later images featured similar comparisons of incongruous ideas, which when conjoined, harmonized to create ironic and comedic views of the world.
Wyeth and Rockwell
Norman Rockwell
Petticoats and Pants - Man Wearing Kilt, Woman Wearing Suit 1918
Oil on canvas
Judge Magazine, June 1, 1918 cover
Between 1917 and 1919, Judge, a popular humor magazine, published six Rockwell covers, including Petticoats and Pants. This painting was completed at the very cusp of Rockwell's burgeoning career and was published a month after Germany failed to halt U.S. troops from crossing the Atlantic in the midst of World War I. The painting is a charming example of two distinctive fashion statements, upturning expectations of how opposite sexes prototypically dress at a time when fashion was not as fluid as it is today. However, those differing fashion trends calmly blended on the cover of Judge magazine and emerged as a witty and unique Rockwellian juxtaposition. Many of Rockwell's later images featured similar comparisons of incongruous ideas, which when conjoined, harmonized to create ironic and comedic views of the world.