Hand Signed Norman Rockwell "Only Skin Deep" Signed 1944 Poster Print

Item Details

A hand signed Norman Rockwell ‘Only Skin Deep’ 1944 poster print. Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) was an American painter and illustrator whom depicted the cultural scenarios and moments of everyday Americans. The artist said it best himself, ‘Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed,’ – Norman Rockwell. ‘Only Skin Deep’ originally appeared in the Saturday Evening Post illustrating a man getting the woman’s name ‘Betty’ tattooed to his arm. The list of crossed out tattooed names makes the viewer question the bright red facial expression of the gentleman to be from pain or embarrassment? Signed by Rockwell in the bottom right corner. The poster was printed by The Curtis Publishing Company 1944 in Japan.

Three other signed Norman Rockwell prints appear in this sale, item’s 14CIN084-098, 14CIN084-099, and 14CIN084-101. These all go with the portfolio with item 14CIN084-101. There is also a Norman Rockwell 1989 Mother’s Day plate, item 14CIN084-051.

Condition

There edges have a slight yellowing. There is a crease mark near the shoulder of the man who is receiving a tattoo, but it is subtle.

Dimensions

Item #

14CIN084-100