Sculling Crew
Artist
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
(American, 1874 - 1951)
CultureAmerican
Date1932
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 61 cm)
InscribedInitialed lower right
Credit LineThe Frank K. Tarrant Collection, gift of the Tarrant family
Object number99.28.8
Not on view
DescriptionThis painting depicts men carrying an eight person scull on their shoulders.Label TextJoseph Christian Leyendecker American, 1874–1951 Sculling Crew, 1932 Oil on canvas, 32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 61 cm) A team of rowers effortlessly carry their small boat in this painting by J. C. Leyendecker. Created for the cover of the August 6, 1932 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, this is one of 322 Post covers designed by the artist between 1899 and 1943. Like the work of his successor Norman Rockwell, Leyendecker’s illustrations celebrated traditional American values using humorous everyday situations, or, as seen here, a cast of confident and elegant models. The Latin inscription above these athletes translates to “A healthy mind in a healthy body.” The Frank K. Tarrant Collection, gift of the Tarrant family 99.28.8 Exhibition History"Game On: Sports in Ancient and Modern Art," Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, July 9 - October 9, 2016. "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021.Published ReferencesCover of SATURDAY EVENING POST, August 6, 1932.
