Interwoven Socks
Artist
Joseph Christian Leyendecker
(American, 1874 - 1951)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1920
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (42.5 x 31.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Frank K. Tarrant Collection, gift of the Tarrant family
Object number99.28.10
Not on view
DescriptionA man, framed in an oval with a black background, looks at the quality of socks by stretching them over his hands.Label TextJoseph Christian Leyendecker American (1874–1951) Interwoven Socks, 1932 Oil on canvas The Frank K. Tarrant Collection, gift of the Tarrant family 99.28.10 Like Norman Rockwell, J. C. Leyendecker ranked among America’s most popular commercial illustrators during the 1920s and ’30s. In addition to his many covers for The Saturday Evening Post, Leyendecker designed advertisements for a number of high-end men’s apparel makers. These ads featured an array of handsome young men modeling Arrow collars, Kuppenheimer suits, or Interwoven socks. This work is a classic example. In it a young athlete beams with satisfaction at the flawless stitching of his Interwoven socks. Leyendecker approached his commercial work as a fine artist, perfecting his designs in highly finished preparatory oils like this one—its design ruled for transfer to the printed page. Exhibition History"Let's Go Shopping," Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA, March 19 - June 8, 2013. "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021.
