This collection features two early-career framed magazine covers illustrated by Norman Rockwell for Recreation magazine. The set includes the May 1916 cover depicting an older gentleman fishing by a stream and the September 1917 cover titled "A Good Joke!" featuring a smiling man in outdoor attire against a yellow circular background. These pieces represent some of Rockwell's earliest published commercial illustrations.

These pieces originate from the former Norman Rockwell Museum of the South collection.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 19 x 16 inches (each frame)

• Medium: Print on paper

• Condition: Housed in matching wooden frames with white matting; paper shows natural age toning and minor foxing consistent with early 20th-century periodicals.

Norman Rockwell Recreation Magazine Vintage Cover Art 1910s Americana 20th Century Illustration Norman Rockwell Museum of the South Collection Antique Prints Fishing Outdoor Sports Early Rockwell.

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