Your art history post for today is illustration history: Woman's Day Magazine, December 1942, cover art by John Clymer (1907–1989). We were a year into World War II. With food rationing, things were tight, so recipes included the estimated cost of each. Fried Cheese Squares, 13 cents. Creamy lima beans with mushrooms was a costly 54 cents. Keep in mind, a penny was worth more then than now. The magazine itself only cost 2 cents. #arthistory #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists

From the National Museum of American Illustration: ‘John Clymer said that he always tried to take the viewer of his art "to an actual place and make him feel that he was really there."’

The artist is particularly known for his works depicting the Old West, Native Americans, and wildlife. You also might recognize his illustrations for the book The Yearling.