Transcendental Physiognomist | Beauty is its own excuse for being
Sep 9, 2021 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
A thread of some of my favorite pieces from JC Leyendecker, one of the most prolific and talented illustrators of the 20th century.
The first thing many notice, correctly, is a stylistic resemblance to Norman Rockwell. Leyendecker, 20 years his senior, was a major influence on Rockwell; and they were good friends. Rockwell was even a pallbearer at JC’s funeral.