One Foot in 1941

Cover illustration for Collier’s, 14 April 1945 issue, by Vernon Grant.

Vernon Grant was an illustrator best known for his creation of the SNAP! CRACKLE! AND POP! characters for Kellogg's and his whimsical magazine covers for "Collier's", "Ladies Home Journal", and many others. He is only 2nd to Norman Rockwell in the amount of published works.

In 1938, Life magazine ranked Grant as "America's favorite children's artist."

Grant worked with the USO during World War II, entertaining troops with sketches and fast-paced chalk talks.

Grant’s illustrations appeared in print on the covers of national magazines, advertising products, greeting cards and children’s books from the 1920s through the 1970s

Entering the Station

Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Phoenix, Arizona

Photo: Russell Lee

Downtown New York, 1922–24. Consuelo Kanaga via Brooklyn Museum.