New Year’s Baby cover series
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The New Year’s Baby cover series is a famous set of magazine illustrations by J. C. Leyendecker that annually depicted a symbolic baby representing the hopes and themes of the coming year, most notably on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Year’s Baby 1930s covers | 1 |
| New Year’s Baby cover series canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: New Year’s Baby cover series Context triple: [J. C. Leyendecker, notableWork, New Year’s Baby cover series]
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A.
New Year
New Year is the celebration marking the beginning of a new calendar year, commonly observed worldwide with festivities, traditions, and public holidays.
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B.
The Young Mother
The Young Mother is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Gerrit Dou, celebrated for its meticulous detail and intimate domestic scene.
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C.
Somebody’s Baby
"Somebody’s Baby" is a 1982 pop-rock song by Jackson Browne, best known for its appearance on the soundtrack of the film *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* and for becoming one of his biggest commercial hits.
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D.
Someone Else’s Baby
"Someone Else’s Baby" is a 1960 pop song that became one of British singer Adam Faith’s early chart hits.
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E.
Mother and Child
"Mother and Child" is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García that interweaves the emotional stories of three women connected by adoption and motherhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New Year’s Baby cover series Target entity description: The New Year’s Baby cover series is a famous set of magazine illustrations by J. C. Leyendecker that annually depicted a symbolic baby representing the hopes and themes of the coming year, most notably on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post.
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A.
New Year
New Year is the celebration marking the beginning of a new calendar year, commonly observed worldwide with festivities, traditions, and public holidays.
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B.
The Young Mother
The Young Mother is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Gerrit Dou, celebrated for its meticulous detail and intimate domestic scene.
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C.
Somebody’s Baby
"Somebody’s Baby" is a 1982 pop-rock song by Jackson Browne, best known for its appearance on the soundtrack of the film *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* and for becoming one of his biggest commercial hits.
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D.
Someone Else’s Baby
"Someone Else’s Baby" is a 1960 pop song that became one of British singer Adam Faith’s early chart hits.
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E.
Mother and Child
"Mother and Child" is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García that interweaves the emotional stories of three women connected by adoption and motherhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American illustration
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art series ⓘ magazine cover illustration series ⓘ |
| artMovement | American illustration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American holiday iconography
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New Year’s Baby cultural trope ⓘ The Saturday Evening Post ⓘ
surface form:
The Saturday Evening Post New Year’s issues
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | J. C. Leyendecker ⓘ |
| depicts |
New Year
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hopes for the coming year ⓘ symbolic baby ⓘ themes of the coming year ⓘ |
| genre |
commercial art
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illustration ⓘ |
| hasCreatorRole | cover illustrator ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later New Year magazine cover designs ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
allegorical figure
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personification of the New Year ⓘ topical commentary on current events ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Year’s Baby 1900s covers
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New Year’s Baby 1910s covers ⓘ New Year’s Baby 1920s covers ⓘ New Year’s Baby cover series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Year’s Baby 1930s covers
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| hasTheme |
optimism about the future
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reflection of contemporary events ⓘ transition from old year to new year ⓘ |
| illustrationStyle | Golden Age of American Illustration ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general magazine readership ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American culture
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New Year celebrations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
annual depiction of a symbolic New Year baby
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visual commentary on the coming year’s issues ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | J. C. Leyendecker ⓘ |
| partOf | cover art of The Saturday Evening Post ⓘ |
| productionMethod | oil illustration for reproduction ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | magazine cover ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Saturday Evening Post ⓘ |
| publisher |
Curtis Publishing Company
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surface form:
The Curtis Publishing Company
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| significantPeriod |
1900s
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1910s ⓘ 1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ |
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Subject: New Year’s Baby cover series Description of subject: The New Year’s Baby cover series is a famous set of magazine illustrations by J. C. Leyendecker that annually depicted a symbolic baby representing the hopes and themes of the coming year, most notably on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post.
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