Scientific American Cover ArtThis started as a short project to exploit the 40+ years of copies of the magazines that I have on my top shelf but then I started to look at some of the older editions. I only have two in my collection (one each from 1876 and 1896) but the information is available via a search. This starter article brings all of this together. I will update it if I discover anything else but, soon anyway, I will start the original project to document the covers from the mid 1950’s.
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Hello and a very Merry Christmas to you.
May I pick your brains as an obvious Scientific American covers expert? Some years ago I bought a piece of artwork which I was told had been used in Scientific American – as, I think, a front cover. Having refound it in the attic I’m curious about it. It measures c8″ square,is on thick card and depicts a close up view from on top of a trout swimming through some pegs. The back is stamped ‘SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN INC’ and the piece has an R in the bottom left corner and an F in the bottom right.
Does this ring any bells? Huge thanks for any light you can throw on it. Best wishes, Bill (Derbyshire)
Hi Bill, don’t know about expert! but I have a large collection and like them.
What you have sounds interesting and familiar at the same time. Is it one of the original paintings? I will hunt through and see if I can find anything like it and post further here. Is there any chance you could scan or photograph it and send me the image? My email address can be found via the house below.
This may be useful:
http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/scientific-american/45
Great link. Thanks Dennis.