Fortune Magazine Covers from 1936
Fortune Magazine Covers
from 1936
(United States, 1936)
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Background:

These original Fortune magazine covers are from 1936 - the seventh year of publication for the magazine.

Henry Luce, publisher of Fortune, said he wanted "the new magazine to be as beautiful a magazine as exists in the United States.   If possible, the undisputed most beautiful".  To that end  leading artists of the day contributed to the design of the covers including Antonio Petruccelli, Ervine Metzl, Walter Buehr and Ernest Hamlin Baker.  Where possible, we identify the artist for the cover.

The covers are notable both for the quality of the graphics, and their commentary on business, social and political issues of the day.

Each Fortune cover is provided with a copy of the table of contents from the issue.

 

Price per print: Print Only:  $90
Matting Charge:  $30
Framing & Matting Charge:  $175
Dimensions: Print Only:  11 x 14 inches
Matted:  16 x 20 inches
Type of print: Original magazine covers
Year: 1936

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Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203601)
January 1936
(Norman Reeves)
Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203602)
February 1936
(John A. Cook)
Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203603)
March 1936
(John O'Hara Cosgrave II)

Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203604)
April 1936
(A. J. Grodin)
Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203605)
May 1936
(John A. Cook)
Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203606)
June 1936
(Antonio Petruccelli)

Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203607)
July 1936
(Antonio Petruccelli)
Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203608)
August 1936
(A. J. Grodin)
Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203609)
September 1936
(Antonio Petruccelli)

Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203610)
October 1936
(Ernest Krunglivcus)
Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203611)
November 1936
(Ernest Hamlin Baker)

Fortune Magazine Covers - 1936 (No. 60203612)
December 1936
(Erik Nitsche)

News Events for 1936

Gossip begins in London about King Edward VIII's relationship with Mrs. Wallace Simpson
FDR reelected President of the U.S. by a landslide
Dale Carnegie authored "How to Win Friends and Influence People"
Rudyard Kipling died (b. 1865)
Margaret Mitchell awarded Pulitzer Prize for a Novel:  "Gone With the Wind"
"The Great Ziegfeld" wins the Academy Award
Popular songs - "It's De-Lovely", "I'm an Old Cowhand (from the Rio Grande)", "Pennies from Heaven"
Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer, dies (b. 1879)
Dr. Alexis Carrel develops artificial heart
Boulder (later Hoover) Dam completed creating Lake Mead, largest reservoir in the world
Dirigible "Hindenburg" lands at Lakehurst, NJ after transatlantic flight
Mrs. Amy Mollison flies from England to Cape Town in 3 days, 6 hours and 25 minutes
Olympic Games held in Berlin - Jesse Owens wins four Gold medals
BBC London inaugurates television service
Henry Luce begins publication of "Life" magazine
Baseball Hall of Fame is founded at Cooperstown, NY
New York (AL) wins World Series, 4-2, over New York (NL)