COVERS
Millions of people have seen paintings by Don Moss, even if they don’t recognize him by name. He painted dozens of magazine covers from the late ’40s through the early ’80s, and more covers for Sports Illustrated than any other artist during a time when its circulation was over 2 million per week. His cover of Dolphin’s coach Don Shula for Time magazine reached a circulation 4 million. Some of his most charming covers were for sporting publications in the late ’40s and early ’50s such as SKI and Elks magazine. Broader themes in an idealized American life were often featured on the cover of Today’s Living, the Sunday magazine for the New York Herald Tribune.
Elks Magazine, April 1949
SKI Magazine, November 1949
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SKI Magazine, November 1949
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SKI Magazine, December 1949
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SKI Magazine, December 1949
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Elks Magazine, October 1950
SKI Magazine, January 1950
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SKI Magazine, February 1950
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Elks Magazine, August 1952
Elks Magazine, October 1953
Today's Living Magazine, June 1957
Today's Living Magazine, June 1958
Today's Living Magazine, January 1958
Today's Living Magazine, November 1958
Today's Living Magazine, June 1961
Elks Magazine, February 1961
Sports Illustrated, May 1964
Sports Illustrated, February 1965
Sports Illustrated, November 1966
Sports Illustrated, October 1967
Sports Illustrated, April 1971
Forbes Magazine, October 1971
Time Magazine, December 1972
Sports Illustrated, October 1974
Sports Ilustrated, November 1984