# First Haircut

By [Norman Rockwell](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/norman-rockwell.md>), August 10, 1918.

Cover illustration published in The Saturday Evening Post on August 10, 1918. A barber cuts a smiling child’s hair while a woman watches with a handkerchief.

## Details

- Medium: Printed magazine cover illustration
- Gallery: [The Saturday Evening Post Cover Art Archive](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-97925ba2a338c07b.md>)

[View at The Saturday Evening Post](<https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/artworks/first-haircut/>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>)

## Image

![A barber cuts a smiling child’s hair while a woman watches with a handkerchief.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-87d6c73598b949b8-78d27c197f0d981b/full.jpg?v=bd8c0f3e2f2081b31cd871dd9bb80cf0253577c0344cbe78c0929f2ae175fe44>)

## Sources & credits

- Norman Rockwell, August 10, 1918. Image: ellekelly8. Artwork public domain in the United States.
- [Image source](<https://www.flickr.com/photos/195782725@N08/53422496386/>)
- Norman Rockwell / The Saturday Evening Post. Historical published cover illustrations.

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