# Pardon Me

By [Norman Rockwell](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/norman-rockwell.md>), January 26, 1918.

Oil painting used for The Saturday Evening Post cover of January 26, 1918. A boy apologizes to a girl holding her shoe while another dancing couple looks on.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- 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/pardon-me/>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>)

## Image

![A boy apologizes to a girl holding her shoe while another dancing couple looks on.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-87d6c73598b949b8-b70160e444c3f64a/full.jpg?v=feef6483ff0ed197fcf1a0aed9dd8c45b96db7893fc12e43fe17f3b15f67e952>)

## Sources & credits

- Norman Rockwell, January 26, 1918. Image: Smithsonian Institution, via Wikimedia Commons. Artwork public domain in the United States.
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Norman_Rockwell_Pardon_Me.jpg>)
- Norman Rockwell / The Saturday Evening Post. Historical published cover illustrations.

[Canonical HTML page](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/art/pardon-me>)