# Santa’s Expenses

By [Norman Rockwell](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/norman-rockwell.md>), December 4, 1920.

Cover illustration published in The Saturday Evening Post on December 4, 1920. Santa studies an expense ledger as children’s faces appear behind him.

## 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/santas-expenses/>)

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

## Image

![Santa studies an expense ledger as children’s faces appear behind him.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-87d6c73598b949b8-292dd6ceb5807619/full.jpg?v=65e88ab2180d3111e1e469b9b6a7964978b2f5af70e805b9e0177204456da97a>)

## Sources & credits

- Norman Rockwell, December 4, 1920. Image: dkesler1. Artwork public domain in the United States.
- [Image source](<https://www.flickr.com/photos/183254000@N02/54977252613/>)
- Norman Rockwell / The Saturday Evening Post. Historical published cover illustrations.

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