Original November 10, 1941 issue of TIME Magazine, Volume XXXVIII, Number 19, featuring Hollywood star Rita Hayworth on the cover in a striking portrait by legendary American pin-up artist George Petty.
Published only weeks before the United States entered World War II, this issue captures Hayworth during her rapid rise to Hollywood stardom. The cover identifies her alongside Fred Astaire, her new dance partner in You’ll Never Get Rich.
The Hayworth cover is also an important piece of TIME Magazine history. TIME has specifically highlighted the November 10, 1941 George Petty cover as an early departure from the magazine's traditionally restrained portrait covers, helping usher in a more colorful and visually adventurous era of TIME cover design.
The back cover features a wonderful full-page Chesterfield Cigarettes advertisement with actress Marjorie Woodworth, pictured carrying a Thanksgiving turkey — an excellent piece of early-1940s advertising and tobacciana imagery in its own right.
Complete and very clean. The covers retain excellent color and display extremely well. Light age-related handling and edge wear are present, as expected on an original magazine more than 80 years old. Please review the photographs for exact condition.
An attractive original for collectors of Rita Hayworth, Golden Age Hollywood, George Petty pin-up art, vintage TIME magazines, WWII-era material, Chesterfield advertising and 1940s popular culture.