Source: Norman Rockwell Museum

On May 27, 1922, Norman Rockwell’s Mending the Flag was published on the cover of The Literary Digest, one of his earliest clients. This beautiful illustration alludes to Betsy Ross, the famous seamstress of the American flag.

"Mending the Flag," Norman Rockwell, 1922. Cover illustration for "Literary Digest," May 27, 1922. Norman Rockwell Museum Digital Collections.