The Resume

(February 3, 1894-November 8, 1978)
Best known for his illustrations of American life that appeared on covers of the Saturday Evening Post

Why he might be annoying:

He smoked a pipe.
He was a choir boy.
His middle name was Percevel.
He dropped out of high school to go to art school.
He suffered from depression.

Why he might not be annoying:

While still in his teens, he was hired as art director of Boys' Life.
His 'Four Freedoms' paintings helped sell almost $133 million worth of bonds during WW II.
He did over 4,000 paintings in his lifetime.
During the 60's, many of his paintings addressed racial issues.

Credit: AMH

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Painters
• Appeared on PBS' American Masters
• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• Comic Book Artists
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• Grandparents of Twins
• I am Left Handed - Male [Q-Z]
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [R-T]
• I Died in 1978 (Ranked: 84)
• I Have Dementia/Alzheimer's
• I Have Skin Cancer [Melanoma]
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• Look at Me or My Mirror Image
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Look! My Picture Is Animated
• Male Pipe Smokers
• My Artwork Was Stolen
• Norman Rockwell Portraits
• Painters
• Person to Person - Guests [L-Z]
• Profiles 5251-5500 (Ranked: 5497)
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle
• Styx and Stones
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 29.17% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 176 Votes: 53.41% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 129 Votes: 47.29% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 119 Votes: 57.98% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 204 Votes: 62.25% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 47 Votes: 40.43% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 65 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 94 Votes: 61.70% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 81 Votes: 56.79% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 37.78% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 42 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 183 Votes: 43.72% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 385 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 328 Votes: 42.68% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 407 Votes: 44.23% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1043 Votes: 42.28% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 1493 Votes: 37.31% Annoying