John Philip Falter (born 1910, Plattsmouth, Nebraska), a prominent illustrator, studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and Art Students League in New York. Between the 1940s and 1970s, he produced more than 120 covers for The Saturday Evening Post, becoming one of its most recognizable contributors. His covers depicted everyday American life in sharp, colorful detail, and helped form the magazine’s visual identity during its postwar peak.

This 1943 cover of The Saturday Evening Post, Falter focuses on pedestrians caught in fierce winds beneath Chicago’s elevated train tracks. The cover was made during World War II, a period when the Post frequently referenced war, often relying on direct and indirect visual messages.