Cover of the Day: December 1956

Leo Lionni,  Art Director 

Alexander Semenoick, Illustrator

Robert Weaver, Illustrator (the frieze)

Original caption: Bright patches on this month's cover are the holdings of oil companies in the tidelands off the Mississippi Delta. The  cover, executed by Alexander Semenoick, is based on a detail of a map prepared by Macha Drafting Col, of Houston. The cover frieze, showing steel construction, was painted by Robert Weaver.