Maclean's Magazine Cover, August 1, 1929

A man in formal dress crouches in grass, examining produce and poultry with exaggerated facial expressions. A dog stands nearby as he holds up vegetables—bananas, corn, carrots—against a bright yellow sky. The cover line promises "Constantly Growing — Now More Than 160,000 Net Paid," referencing the magazine's circulation. Signed by the artist in the lower left corner, this agricultural-themed illustration exemplifies the hand-painted covers that dominated Canadian and North American magazines during the interwar period. Maclean's, launched in 1905, competed in a crowded marketplace of general-interest publications that relied on striking cover art to attract newsstand buyers. The humorous treatment of farm produce and rural life reflected both the era's visual humor traditions and the agricultural economy's importance to Canadian readers.