Judge, 1911-03-11 · page 2 of 24
Judge — March 11, 1911 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not political satire**. It showcases photogravure reproductions sold by Leslie-Judge Company, a New York art publisher. Four artworks are displayed: - "Good Morning" and "Good Night" by James Montgomery Flagg (portrait studies) - "Springtime" by C. Clyde Squires (outdoor scene) - "Smoker's Heart" by Percy D. Johnson (interior domestic scene) The ad pitches these as affordable home décor ("frame or hang up as they are in your parlor, den or boudoir"), marketed as reproductions of "popular artists' latest paintings." Prices range from 25 cents to $1.50, with hand-coloring available at higher cost. The page promises 32 additional subjects available through mail order. This represents early 20th-century mass-market art reproduction advertising rather than editorial cartoon content.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Copyright, Judge Co. Copyright, Judge Co. “GOOD MORNING.”’ ‘*GOOD NIGHT." By James Montgomery Flagg By James Montgomery Flagg. Photogravure in sepia, 8 x 11, Photogravure in sepia, 8 x11, Twenty-five cents. Twenty-five cents. Hand colored, Fifty cents. Hand colored, Fifty cents. Copyright, Leslie-Judge Co. Copyright. Judge Co. SPRINGTIME. SMOKER’S HEART. By C. Clyde Squires. By Percy D. Johnson Photogravure in sepia, 15 x 18, One dollar. Photogravure in blue-black, 12 x 16, Hand colored, $1.50. Fifty cents. and thirty-two other subjects equally interesting and pretty. We will mail a complete illustrated list to you for 10 cents in stamps. These pictures are just the thing to frame or hang up as they are in your parlor, den or boudoir. Why not make a studio in your home with these beautiful specimens of popular artists’ latest paintings? LESLIE-JUDGE COMPANY, : 225 Fifth Avenue, New York Trade supplied by the W. R. Anderson Co., $2 Union Square, New York. comicbooks.com