Judge — August 16, 1913 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of "A Spring Chicken" This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The main content is a product advertisement for a colored art print titled "A Spring Chicken" by James Montgomery Flagg, priced at 25 cents. The illustration depicts an attractive young woman in a bathing suit. The accompanying text uses the phrase "spring chicken" (meaning a young, attractive person) as both the title and the basis for its sales pitch: the ad suggests readers purchase this print because the woman pictured is beautiful and would make nice decoration for a den or bungalow. The coupon allows customers to order the print and a Judge Art Catalog directly from Leslie-Judge Co. in New York. There is no political commentary—this is straightforward commercial advertising typical of Judge magazine's revenue model.