Judge, 1916-07-08 · page 27 of 28
Judge — July 8, 1916 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertisement** for art prints rather than political satire. Judge magazine is selling five colored illustrations featuring young women in bathing suits—titled "A Spring Chicken," "A Chicken Sand Witch," "A Curtain of Fire," "A Shock Absorber," and "Look Before You Leap"—created by popular illustrators James Montgomery Flagg and Enoch Bolles. The pitch targets summer homeowners, suggesting these prints would brighten bungalow walls during vacation season. At twenty-five cents each ($1.00 for the set), they represent affordable decoration. The illustrations appear to be lighthearted, mildly risqué depictions typical of 1910s-era Judge humor—showing women in various swimming or beach situations with suggestive or playful titles. This reflects the era's bathing beauty trend in popular magazines, where illustrated women in swimwear were common commercial content rather than considered obscene.
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Girls in that Summer Bungalow? If you want a bright spot or two on your walls this summer, Judge's five little girls are waiting. In full colors, mounted on a heavy, double mat, 11 x 14, ready for the frame, these five pictures which sell for twenty-five cents apiece — will be sent you for “A SPRING CHICKEN James Montgomery Flags + aN a y. $ 1 -0O Attach a bill, money- order, check or stamps to coupon below and mail it in today. nore 3 Judge 7-8-16 “A SHOCK ABSORBER” ¥ Judge By James Montgomery Flagg Art Print Dept. 7 225 Fifth Ave., New York JUDGE ART PRINT DEPARTMENT“ gencised find $150. Please 7 aend me Judge’s Five Bathing // Gitle as advertised. New York City 7 225 Fifth Avenue 7 “LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP” By Enoch Bolles 4 7 / a 7 7 comicbooks.com