Judge — November 24, 1917 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon by James Montgomery Flagg satirizes military camouflage during World War I. The image shows three figures: a woman in civilian dress (left), a barely-visible sketched soldier (center), and a fully-rendered soldier in uniform (right). The title "NO VISIBILITY" is the joke's key. The satire appears to critique either ineffective camouflage uniforms or, more likely, the invisibility of soldiers' sacrifices to the civilian public. The woman—representing American civilians—cannot "see" or fully comprehend the middle soldier's experience, while the uniformed soldier on the right remains visible and present. Published during America's WWI involvement, this likely comments on civilian disconnection from wartime realities.