Judge, 1920-06-26 · page 2 of 37
Judge — June 26, 1920 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It promotes Judge magazine's art print department, selling reproductions of the magazine's cover illustrations. The four sketched images shown are humorous domestic scenes—a child with toys, an intimate couple moment, a dog, and what appears to be a romantic or domestic scene. These represent the "delightfully humorous covers" Judge was known for. The advertisement emphasizes that these full-color reproductions (11x14 inches, mounted on heavy mats) are affordable wall decorations at 25 cents per copy. The text claims looking at them "is to smile" and promises they'll keep viewers "cheerful." This reflects early 20th-century American consumer culture, where magazine cover art was valuable enough to sell separately as home décor for middle-class audiences.
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HOW TO KEEP CHEERFUL HERE are many ways of keeping in a good humor, but one of the surest reminders of the gospel of cheerfulness is the noted covers of JUDGE. The greatest artists of the coun- try have made JUDGE justly famed for its delightfully humor- ous covers. aie edits = \\ Nea JUDGE offers reproductions of its appealing covers for sale, in full colors, mounted on heavy double mats, size 1x14 inches, all ready for framing. Twenty-Five Cents a copy You could hardly get a more pleasing wall decoration for your home, bungalow, den, clubroom, cabin or camp These JUDGE covers area constant delight. To look at them is to smile. Keep cheerful with a set of JUDGE covers. Fill in your name and ad- dress on the coupon below, mark a check or cross next to the names of the pictures you select, pin a bill, money order or stamps to it, and upon receipt of same we will send Judge Art Print Department | | 7 = the pictures to you, postage | I 225 Fifth Avenne New York City for which send the prepaid. JUDGE ART PRINT DEPARTMENT 225 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY nd Hold That | ul —— | comicbooks.com