Judge — January 29, 1921 — page 25: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents results of a humorous drawing contest Judge magazine ran, titled "The New Wiggle-Wobble Awards." The contest invited readers to submit cartoons or caricatures, likely parodying the exaggerated, modernist "wiggle" drawing style popular in early 1920s illustration and animation. The page displays winning and honorably-mentioned entries—mostly crude, comic figure sketches and caricatures of recognizable people (appear to be public figures or celebrities of the era, though specific identities are unclear from the image alone). Prize amounts ($25 first place down to $3 for fourth/fifth) incentivized participation. The satire targets the pretension of artistic awards while celebrating amateur, deliberately ungainly cartooning. It's essentially Judge's playful mockery of both modernist art trends and contest culture itself—rewarding the funny, the awkward, and the exaggerated over technical skill.