Judge, 1924-11-22 · page 2 of 24
Judge — November 22, 1924 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Who's Who in Judge: Raymond Thayer This is a profile feature, not political satire. The page introduces Raymond Thayer, a commercial illustrator who creates magazine covers and advertisements for *Judge*. The photograph shows Thayer (the man with the mustache) working on artwork with a female model posing. The text humorously characterizes him as an artist focused on "glorifying the American girl"—painting beautiful women to advertise consumer goods like soap and battleships. Thayer was educated at Cleveland School of Art and New York School of Fine Arts. The profile notes he'll create monthly *Judge* covers and is actively recruiting beautiful models, presented with light, tongue-in-cheek humor typical of the magazine's house-of-mirrors commentary on advertising and commercial art.
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IN JUDGE | Raymond Thayer who, like Flo Ziegfeld, spends his i working hours glorifying the American girl. You VBPLNE can tell he is an artist by the smock and the Windsor chair. Ray is the kind of an artist who, when you ask him how much he wants for a JUDGE cover, says: “How much have you got?” Nice fellow, though. He was born in Sewickley, Pa.; educated at the Cleveland School of Art and the New York School of Fine Arts and has become disgustingly rich making pictures of beautiful girls who advertise soap and battleships and things. Ray is going to make acover for JUDGE every month and is looking for beautiful models. Pu JUDGE, Volume 87, Ko. 2248, November 29, 1924 blished Weekly and copyrighted 1924 by Leslie-Judge Co. in the U.S. and Great Britai For advertising rates address E. R. Crowe & Company, Inc. Douglas H. Cooke, President: Kendall Banni fant Treasurer; 627 West 43d St., New York, Secretary; Joseph T. Cooney, Entered as Second-Class Matter. October 21,1881, at the Post-Ottce at New York City. N. Y.,under Act of March 3.1879. $5.00 a year- Vice-President and Editorial Director: New York: 25 Vanderbilt Avenue. Chicago: 225 North Michigan Avenue. ‘Norman’ Anthony. comicbooks.com