Life, 1901-05-02 · page 20 of 22
Life — May 2, 1901 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** for Life Publishing Company's artistic publications, circa 1900. The page showcases books by prominent illustrators of the era, particularly **C. D. Gibson** (famous for the "Gibson Girl" aesthetic) and **C. Allan Gilbert**. The main advertised work is *"Overheard in the Wittington Family"* by Gilbert—a luxury illustrated volume ($3) featuring refined domestic scenes. Below are other Life publications: *Life's Book for Golfers*, *Attwood's Pictures*, *Americans*, and *Predicaments*. **Notable for modern readers**: The page includes a book titled *"Coontown's 400"* illustrated by E. W. Kemble, using period-appropriate but now-offensive racial terminology. This reflects the casual racism embedded in early 1900s American publishing. The page emphasizes hand-printed proofs on Japanese paper as premium art gifts—demonstrating how illustrated magazines functioned as high-end cultural commodities, not just humor publications.
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NOW READY. OVERHEARD IN THE WITTINGTON FAMILY. By C. ALLAN CILBERT. Al LUXURIOUS volume, 10x 14, containing the best examples of Mr. Gilbert's refined illustrative work, The pictures and text are printed in black on heavy, coated paper, with remark sketches in sienna, The binding is a unique one in cloth, gold and colors, with a special design by Mr. Gilbert. ‘Overheard in the Wittington Family” is one of the handsomest productions of the season, and is especially appropriate as a holiday gift. us — "Price $3, carriage prepaid. To be had of all booksellers. FORE! Life’s Book for Golfers. A richly illustrated book, carefully printed on heavy paper, dealing exclusively with the game of Golf in its amusing and sentimental aspects. Drawings by Gibson, Hanna, Gilbert, Richards, Blashfield, Hutt, and many others. ; Cover Design by Gibson. Price, $2.00. Attwood’s Pictures. An Artist's History of the Half Portions. Short storics, cleverly illustrated Last Ten Years of the Nineteenth Century, . $2.00 and uniquely bound, . o 2 e Stig Americans. C.D. Gibson's latest book. Large sized | Mythology for Moderns. The old tales humorously re-told by James S. Metcalfe and illustrated by the best artists, ee ee ee Predicaments. Short stories by Louis Evan Ship- | Coontown’s 400. The funny side of Darky life man, Illustrated, © 5 6. 2 2 es +s $8.00] funnily depicted by E. W. Kemble, drawings on heavy paper, . 2 2 - + +. « 85.00 L® E publishes proofs of the best work of all its leading artists, including Mr. Gibson. These proofs are HAND-PRINTED, ON JAPAN PAPER, mounted ready for framing. They are attractive and artistic decorations for any house, and are as suitable presents—holiday, wedding, birthday, or for any occasion—as one can give. These Original Proofs are not to be con- founded with the cheaper prints cut from books or back numbers of Lirg, The double-page pictures, size 15x20 inches, cost two dollars each, and can be purchased of beget leading art stores and stationers. Smaller pic- errr 100, by Le Puuding . tures reprinted from other pages in Lire, one MONDAY MORNING. dollar each. Sent by express, prepaid. | 19 West Thirty-First street, LIFE PUBLISHING COMI PANY, _NEW YORK CITY. comicbooks.com