Life, 1903-08-20 · page 3 of 32
Life — August 20, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertisement page**, not political satire. Life Publishing Co. is promoting six color reproductions of paintings by artist **John Cecil Clay**. The works advertised are: - "A Head" - "A Cosy Corner" - "The Wedding Ring" - "Ich Liebe Dich" (German for "I love you") - "With Bread and Cheese and Kisses" - "The Easiest Thing She Does" The titles and romantic imagery—featuring intimate scenes of couples and women's portraits—suggest these are sentimental, domestic-themed artworks popular in early 20th-century illustrated magazines. Priced at $1.00 each, these reproductions were mass-market products for middle-class homes. The page reflects period aesthetic values emphasizing romance, domesticity, and refined sentimentality rather than social commentary.
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Size, 15x18 i anual The Wedding Ring Copyright, 198, Lite Tho Wedding Ring Sizo, 18x15 Copyright, 1903, Lite “Ich Liebe Dich” Size, 18215 Just Published Six Reproductions in COLOR after John Cecil Clay A Head The Wedding Ring “Teh Liebe Dich’ A Cozy Corner “ With Bread and Cheese and Kisses” The Easiest Thing She Does Matted in Royal Brotwwn $1.00 EACH Life Publishing Co. 19 West 31st Street New York A Cory Corner Size, 13215 1908, Lite “ With Broad and Cheeso and Kisses” Size, 18x15 + Copyright, 1993, Life The Easiest Thing Sho Doos Size, 18x15 comicbooks.com