Life, 1905-10-05 · page 11 of 44
Life — October 5, 1905 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a single cartoon by Swell and Jap showing two men in what appears to be an artist's studio. One man, dressed formally, addresses another who is working—the dialogue reads: "Model? No, I am not drawing any girls now. I'm only painting fruit." The second man responds: "Well! Ain't I a peach?" The joke relies on a double meaning: the artist claims to paint only fruit, but his companion suggests he himself qualifies as "a peach"—using the slang term for an attractive person. It's a flirtatious or suggestive joke playing on the ambiguity between literal fruit and the slang use of "peach" to describe someone attractive. The cartoon appears to be purely humorous rather than political or socially critical.
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