Life, 1906-12-20 · page 37 of 46
Life — December 20, 1906 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a political cartoon but rather a **product advertisement** for a 1907 calendar featuring paintings by Frederic Remington, the famous American artist known for Western frontier imagery. The page promotes five reproductions of Remington's paintings—"Indian Head," "The Parley," "The Pioneers," "The Stampede," and "Pony Tracks in the Buffalo Trail"—presented as three-color prints. The advertisement emphasizes patriotic appeal ("thoroughly American Calendar—an American Artist, American Publisher, and American subjects"), marketing the calendar as an ideal Christmas gift at $2.00. The small reproductions visible show frontier scenes with Native Americans, cowboys, and horses—typical Remington subject matter romanticizing the American West. The ad directs readers to purchase through local retailers or directly from P.F. Collier & Son publishing house in New York, emphasizing the calendars' quality and suitability for framing after use. This represents turn-of-the-century American cultural values celebrating Western expansion and frontier mythology.
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‘The Pioneers Five Remingtons Five three-color reproductions from some of Frederic Remington’s best paintings cf the great West comprise The Remington Art Calendar for 1907 12x 16 inches A thoroughly American Calendar—an American Artist, Ameri- can Publisher, and American subjects. Every American lover of breadth, life, action, and color will want this calendar. It is an ideal Christmas gift, containing, as it does, five three-color repro- ductions from some of Frederic Remington’s best paintings of the great West, including the famous “Indian Head,” “The Parley,” “The Pioneers,” “The Stampede,” and “ Pony Tracks in the Buffalo Trail,” (shown herewith in miniature). Each picture is tipped on a handsome brown mount— all held together by a beau- tiful silk cord. Calendar size, 12x 16 inches. Packed flat in boxes, $2.00 each. When the calendars have served their purpose, each subject may be framed —making handsome pictures for the den, library, or parlor. Pony Tracks original paintings of these subjects have lately been exhibited in the principal art galleries of New York, Phila- delphia, Chicago, Washington, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Minne- apolis, Grand Rapids, ete. The Stampede Go to the best art, picture, stationery, book, jewelry, or department store in your town and ask for this calendar. They have it or can get it. Insist upon seeing it. If they will not get a copy for you, send moncy-order direct to us and we will ship the calendar boxed, and packed flat, express charges prepaid. Address CALENDAR DEPARTMENT P. F. COLLIER & SON 414 West Thirteenth St., New York BE SURE AND READ COUPON comicbooks.com