Life, 1907-09-19 · page 22 of 24
Life — September 19, 1907 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a catalog page advertising art prints sold by Life Publishing Company. Rather than political cartoons, these are reproductions of illustrations and paintings—likely from Life magazine itself—available for home purchase. The titles and themes reveal popular subject matter of the era: romantic scenes ("Her Choice," "Thin Ice," "Forsaken"), domestic humor ("Moonstruck," "Down the Wrong Chimney," "After the Wedding"), and sentimental narratives ("Love Lightens the Load"). The page reflects Victorian/Edwardian tastes: genteel romance, courtship drama, and idealized domesticity. Prices range from 50 cents to $2.00, making them affordable middle-class decoration. The epigraph from Ruskin emphasizes pictures as essential home furnishings—a marketing appeal to buyers wanting cultured interiors. This represents Life magazine's dual role: satirical publication *and* commercial art distributor.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“A room without pictures is like a room without windows.”—RUSKIN Life's Prints I ae ‘a fi Photogravure in Brown, 20 by 13 in. With simplest things." Will Carleton $1.00 uct j After C. Coles Phillips Hand Mounted, India Print in Brown, $2.00 Copyright 008 by Lit Pe Ca y Hutt 13 by 15 in. Copricht 178 Oy Lite PAX. THIN ICE AFTER THE WEDDING Alter WB. King titer A. D. Blashfeld PUsdbige ira Gees, 20 Wy INR, Photogravure in Sepia, 16 by 13 in. 50 cents DOWN THE WRONG CHIMNEY After C. J. Budd Photogravure in Brown, 13 by 16 in. 50 cents LOVE LIGHTENS THE LOAD FORSAKEN Alter W. B. King Alter W. Balfour Ker A Photogravure in Green, 20 by 15 in. $1.00 Photogravure in Green, 16 by 13 in. 50 cents LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 31st Street, New York comicbooks.com