Life — March 6, 1913 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is the Easter Number cover of *Life* magazine from March 6, 1913. The image depicts three figures in white robes and hoods arranged in Gothic cathedral-style arches, with cherubs above them. Below reads "SAINTS" and the artist credit "ORSON LOWELL." The satire appears to target hypocrisy or false piety. The three hooded figures in white suggest either nuns or, more pointedly, members of organizations like the Ku Klux Klan (which had been revived around this period). By labeling them "SAINTS" while depicting them in hooded robes—typically associated with religious hypocrisy or racial violence—the cartoonist mocks those who cloak themselves in righteousness while harboring darker intentions. The Easter timing emphasizes the irony between Christian virtue and actual behavior.