Life, 1913-07-03 · page 40 of 48
Life — July 3, 1913 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **catalog advertisement** for Life Publishing Company's art prints, not a political cartoon. The page promotes reproductions of works by contemporary American artists (Balfour Ker, Nesbitt Benson, F.W. Read, C. Coles Phillips) available for home decoration or gift-giving. The prints depict **domestic and sentimental scenes**: a couple playing bridge, children in outdoor settings, a woman with a man ("For She's a Jolly Good Fellow"), and intimate moments between adults. The subjects reflect early 20th-century leisure and genteel life. **Key sales pitch**: Copper plate photogravure reproductions offered at reduced prices ($1-2), available by mail order. The advertisement emphasizes these as "clever and interesting pictures" representing "our best present-day American artists in the fields of humor and sentiment." This reflects the era's commercialization of art prints as affordable home decoration for middle-class consumers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Copr. Life Pub. Co. MOW ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN By Nesbitt Benson Photogravure, 20 x 15 in. $1.00 PLAYING BRIDGE By Balfour Ker India Print, 22 x 18 in, $2.00 Copr. Life Pub. Co. THE FIRST SCARE By Balfour Ker India Print, 22 x 18 in, $2.00 Life’s Prints i For Gifts or For the Home Clever and _ interesting pictures, reproduced in real copper plate photo- gravure. Copr. Life Pub. Co. ARE YOU A Good BOY? Facsimile in color Mounted for framing, 12 x 16 in. Price 50 cents These prints repre- sent the work of some of our best present-day American artists in the fields of humor and sentiment. Any $2.00 picture may be had in a $1.00 photogravure. Size 15 x 20 inches. Prints are shipped prepaid, to any address; upon receipt of price. Life Pub. ‘‘vok SHE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW’? By F. W. Read Photogravure, 20 x 15 in. $1.00 By Balfour Ker Photogravure, 20 x 15 in. $1.00 Cope. Life Pub. Co. “The cup that cleary Today of past regrets and future fears” By C. Coles Phillips India Print, 22 x 18 in, $2.00 LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 31 Street, New York (Sin the co bama have & while disprox to beli lowing Childre date fc cate th their | ground lentless blood, times neglect. “Tw comicbooks.com