Life, 1914-04-09 · page 39 of 40
Life — April 9, 1914 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is an advertisement page for Life Publishing Company selling decorative prints suitable for college students and others. Rather than political satire, it showcases artwork available for purchase in various formats (photogravure, facsimile in color, etc.) at different price points. The images depict genteel domestic and romantic scenes: a couple at leisure ("Lend a Hand"), a rooster in a doorway ("What's the use, anyway?"), classical figures ("Arms and the Man"), a bachelor's reveries, and social gatherings ("Their Dilemma"). The artist Coles Phillips is credited for at least one work. The copy emphasizes these prints' "decorative possibilities" appeal to college-educated audiences. The small accompanying verses—notably one by Arthur Guiterman—add clever, humorous captions. This appears to be a straightforward commercial catalog page marketing lifestyle imagery to affluent, educated consumers rather than satirical political commentary.
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» think han a it were in the ou this of the er had, you are, | tender “rm , Copr. Life Pub. Co. ; ih LEXD A MAND Facsimile in color. Mounted, 14 x 18 in. Price so cents. Copr. Life Pub. Co. THE PLEASURK OF GIVING Photogravure, hand-colored, 75 cents. Beautifully mounted on hammered art paper with gold border line. Size, 14 x 18 in. Cope, Life Pub. Co. REVERIES OF A BACHELOR Photogravure, mounted, 15 x 20 in. Price $1.00. , Two clever verses by Arthur Guiterman printed on tbe mount under the picture. CHEERFUL STUDIES COLLEGE STUDENTS AND OTHERS Life Prints in photogravure and in color have decorative possi- bilities that will appeal to every college man and woman. Also to those whose only college was that of hard experience. ARMS AND THE MAN Facsimile in color. Mounted, 12 x 16 in. so cents. Makes you remember your Latin, doesn't it? A stunning color print by Coles Phillips, All pictures sent prepaid, upon receipt of remittance. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st Street, New York PETER J. CAREY, PRINTER Copr. Life Pub. Co. re ing but ler to-morrow.” “What's the use, anyway? yesterday and ‘a feather Facsimile in color, Mounted, 14 x 18 in, Price so cents. Copr. Life Pub. Co AN ANTIQUE SOPA Photogravure, 15 x 20 in., $1.00. Copr. Life Pub. Co. Tiere oILEMsA India print, 22 x 18 in., $2.00. Photogravure, 15 x 20 ins If they make it unpleasant for him, he will stay out of spite; if they are nice to him, he won't want to go. comicbooks.com