Life — December 26, 1918 — page 26: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon depicts a caricatured figure gazing upward at a moon-faced portrait of a bespectacled man. The title "Oyster Bay" references Theodore Roosevelt's Long Island estate, suggesting this concerns Roosevelt himself. The exaggerated caricature in the lower portion—with prominent teeth and animated expression—appears to mock a political figure's zealous devotion or ambition. The moon-lit seascape setting and the worshipful pose suggest satirizing either Roosevelt's political influence or his followers' admiration. Without additional context from the magazine's date and surrounding articles, the precise satirical point remains unclear, but the cartoon clearly mocks either Roosevelt's ego or his supporters' reverence toward him during the Progressive Era.