Life, 1921-06-16 · page 10 of 36
Life — June 16, 1921 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon**: An artist shows a patron his portrait work, saying "I put my whole self into your portrait. But what about me?" This satirizes artistic ego—the painter wants credit alongside the subject's likeness. **Bottom Cartoon**: A golfer tells his caddie "No, no, caddie! I'll use the same club," mocking a golfer's tendency to blame equipment rather than skill for poor shots. **Articles**: "It Works Both Ways" discusses WWI book publishing (over 100,000 war books published, fourteen new ones daily), comparing historical uncertainty about war to biblical uncertainty about Adam. "Lacking in Humor" features a brief joke about an American boy answering "George M. Cohan" when asked who made the first American flag. The page combines visual humor with light commentary on contemporary issues.
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Artist: 1 PUT MY WHOLE SELF INTO YOUR PORTRAIT, Patron: BUT WHAT ABOUT ME? HE ideal man is as numerous as there NY cook will tell you there's many It Works Both Ways are women to describe him slip "twixt the cup and the chi c| E CCORDING to a statement made by the French War Museum, over one hundred thousand books have already been published on the war and every day on the average fourteen new war books are being issued Posterity will, therefore, be in about the same position toward ascertaining the truth about the war, that we are in toward ascertaining the truth about what hap- pened before Adam The ouly difference is that in the one case there is no information on hand, and in the other case there will be so much information on hand that nobody will know what to do with it. Thus, over the course of ages, Ignorance is properly guaranteed. Lacking in Humor “TATHER,” said the young man, “I am thinking seriously of matrimony.” “Well, that’s better than regarding a joke,” replied the old man. a HO made the first American flag asked the teacher. “George M. Cohan,” responded the Golfer: No, No, CAppIE! 1’LL USE THE SAME CLUB, New York boy promptly. comicbooks.com