Life — November 10, 1921 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a Western gunslinger or outlaw figure posting a "No Gun Toters Wanted" sign. The satire appears to target gun violence or armed conflict through ironic inversion: a character stereotypically associated with guns and violence is explicitly rejecting armed individuals. The signature reads "Cesare Maccari" (or similar). The cartoon likely comments on either a specific contemporary conflict, labor dispute, or calls for disarmament during an era of violence. Without the magazine's date visible, the exact historical context remains unclear, though the Western imagery suggests commentary on American lawlessness or frontier-era attitudes. The joke's power lies in the contradiction: someone quintessentially armed is demanding others be unarmed.