Life, 1921-11-24 · page 10 of 34
Life — November 24, 1921 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This single-panel cartoon depicts two figures reclining on what appears to be ornate furniture, surrounded by hunting trophies (antlers and animal heads). The caption suggests they are wealthy hunters or sportsmen engaged in conversation about their exploits. The caption reads: "Guest (enthusiastically): Ripping bunch of trophies, old chap. Marvelous lot of game! And—er—tell me, did you eat it all yourself?" The satire targets wealthy sportsmen who accumulate hunting trophies as status symbols while potentially wasting game. The guest's pointed question—asking whether they actually consumed the animals—mocks the disconnect between trophy-hunting pretension and practical use. This reflects early 20th-century debates about conservation and conspicuous consumption among the wealthy leisure class.
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