Life, 1922-12-28 · page 29 of 37
Life — December 28, 1922 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is an advertisement page, not a political cartoon. It promotes Life magazine's 1923 calendar offerings from the Life Publishing Company in New York. The page features a cherub illustration at the top—a common decorative motif of the era—surrounded by festive imagery including champagne glasses and flowers, reinforcing the "Start the New Year Happily" theme. Three calendar products are advertised: an Illustrated Calendar ($1.50) with twelve colored plates, a Society Calendar ($1.00), and a Vanity Calendar ($1.00), featuring artwork by noted illustrators Coles Phillips and F. X. Leyendecker. The advertisement emphasizes that all subjects are new and previously unpublished. The page targets affluent readers who could afford decorative calendars as luxury items during the 1920s.
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START THE NEW YEAR HAPPILY LIFE CALENDARS FOR 1923 Art reproductions in full color the best of the year's selection from LIFE Life’s Illustrated Calendar $1.50 12 Colored Plates by Coles Phillips and F. X. Leyendecker Life’s Society Calendar $1.00 6 Colored Plates by Coles Phillips Life’s Vanity Calendar $1:00 6 Colored Plates by F. X. Leyendecker All new subjects never before used for Calendars MAILED ANYWHERE on receipt of price LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 598 Madison Avenue New York comicbooks.com