Life, 1924-11-13 · page 17 of 42
Life — November 13, 1924 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine presents a series of satirical character sketches titled "And THIS—Is What Does the Laughing" by John Held Jr., a prominent cartoonist of the 1920s-30s era. The five caricatured figures appear to represent social types of the Jazz Age: - **The Stacomb Sophomore**: A vain youth obsessed with hair pomade - **The Ina Claire Clip**: References actress Ina Claire; likely satirizes women's fashion/hairstyles - **The Young Hooch**: A man raiding a liquor cabinet, referencing Prohibition-era bootlegging - **The Local Eyesore**: A woman in fashionable but garish dress - **The Sheik**: A fashionable man, referencing Rudolph Valentino's film persona The humor targets contemporary vanity, fashion excess, and Prohibition-era drinking culture. Held satirizes how these archetypal figures prioritize appearance and illicit pleasures while considering themselves sophisticated.
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THE LOCAL EYESORE And THIS— Is What Does the Laughing THE INA CLAIRE CLIP THE YOUNG HOOCH By John Held, Jr. THE SHEIK comicbooks.com