Life — April 2, 1925 — page 22: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a silhouette illustration titled "Seeing America" (text partially visible at bottom). The image shows two figures in silhouette against a landscape—one seated and one standing on elevated ground, both appearing to hold surveying or measuring instruments. The standing figure wears what appears to be a feathered headdress, suggesting a Native American subject. The composition likely satirizes early American exploration or territorial surveys, possibly contrasting perspectives on "seeing" or claiming America—the indigenous view versus the settler/colonial perspective. Without additional context or visible date, I cannot specify the exact satirical target, but the piece appears to comment on American territorial expansion and differing viewpoints on the land.