Life — March 8, 1928 — page 22: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be an illustration from *Life* magazine showing an artist or designer at work in a studio. The figure is seated, sketching or drawing at an easel, surrounded by artistic materials and studio props—including what appears to be decorative objects on shelves, a globe, and various papers scattered about. The partial caption reads "The Com[pana]" (text is cut off), making the specific satirical target unclear. Without the complete caption or accompanying article text, I cannot definitively identify whom this caricatures or what social/political commentary it intends. The image itself simply depicts a creative professional at work, rendered in the magazine's characteristic pen-and-ink style.