Life — February 28, 1930 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine, February 28, 1930 This is primarily a **magazine cover featuring a sculptural artwork**, not a political cartoon. The image shows a classical-style bust or sculpture titled "James Montgomery Flagg's Conception of the Ideal American Beauty," created by an artist credited as "Ann [Horton?] Place." The cover's tagline—"DO YOU KNOW A GIRL WHO LOOKS LIKE THIS?"—appears to be a lighthearted contest or reader-engagement prompt, encouraging viewers to identify women matching this idealized beauty standard. The "This Week's Best Features" notation suggests this artwork was featured content in the issue. This reflects 1930s popular culture's preoccupation with defining and celebrating standardized beauty ideals, presented here through classical artistic tradition.