When Were You Built?

Helen E. Hokinson's iconic New Yorker cartoons are collected in this single 1948 volume from E. P. Dutton, presenting a gentle, humorous look at the foibles of suburban clubwomen. Writer James Reid Parker provides the captions for Hokinson's warm, knowing illustrations, capturing a specific mid-century American social scene with enduring charm. This book stands as a time capsule of Hokinson's beloved, long-running series of cartoons.