Life Magazine – August 26, 1926 (# 2286) – John Held Jr. – Tan vs. Sunburn

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Cover : Couple in bathing suits, man snickering at sunburned woman.  The girl who gave him the cold shoulder, art by John Held Jr.

– Lovely full page color Buick ad with cream four-door convertible, mountain camp scene beyond, license number 2361.
– Full page Marmon auto ad, art by Fred Mizen.
– Full page Chandler auto ad, all text, but has lots of prices.
– Among many others, cartoon artists include John Held Jr., Russell Patterson, Carl Anderson, L.J. Holton, Harrison Cady, Bruce Bairnsfather, Barksdale Rogers, Peter Arno
– Full page golf theme comic art by Strothmann “Mental Hazards”
– Humorous short piece by McCready Huston about the woes of a two car garage.
– Gay Nineties cartoon by Richard Culter, R.V. Culter, pertaining to lighting of acetylene headlights in a wind.
– Topics of editorials include Methodist Bishop Leonard and a catholic becoming President of the USA, Worries about American safety in Mexico, The death of Thomas S. Sullivant, more.
– G. A. Paravicini gives the seven ages of a prodigal child.
– Full page ad with photos for Life’s Fresh Air Fund, camp for poor children.
– Full page Coty ad for Rouge, art by Charles Dana Gibson.
– Quarter page ad for Brooks Brothers clothing, including lawn tennis.
– Full page Dodge Brothers motor cars ad.
– Quarter page Frank Tourist Company ad for travel on the Cunard line S. S. Scythia.
– Excellent full page color Fisk tires ad with black woman hiding behind tree from goat, design C-19, great art by Leslie Thrasher.
– And more.