Life Magazine – May 11, 1922 (# 2162) – Maxfield Parrish – Books Number

Description

Cover : Pair of young men eating outside, their table forms the top of a frame for the words “LIFE : Bookstuff Number,” art by Maxfield Parrish.

– BOOKSTUFF NUMBER (a number of things on Darwin).
– Full page color ads for Marmon cars (lovely art of yellow car on black background), Holeproof Hosiery (Gorgeous art by Coles Phillips of woman and peacock).
– Full page black and white ads for Haldeman-Julius Company books, Chandler Six touring car (with nice mountain scene art), Whitman’s chocolates (Salmagundi), Kelly Springfield Cords tires (with art of car in rain), Hotels Statler,
– Half page ad for Yellowstone Park via Northern Pacific Railroad, with photo of people washing a handkerchief at Handkerchief pool.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Dana Gibson (The Descent of Man, but what about woman?), James Montgomery Flagg (I believe)(Interpretations of some recent book titles), Victor C. Anderson (And I’ll promise to be a good boy) … boy praying before walking by cemetery at night), Unsigned (Wild sports for blue Sundays).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Broughton (Elysium : England and America need no interpreter).
– Some current events include : Joseph Pennell, Outdoor advertisers have stolen the beauty of the country (billboards), MacMonnies Civic Virtue group is going to demonstrate about public sculpture, Stolen Liberty bonds, California Indians.
–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1922 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!