Cutting a shine / drawing by J.D. Gleason. – Historic Reproduction
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic drawing captures Cutting a shine / drawing by J.D. Gleason. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Cutting a shine / drawing by J.D. Gleason.
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Published as the cover of *Judge* on October 30, 1920, *Cutting a Shine* takes its title from the slang phrase for showing off or putting on airs. J.D. Gleason's drawing casts children in the roles of grown-ups, playing at the manners and pretensions of adult life, a comic idea well suited to the weekly's wry humor. Color halftones like this one were how magazines reproduced artwork in the 1920s, bringing a cover's bright palette to a wide readership. The joke rests on the contrast between the children's serious bearing and the grown-up pose they are trying to strike.
| Created / published | [1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1920.Magazine covers 1920.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1920. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Judge, 1920 Oct. 30, cover. |
| Subjects | Children playing adults--1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,157 × 1,461 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216099 |
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