Map of an Imaginary Estate for an Inveterate Fly-Fisherman
- Title:
- Map of an Imaginary Estate for an Inveterate Fly-Fisherman
- Alternate Title:
- Map of an Imaginary Estate for an Inveterate Fly-Fisherman
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Held, John Jr.
- Date:
- 1931
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2072.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2072_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1920 - 1939
- Subject:
- Conduct of Life
Allegorical
Satirical - Measurement:
- 29 x 20 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This map provides a satirical view of the perfect "estate" for the fly fisherman. A modest cabin ("Camp," in the vernacular of the time) is surrounded by endless streams and pools. There is a large, industrial, Fly-Tying Department at one end of the estate, and a Fish Hatchery at the other, all protected from trespassers.
John Held Jr. was one of the country's best-known and most successful illustrators of the 1920s and early 30s. His distinctive, lively, satirical cartoons appeared regularly in the leading magazines, including the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Life, Harper's Bazaar, Judge, and Country Life, and he illustrated Scott Fitzgerald's "Tales of the Jazz Age." Held was a Mormon, and "his background informs the cartoons with a certain ethical judgment and sensitivity." (Nelson 2008.) At the same time, he combined his unique humor and artistic skill with a great eye for the cultural changes - and excesses - of the age. For other of his works in the collection, Search > "Held Jr.”
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Source:
- Country Life, January 1931, p.40.
- Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.