Guide to America. A Comprehensive and Revised Map - Amended
- Title:
- Guide to America. A Comprehensive and Revised Map - Amended
- Alternate Title:
- Guide to America
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Held, John Jr.
- Date:
- 1942
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2175.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2175_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1940 - 1959
- Subject:
- World War II
Politics & Government
Satirical
Pictorial - Measurement:
- 26 x 18 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This map by comic artist John Held satirizes the shortages of World War II America. Reference is made to "red points" under the rationing system as well as "Grade Z beef" and vegetable cutlets on the menu. Some of the shortages relate to every day items like alcohol, cigarettes and raincoats, while others are far afield (side saddles; grindstones). It appeared in Woman's Day magazine. The date is unknown, but was likely in late 1942 after "red points" (for food rationing) had been adopted but while the concept was still new enough to be worth satirizing.
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:
- Woman's Day. Date unknown.
- 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.