"You were holding him here," she accused hotly. "The authorities shall Know of This."

"You were holding him here," she accused hotly. "The authorities shall Know of This."
"You were holding him here," she accused hotly. "The authorities shall Know of This."

"You were holding him here," she accused hotly. "The authorities shall Know of This."

Date1916
Artist (American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration Citation"The Island of Youth," by Donn Byrne, in The Ladies' Home Journal, December 1916
MediumGraphite, crayon, gouache, and ink on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 28 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (72.4 × 57.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-100
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn 1916, many readers of the Ladies Home Journal would not have traveled abroad. Editors favored stories set in still-exotic locales (here, Puerto Rico and China) that allowed American characters to act out dangerous and romantic plots. Stereotypes of race and gender abounded, as Americans - oblivious to their own prejudices - set everything right.
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