Thursday, May 15, 2014

Sixty Six Years Ago Today

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This was a $.20 Magazine Cover









































The artist is Mary Petty.  

She was a New Yorker illustrator for nearly fifty years.

This cover is a slice of life for Ms. Petty's fictional family, the Peabodys.

The featured member of the household was usually Fay, the maid.

Fay was a different kind of whistle blower.


She also had her Kafka-esque moments.


























Sometimes, Fay could look down on the world.




 





















The "Kafka-esque" hyperlink answers the question: Why was Mary Petty so awesome?

The next hyperlink answers the question: Where is Mary Petty's image page?

The next featured New Yorker cover artist is here.

The next Kafka page is there.
 
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3 comments:


  1. I do think Fay is wearing a gas mask.

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    1. My bad.
      Another Kafka joke gets de-bugged.

      But the idea of wearing a gas mask with a bonnet
      is sorta Kafka-esque
      or just deliciously dark irony.

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  2. Indeed, Fay was reflecting on her buggy reflection, and her new look.

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