Family Circle was one of those magazines that seemed like a mainstay during the 20th century. Everyone I knew had a couple of Family Circles in or near the kitchen. I picked a couple of wartime issues up at the Two Brothers used bookstore in Freeport, Maine. These are fun to look at, and while maybe not very heavy on the cartoon side of things, they are packed with illustration and it's like looking at another world. Enjoy!
This is the November 23, 1945 issue and it's copyrighted 1945 by The Family Circle Magazine, Inc. Child star Margaret O'Brien poses as a cheerful kid pilgrim next to a very ugly turkey.
These two don't look like a very happy couple.
Dave Huffine draws for Wheaties:
Illustrator Inga Stephens Pratt Clark "(1906–1970) was an American artist and book illustrator, who, with her husband Fletcher Pratt, was at the center of a circle of New York literary figures during the 20th century."
You might want to have some new recipes from 1945:
Jefferson Machamer for Folger's:
Who is that creepy mascot scrubbing and wearing the tartan?
Spooky column header.
Oleomargarine is so creepy looking.
- This has been an edited version of a blog entry that originally appeared on October 5, 2020,
I enjoyed that. Am I imagining it or is there a warped, sadistic undercurrent (especially in the ant poison joke)?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post. 1940s mags are a treasure trove of illustration and cartooning. Even the small-space back-of-the-issue ads had something to offer. I would never have recognized Jefferson Machamer without his signature. His unique style was usually so strong that it always shone through. Here only the falling man's frizzy hair tips us off. As for Margaret O'Brien, she gave Shirley Temple a run for the money as the all-time most-promoted kid actor. Parents Magazine Press seemed to have a sweetheart deal with her people. Their "Polly Pigtails" hybrid comic-magazine was loaded with Margaret O feature stories and ads for Margaret O merch.
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