John Held, Jr.

John Held, Jr. (1889-1958) was an illustrator who was very popular during the 1920's, with charming characterizations of jazz-babies and flapper girls. He did many illustrations and covers for Life, Vanity Fair, and the New Yorker, et al.


Hold 'Em, 1925


The Faded Blonde, Life magazine,  ca. 1925


The Girl Said No film poster, 1930, Swedish release

The Vegetable (or From President to Postman), F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1923


Freshman Number/Sweet Sexteen, Life Magazine, September 30, 1926


The Girl Who Went for a Ride in a Balloon, Life magazine, January 14, 1926. Love those shoes!

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