In the dark days of the Depression, a Jazz Age artist captures a luminous, magical New York

He’s hardly a household name today. But Utah-born John Held, Jr. helped create the popular imagery of the 1920s. Held made Jazz Age icons out of bobbed-hair flappers, college guys in raccoon coats, sporty women wielding tennis rackets, and tuxedoed partygoers dangling cigarette holders from their lips. His gently satirical drawings depicting a carefree and … … Continue reading →