Life magazine cover, February 20, 1913
Rea Irvin Β· 1913
Why it's great
A Life magazine cover from the suffrage-themed issue of February 1913, in black and gold, by Rea Irvin, who later designed the New Yorker's first cover. Magazines like Life helped bring the vote debate to every living room.
ποΈ Part of history
Votes for Women (1848β1928) β A Life magazine cover from the suffrage-themed issue of February 1913, in black and gold, by Rea Irvin, who later designed the New Yorker's first cover.
Where to see it
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Rea Irvin was an American artist born in San Francisco in 1881. He drew magazine covers and cartoons, and designed the first cover of The New Yorker in 1925, featuring the dandy Eustace Tilley. He lived in New York and died in the Virgin Islands in 1972.


