New Masses Magazine Cover by Frank Walts (1926) | Art Deco Flapper Art

Ready-to-hang: Includes hanging kit, ready to hang directly on the wall.
Frame Material: Durable pine wood.
Frame Measurements: 20-25mm (0.79"-0.98") thick, 10-14mm (0.4"-0.6") wide.
Paper Weight: 200 gsm (80 lb), thickness: 0.22 mm (8.7 mils).
Paper Finishing: Matte, smooth, non-reflective surface.
Protection: Shatterproof plexiglass protects the poster.
Sustainable Paper: FSC-certified materials or equivalent.

This is the bold and stylish cover of the September 1926 issue of New Masses magazine, designed by the artist Frank Walts. The artwork is a quintessential example of the Art Deco style of the Roaring Twenties, featuring a graphic portrait of a modern "flapper." Her face is rendered in stark white against a black background, with her eyes mysteriously obscured by a fashionable cloche hat decorated with a vibrant red and white geometric pattern. The image masterfully captures the sophisticated, avant-garde, and glamorous spirit of the Jazz Age.

Historical Tidbit

While this cover radiates high fashion, the magazine it appeared on was anything but. New Masses was a prominent American Marxist magazine dedicated to radical politics, labor rights, and social revolution. This creates a fascinating paradox: the magazine used the most glamorous, "bourgeois" art style of the day—Art Deco—to promote a fiercely anti-capitalist message. The editors believed that revolutionary ideas demanded revolutionary art, and they enlisted leading avant-garde artists to create covers that were as bold and modern as their political content. This striking image is a perfect example of this "radical chic," a unique fusion of high style and leftist politics.

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