Sale 2683 - Lot 252
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Rogue Magazine.
Eight Issues, March 15-October 1, 1915.
New York: Press of Isaac Goldmann, 1915.
Comprising the following issues: March 15, April 1, April 15, May 1, May 15, July 15, August 1, and October; covers with distinctive allover checkerboard pattern framing calligraphic title and printed monochromatically, mostly in black-and-white, one in orange ink, another in magenta, beginning with the first issue; some chipping and wear, light foxing and other signs of use; 10 x 8 1/8 in. (8)
Rare at auction.
"Fashioning itself as a play on Vogue, Rogue was a magazine of extraordinary wit, consisting of poetry, short drama, short fiction, and articles on fashion, art and current events—as Jay Bochner puts it, 'a sort of downtown version of Vanity Fair, mock[ing] the whole body of Victorian culture from within.' It was supported by Conrad Arensberg's patronage and edited by Allen and Louise Norton. Allen Norton was chief editor of the magazine for its entire run, though Louise Norton arguably played an equal or greater role in the magazine's publication. Though it only lasted a year and a half (Mar. 1915 – Dec. 1916) and published at inconsistent intervals, the magazine can claim poetry and artwork of Wallace Stevens, Gertrude Stein, Mina Loy, Clara Tice and others. [...] Rogue subverted gender conventions and appealed to both men and women on its pages—as long as you (whether woman or man) felt comfortable stepping into modernity with this 'Cigarette of Literature.'" (Quoted from Andrew Rikard's article on Rogue from the Index of Modernist Magazines: https://modernistmagazines.org/american/rogue/#1464124281502-9e535a72-b35394a9-5446)
