Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

The Shrine Magazine Cover, February 1927
1927
Charles Buckles Falls (1874-1960)
USA: New York, New York
Ink on paper mounted on board
Board: 17"h x 13-1/2"w; sheet: 11-1/2"h x 8-1/2"w
Gift of Dorothy H. Trower in Memory of Ralph E. Trower
76.59.10

Magazine cover; man on horse wearing yellow cape, trees in background; reads "The SHRINE / MAGAZINE/ FEB. 1927 / 25 CENTS / A DOG IN THE HOUSE / by ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE/ ACHMED ABDULLAH***PAUL ANNIZTER / PHYLLIS DUGANNE and others."

Charles Buckles Falls (1874-1960), a commercial artist, painted the original artwork that was used for this cover and several other covers of The Shrine Magazine. Known as "the playground of Masonry," the Shrine is a Masonic group that was formed in 1872. The group drew on Middle Eastern fashions and culture when designing their regalia and rituals. Magazine editors shaped The Shrine Magazine to appeal to not only male Shrine members, but also to their families with short stories, a women's department and general interest articles. For further information, Blog post, October 21, 2010 http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2010/10/for-many-years-i-have-wanted-to-know-more-about-a-group-of-graphically-charged-and-boldly-colored-paintings-in-the-museum.html