The dance of death
1912
In this striking 1912 illustration, Gordon Ross serves up a grim warning about urban nightlife. A giant, ghostly woman holds a lantern marked 'Red Light,' leading two snarling wolves named 'Suicide' and 'Disease' through a shadowy street. Above her, oblivious dancers party on a ledge, completely ignoring the chaos below, which includes a 'Raines Law' hotel and a police patrol wagon. It’s a vivid, almost cartoonish take on the moral dangers of the city.
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