"Cream of Wheat Ad, Saturday Evening Post, May 5, 1920" Lot no. 3462
By Edward V. Brewer (American 1883-1971)
1920 (Estimated)
24.00" x 16.00"
Oil on Canvas
Signed Lower Right
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Original Cream Of Wheat Advertisement Illustration for Saturday Evening Post's May 5th issue, 1920.
Oil on canvas. Ex: Kraft Food Collection / Morton Grove Ill.. Note face of figure applied by artist.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
EDWARD BREWER of St. Paul was Minnesota's answer to famed illustrator Norman Rockwell. From 1911 until 1926 Brewer created the enormously popular fullpage Cream of Wheat advertisements that appeared monthly in dozens of national magazines. The folksy ads for the Minneapolis company have become collector's items. And Brewer's reputation as an illustrator has been given a fresh coat of polish.
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