"Cream of Wheat Advertisement" Lot no. 3467
By Edward V. Brewer (American 1883-1971)
34.00" x 24.00"
Oil on Canvas
Signed Lower Right
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Original Cream Of Wheat illustration. Artist applied face. Oil on canvas. Ex: Kraft Food Collection / Morton Grove Ill..
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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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