"Boy at Counter, Cream of Wheat Ad"   Lot no. 3469

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By Edward V. Brewer (American 1883-1971)

34.5" x 24.5"
Oil on Canvas
Signed Lower Right
SOLD

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original Cream Of Wheat illustration. Oil on canvas. Artist applied face. Ex: Kraft Food Collection / Morton Grove Ill. 34 1/2" x 24 1/2".



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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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