""His Bodyguard," Cream of Wheat Advertisement, Saturday Evening Post, 1921" Lot no. 504
By Edward V. Brewer (American 1883-1971)
1921 (Estimated)
29.00" x 21.00"
Oil on Canvas
Signed Lower Right
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Currently on view at the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware through March 1, 2026
"His Bodyguard," Cream of Wheat Advertisement, Saturday Evening Post, November 19, 1921.
In this advertisement, Chef Rastus and his white charge walk in lock step, almost foretelling the famous dance scene in The Little Colonel, a 1935 movie starring Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and the young acress Shirley Temple. (Description courtesy of the Delaware Art Museum exhibition wall label)
Exhibition History:
"Imprinted: Illustrating Race," Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts - June 11, 2022 through October 30, 2022
"Imprinted: Illustrating Race," Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware - October 18, 2025 through March 1, 2026 (installation photo pictured on this page)
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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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