Photomontage Featuring the Heinz Mustard Department, 1916
01
Artifact Overview
Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features modified photographs of harvesting mustard seeds and the mustard department. The arrangement of these photos provides a visual representation of this department.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photomontage
Date Made
1916
Subject Date
1916
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
53.41.1721
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.
Material
Illustration board
Ink
Paint (Coating)
Pencil (Marking material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Handwriting
Overpainting (Technique)
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 21 in
Width: 14 in
Inscriptions
Extensive pencil notes to artist in margins.
Keywords |
|---|