T. K. Hanna Painting of a Mother Serving Her Children Heinz Baked Beans, 1920

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Artifact Overview

The H.J. Heinz Company employed ambitious and comprehensive advertising strategies to meet consumers at home, in stores, and everywhere in between. Product marketing strongly targeted housewives and women, assuring them that Heinz products were superior. These advertisements, like the one seen here, typically featured a woman purchasing, preparing, cooking, or serving Heinz products to their families.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Painting (Visual work)

Date Made

1920

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.416

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.

Material

Gouache
illustration board

Technique

Mounting
Painting techniques

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 30 in
Width: 22.125 in

Inscriptions

Marked: H.J.H. Co. 1920